Conceived in 1907, Titanic was two years in design and 37 months in construction at the great Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast, Northern Ireland. She was the biggest ship the world had ever seen, and thought by many to be indestructible. But she sank just five days into her maiden voyage, en route to New York in 1912. Some 1500 people died. This book, takes the story of the ship right back to the beginning, to the decision to build it in the first place. From there we go into the shipyard, where 4,000 tradesmen - joiners, fitters, electricians, plumbers, welders, riveters and many more - rivet by rivet, plate by plate, turned those plans and blueprints into a towering hulk of an ocean liner. Once the outer shell was complete, the luxurious passenger accommodation was fitted out, the dining rooms, the squash court, gymnasium, libraries, smoking rooms and even Turkish baths. The men that built her knew every bolt and rivet, every dove-tail joint, every new-fangled piece of kit, every vibration of the engine. For them, Titanic would always be the world's greatest ship. This is an extraordinary story of modern engineering and also of human endeavour and, ultimately, fallibility. Illustrated throughout with blueprints, cross-sections and haunting photographs of the Titanic in construction, Building the Titanic adds a fascinating dimension to the history of the world's most famous ship.
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Writer and editor Rod Green has produced and written a wide range of titles including SAS - The Illustrated History (editor) Virgin Books, World War II, The People's Story (editor/author) Michael O'Mara, Jaguar - The Sporting Heritage (author) Virgin Books, He lives in London.
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This book has some very nice, if unoriginal photographic illustrations and the quality of reproduction is good. The text is reasonable, with some nice insights but the general concept seems flawed. As ever, there is continual confusion between photographs of Olympic and Titanic. My main complaint is the deck plans, which are clearly those of Olympic. The author seems oblivious to the fact that Titanic's deck plans were substantially different. Sadly this book seems to have been produced for the mass market, not for the serious Titanic scholar.
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Building the Titanic: An Epic Tale of Modern Engineering has good text and pictures, but not enough information about the interior of the ship itself. Titanic Enthusiasts DON'T BUY THIS if you want a lot more information about Titanic
By RDJ Herrera
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I gave this to my wife for her birthday. She is reading it and likes it. I liked the pictures in it, which is why I got it for her.
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Buy it. A fascinating read.
"Building the Titanic" is a highly readable, lavishly illustrated tribute to the men who helped design, build and sail Edwardian Britain's greatest (yet tragically flawed) ocean... Read more
Published on 29 Nov 2007 by Robert Turner
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Should have stayed as an 'idea'
I only wish that I had viewed this book 'before' purchasing. If I had, I wouldn't have bought it. As the previous reviewer had stated, this is indeed a mass produced market book,... Read more
Published on 22 Jun 2007 by J. Smith
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