The Little Book of Titanic: 100th Anniversary 1912-2012

This 100th anniversary book charts her fateful journey and describes the legends surrounding the sinking and the discovery of the wreck, and much more. The RMS Titanic was the largest passenger steamship in the world when it set off on its maiden voyage from Southampton on April 10th 1912. Four days into the trip, on April 14th, the magnificent cruiser struck an iceberg and sank, resulting in the deaths of 1,517 people in one of the biggest peacetime maritime disasters in history. This special 100th anniversary book not only charts her fateful journey but also describes the media frenzy about her famous victims, the legends surrounding the sinking, the resulting changes to maritime law, and the discovery of the wreck - all factors that have contributed to our long-held fascination with the ill-fated ocean liner. On 10 April 1912, the luxurious ocean liner, RMS Titanic set sail from Southampton on her maiden voyage bound for New York. Just four days later whilst 400 miles south of Newfoundland she struck an iceberg and within three hours was plummeting to the bottom of the ocean. Written by Michael Swift and Marion Joyce, Little Book of the Titanic explores the ship, its crew, its passengers and its tragically short life in fascinating detail. The book is an ideal prelude to the 100th anniversary of the last voyage of the great liner.