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In April 1912 the unthinkable happened - the supposedly unsinkable Titanic sank after hitting an iceberg. Or so it was thought. For more than 80 years, the drama of the last hours of the Titanic has long fascinated the public. The discovery of the wreck by Dr. Robert Ballard and his team became one of the greatest media events of the late 1980s. However, as time passed, so evidence has appeared to cast doubt on the accepted wisdom of the great liner's fate. In the best-selling The Riddle of the Titanic, Robin Gardiner and co-author Dan Van der Vat shocked the world with their claims that it was not in fact the Titanic but the sister ship Olympic, which ended its days amidst the icy waters of the North Atlantic on that fateful night. In Titanic: The Ship that Never Sank? Robin Gardiner goes much further into the scandal of the sinking, not only with more evidence on the alleged 'scam' perpetrated by the White Star Line but also with further detail showing the possible collusion of the British government in the cover-up. It is a brilliant read which reveals a fascinating version what really happened on that terrible night, and gives fresh evidence which sheds new light on the true circumstances.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
the ship that never sank?,
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This review is from: "Titanic": The Ship That Never Sank (Hardcover)
This book was recommended to me by the editor of a nautical magazine who said that it caused him to think! The thesis is certainly startling and the author has assembled an impressive list of facts to suggest that it was not the Titanic that went down but her sister ship. I do not have the knowledge or the expertise to determine the truth of this theory. All I can say is that it is a remarkably good read and whatever the truth of the matter one cannot but admire the diligence of the author for putting together so much information. Yes,it is a conspiracy theory but should not be dismissed without all the points made in the book being refuted by a reputable authority.T Waite.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
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Interesting theory - short on evidence,
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This review is from: "Titanic": The Ship That Never Sank (Hardcover)
An entertaining read. Gardiner's theory seems far fetched at first but he does give some very plausible motives and reasons for swapping the two ships. However historical conjecture is one thing, but when it comes to hard physical evidence, Gardiner really doesn't have any. He hints at several clues found on the wreck that support his theory, but fails to elaborate on them or even quote his sources. The theory tends to fall down due to the author's lack of detailed knowledge of the differences between the two ships - they differed in many more details than he lists. The whole process of switching identities is vastly underestimated by Gardiner. He makes it sound simple, but in reality it would have been an enormous task. Unlike many Titanic historians I approached this book with an open mind. The final verdict - a good read, but I don't buy Gardiner's theory.
17 of 20 people found the following review helpful:
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Absurd conclusions reached by questionable methodology,
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This review is from: "Titanic": The Ship That Never Sank (Hardcover)
I suppose I deserved this - I bought the first book, and should have known better. 'Once fooled, shame on you. Twice fooled, shame on me.' Gardiner explains away all the huge gaps in his theory with the catch-all caveat that it's a developing theory, therefore holes are acceptible. I imagine that's why he exonerated Captain Lord from any responsibility in the first book, but has him 'in' on the conspiracy in the second. He makes some laughable gaffs - I particularly enjoyed his conclusion that Sixth Officer James Paul Moody was an 'Olympic Class Sprinter' due to reports that he was on both the port and starboard sides of the boatdeck at the same time. This was based on the now thoroughly discredited lifeboat launch times from the British Inquiry. If he had used the revised timeline, he would have seen that Moody's reported actions make perfect sense as he progressed from port to starboard. Less amusing was his effort at character assasination with Harold Lowe - based entirely on the accounts of Minahan and Collyer, at least one of whom is dubious in the extreme. He completely ignores the many glowing accounts of Lowe's character and actions in favour of cheap and glib revisionism. Attempting to learn about the Titanic from this drivel is the equivalent of trying to understand the complexities of the JFK assasination by watching Oliver Stone's movie, or learning about the American Civil War by watching the movie 'Belle Starr' Follow the advice of Brian Ticehurst of the British Titanic Society....
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