Final Voyage: The World's Worst Maritime Disasters
Author:   Jonathan Eyers
Publisher:   Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN:  

9781442221673


Pages:   192
Publication Date:   16 June 2013
Format:   Paperback
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Final Voyage: The World's Worst Maritime Disasters


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Everyone knows the story of the Titanic, but in terms of loss of life that catastrophe doesn't even figure as one of the 50 worst maritime disasters of the last three hundred years. The causes of disaster are legion: besides icebergs and enemy torpedoes, ships have been sunk by fire, explosions, flooding, capsizing, storms, collisions and human error. Ships featured include: Wilhelm Gustloff - how history forgot the 10,000 killed Lancastria - why Britain's worst disaster was covered up Mont Blanc - the ship that destroyed a city Sultana - triumph and tragedy on the Mississippi Dona Paz - the deadliest disaster in living memory With disasters from all over the world, these are stories of the people - whether they lived or died - as well as the ships. They are stories of tragedy, war, heroism and cowardice, greed and sacrifice. Only for the lucky few were they also stories of rescue and survival.

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Author:   Jonathan Eyers
Publisher:   Rowman & Littlefield
Imprint:   Rowman & Littlefield
Dimensions:   Width: 13.30cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 19.80cm
Weight:   0.141kg
ISBN:  

9781442221673


ISBN 10:   1442221674
Pages:   192
Publication Date:   16 June 2013
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Introduction In the Hands of God Catastrophe at sea during the Age of Sail America's Titanic Triumph and tragedy aboard the Sultana The Halifax Explosion The loss of a ship, the devastation of a city War at Sea From the Spanish Armada to the Bismarck Britain's Darkest Hour The loss of the Lancastria and why Churchill covered it up The Age of Total Loss Tragedy without triumph during the Second World War Ten Thousand Dead The sinking of the Wilhelm Gustloff Worse than Titanic Maritime disasters since the Second World War

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Jonathan Eyers is the author of Don't Shoot the Albatross: Nautical Myths and Superstitions, and How to Snog a Hagfish: Disgusting Things in the Sea, both published by Adlard Coles Nautical.

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