- Hardcover: 336 pages
- Publisher: Citadel Press; illustrated edition edition (1 Jan 1997)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0806518901
- ISBN-13: 978-0806518909
- Product Dimensions: 22.4 x 14.7 x 2.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
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- #40 in Books > Reference > Transport > Ships > Ships & Shipwrecks
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Examines contradictory evidence from official inquiries, transcripts of radio transmisions, and reports of relics recovered from the downed ship.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This book provided an outlet for looking critically into the events surrounding the Olympic class ships to gain insight into one of the most amazing and mysterious disasters of this century. Although each reader may not espouse the theories that were presented in this book, he is given the opportunity to read facts that began years before April 14-15, 1912. For readers who desire a vast knowledge of the history of the Titanic, this book is recommended. However, it is left to the discretion of each reader whether he adheres to the theories that are mentioned.
6 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This book gave very little evidence of any conspiracies. The jacket implied there were facts that were hidden and not brought up in other books - i.e. switching with the Olympic, insurance scam - but it gave little or no evidence of it. It mentions an extra bulkhead - as if this is supposed to mean something - yet never tells where the bulkhead is or what it could mean. It raises a few questions or points that other books have not but gives nothing to sink your teeth in. The "conspiracy" part takes up about .05% of the book. There are no extra "characters" who give evidence. No real intent on proving a conspiracy except the well-trod inconsistancies that have been written about for years.
I have no doubt that a lot of research went into this book. It should have been titled different - marketed different. I only bought it for additional information but found little. If it had been titled different I may have bought it for primary research.
Aside: The authors never discuss how a 46,000 ton ship could have been replaced by her sister without someone noticing and talking. They are not two cars in an empty garage. Nor did they give good reasoning for a company to trade an underinsured ship for another for the insurance money - which would have caused a huge loss for White Star. Nor a theory on how they planned to "accidentally" sink the ship with no loss of life by ramming an iceburg.
Very disappointing. Remove the jacket, change the title, and a much better rating would be have.
Format:Hardcover
They reveal facts and pose questions upon the events before the Titanic set sail. This book supplies historical background into the famous demise of the White Star Line and it's "Masterminds." Full detail is given into the construction of Titanic. This book is for all of the people that are looking to find out the truth as well as hear a tragic ending to the greatest ship ever constucted.
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Conspiracy?
After having read both The Ship that Never Sank and the Riddle of the Titanic I was looking forward to reading this third book, however, although it is written well and informative... Read more
Published on 16 July 2004
Titanic - a second conspiracy book
Titanic - The ship that never sank Robin Gardiner This is the second book on the topic of the alleged switching of the Titanic and the Olympic before the 1912 disaster. Read more
Published on 29 July 1999
Interesting but frustrating
First off, this book is Exhibit A in the case against jacket-copy writers who don't read the books they're writing copy for. Read more
Published on 11 May 1999
This book has interesting ideas and presents them well
The book gives valid reasons that imply the switching of the Olympic and the Titanic. The book was obviously well researched and although the ideas might be wrong, there is the... Read more
Published on 29 Jun 1998
Too speculative to believe, but just enough to get published
The title itself may be true, but the book falls far short of the implication the reader infers from it. Read more
Published on 14 Jun 1998
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