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Unsinkable: The Full Story of the RMS Titanic (Paperback)

by Daniel Allen Butler (Author) "IT WAS JUST A FEW MINUTES BEFORE NOON ON MAY 31, 1911 ..." (more)
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  • Paperback: 304 pages
  • Publisher: Da Capo Press Inc; New edition edition (14 Feb 2002)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0306811103
  • ISBN-13: 978-0306811104
  • Product Dimensions: 22.8 x 15 x 2.1 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 682,729 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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First time in paperback: A New York Times best seller and "a masterful treatment of the Titanic disaster"-Walter Lord, author of A Night to Remember. This passionate yet balanced narrative explores every facet of the Titanic 's history, including her spectacular conception in an Irish shipyard and the ambitious modern-day attempts to salvage her. The familiar story of the RMS Titanic from her encounter with an iceberg to her demise some three hours later, taking with her more than fifteen hundred peoplestill looms large in the popular imagination, and in Daniel Butler's as well. He studied the Titanic 's history for thirty years, intensively compiling facts about the disaster and the players involved (from Captain Smith and his crew to the ill-fated third-class passengers). He even made the startling discovery of a nearby ship that ignored the Titanic 's distress call because the shipmates were afraid to awaken their captain. Drawn from primary sources and period accounts, this new narrative puts the disaster into historical context and serves as an essential resource for scholars of Titanic lore.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing, 28 Sep 1999
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This review is from: Unsinkable: The Full Story of the RMS Titanic (Hardcover)
No new facts emerge, this is a dramatised version of the two Public Enquiries, which are far from infallible. Mr Butler has accepted their findings word for word and has made no effort to uncover the real truth. Good read, despite errors, but please read the masterful Titanic, end of a dream before this one for an authentic whiff of the year 1912. Otherwise, a useful general overview of the disaster, but no classic.
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Read "A Night to Remember" instead, 23 Jul 1999
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This review is from: Unsinkable: The Full Story of the RMS Titanic (Hardcover)
Mr. Butler appears to have taken a good deal from Walter Lord's "A Night to Remember." One would expect much more from someone claiming to have researched an issue for 30 some years. What concerns me most is the issue of credibility. Some of Mr. Butler's claims as to education, military, etc., cannot be verified. Thie leads one to wonder what else is "fiction" while reading the book. When reading something written by an historian, one must feel confident that one is reading truth, in all it's facets. This cannot be clouded by questions relating to other non-related ares; however, I found myself questioning simply due to this. I wanted to read the book and believe it, but the nagging questions were always present. Similarities to A Night to Remember would lead me to recommend one skip this book, and read A Night to Remember instead.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Stale Titanic Book, 23 May 1999
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This review is from: Unsinkable: The Full Story of the RMS Titanic (Hardcover)
Butler has many mistakes that need to be corrected in this book. I counted 40 major needless errors. When writing a book on a subject like this is a difficult task. Butler took the easy way out by copying other people's work.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Execellent consolidation of facts presented in clear manner.
Just the type book I like to read. Starts at the beginning and follows the details to the end. No jumping around. All facts documented with footnotes. Read more
Published on 27 April 1999

1.0 out of 5 stars Poorly written Titanic book
Being very blunt, I can say with all honestly that Mr. Butler copied A Night to Remember almost word for word. He also never corrected any of Lord's mistakes. Read more
Published on 16 April 1999

3.0 out of 5 stars Not perfect; but not bad
Overall it's an interesting and thorough comprehensive rehashing of the Titanic sinking. I think he did go overboard in several of his assumptions. e.g. Read more
Published on 31 Mar 1999

2.0 out of 5 stars Stale rehash of older, better books
"Unsinkable" is a tremendous disappointment. It presents very little new information, and practically copies the whole of A Night to Remember into its pages. Read more
Published on 17 Mar 1999

1.0 out of 5 stars A TITANIC FAILURE
THE AUTHOR CLAIMS TO HAVE RESEARCHED THE TITANIC FOR THIRTY YEARS. WELL, THIRTY YEARS OF MISTAKES WENT INTO THIS BOOK. Read more
Published on 13 Mar 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, smooth-flowing book!
This is a book that I just couldn't put down. Even though there are many books written on the Titanic, Mr. Butler has written one of the best stories to date. Read more
Published on 2 Feb 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely the best of Titanic books
I have studied Titanic for over 32 years, and have read over 100 books dealing with the tragedy. Daniel Allen Butler's book ranks with the best, ever. Read more
Published on 28 Jan 1999

4.0 out of 5 stars A story you seem never to get tired of
It seems to me that I read a new book about the Titanic every few years or so, and I never quite get tired of it. Read more
Published on 4 Jan 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars More complete than others I have read or seen.
In my opinion NO book on the Titanic can tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth about what happened that night since even the eye-witness/survivors told... Read more
Published on 2 Jan 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars The most informative analysis of the Titanic anywhere!
I am pleased that Mr. Butler not only recounts the actual, rather familiar incident on board the greatest ocean liner ever made, but also describes in great detail the events... Read more
Published on 4 Dec 1998

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