After every disaster; someone has something to hide . . . A few minutes before midnight on April 14; 1912; the “unsinkable†RMS Titanic; on her maiden voyage to New York; struck an iceberg. Less than three hours later she lay at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean. While the world has remained fascinated by the tragedy; the most amazing drama of those fateful hours was not played out aboard the doomed liner. It took place on the decks of two other ships; one fifty-eight miles distant from the sinking Titanic; the other barely ten miles away. The masters of the steamships Carpathia and Californian; Captain Arthur Rostron and Captain Stanley Lord; were informed within minutes of each other that their vessels had picked up the distress signals of a sinking ship. Their actions in the hours and days that followed would become the stuff of legend; as one would choose to take his ship into dangerous waters to answer the call for help; while the other would decide that the hazard to himself and his command was too great to risk responding. After years of research; Daniel Allen Butler now tells this incredible story; moving from ship to ship on the icy waters of the North Atlantic―in real-time―to recount how hundreds of people could have been rescued; but in the end only a few outside of the meager lifeboats were saved. He then looks alike at the U.S. Senate Investigation in Washington; and ultimately the British Board of Trade Inquiry in London; where the actions of each captain are probed; questioned; and judged; until the truth of what actually happened aboard the Titanic; the Carpathia and the Californian is revealed. Daniel Allen Butler; a maritime and military historian; is the bestselling author of “Unsinkableâ€: The Full Story of RMS Titanic; Distant Victory: The Battle of Jutland and the Allied Triumph in the First World War; and The First Jihad: The Battle for Khartoum and the Dawn of Militant Islam. He is an internationally recognized authority on maritime subjects and a popular guest-speaker for several cruise lines. Butler lives and works in Los Angeles; California.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful. The Maps of Gettysburg; by Bradley M. GottfriedBy Roland MacholdI am a frequent visitor to Gettysburg; and an amateur student of the battle. The maps are so complete that they almost provide a stop-action pictorial account of the battle.I must compliment Mr.Gottfried on the immense task he has undertaken. I can't fault his work; though I did note differences from other accounts. However; the battle itself must be faulted. The accounts of the soldiers and the official reports of the battle do not confirm each other in many cases; and historians of those days failed to reconcile the reports of those days and could never compile authoritative and complete maps of the troop movements. Mr. Gottfried has chosen paths through these thickets; but of necessity they must be arbitrary in many instances. His written summaries that accompany the maps are excellent; but they too must be arbitrary to a degree; and a single page may not suffice to fully explain the actions pictured on the related map. Still; his book provides a superb account of the troop movements and will accompany me on many future vists to the battlefield2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Great contribution to the available scholarship on the battleBy EricGreat contribution to the available scholarship on the battle; and helps me understand the relative movements of the armies and their constituent parts; over the course of each of the days of the battle. Highly recommended. Good companion piece for books like Coddington's; so that the maps can accompany reading more in-depth accounts from other authors.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Kindle EditionBy CarolI think this is an excellent book. However; the Kindle Fire's screen is simply too small to enable you to view the maps clearly. The Kindle app on the PC is better; but I think that the best choice; if you want to see the maps well; would be to invest in a hardback edition. I haven't actually seen one; but for maps I've found real books to be the best option. Still; it only cost me $2; so I can't complain. :)
