books

Hi everyone, so I am currently in talks with 'The History Press' about a book idea. In it I would love to use snippets of the deck plans by Bruce Beveridge, possibly with added arrows or colored lines to highlight areas and routes. With that said I would obviously need to get permission to use...

In his most famous book, Gilded Lives, Fatal Voyage: The Titanic’s First-Class Passengers and Their World, he provides a thoughtfully examined and vividly illustrated look at the eerie and unforgettable stories of the doomed ship’s passengers...

https://www.titanicbookclub.com Does anyone know anything about this new website that is gradually getting up and running ? Anyone in touch with the owners ? It does seem a very interesting and worthwhile project. Two things however. The website needs to be more user friendly and has a...

Do we know when the book was written?

Here's one for the military history enthusiasts on ET, particularly those in the USA. What is the best book written to date on the attack on Pearl Harbour ? In print or out of print. I know of course that the book "Day of Deceit" was conspiracy theory rubbish and an insult to the men that...

For a long time the only women allowed on ships were bare-breasted ones on a figurehead carved on the prow — “believed to bring good luck.” But then women in stultifying jobs began wondering about other options and they were off and running, or I should say sailing and “cresting the waves.” A...

Did those of us in the UK watch the above last evening? Fireman Frank Dymond's conduct and discharge book on 'The Repair Shop' on BBC 1? I will have a look at the British Inquiry expenses for witnesses as to whether Frank was a potential witness. (He wasn't called to give evidence but might...

Hello, Everyone, I'm after some titanic books which I can buy here in Australia I don't like reading fiction books I prefer Non-Fiction Books about Titanic it has been 13 years since I first read my first Titanic Book I was 11

As it says in the title, there are two new books regarding RMS Titanic out. "The Titanic and the City of Widows" by Julie Cook. ISBN: 9781526757166 "When Titanic foundered in April 1912, the world's focus was on the tragedy of the passengers who lost their lives. Ever since, in films...

A few months back I did a page on how many books about Titanic people had. Now for the other end of the spectrum...did any of you ever buy any Titanic books where you thought it was a good idea to get them at the time? For me it was Gardiner's Titanic: The Ship that Never Sank. That was bad...

Hi all! James here. Just wanted to share with you a project I am working on. Over the past 5-7 months, I had dreams in which I spoke to John "Jack" Borland Thayer III (Jack Thayer). He has an amazing story that is filled with tragedy and heartbreak. The purpose of this book is to educate people...

I'm about half-way through "Titanic, End of a Dream" by Wyn Craig Wade right now, which for anyone who might not know focuses on the US Senate inquiry into the sinking. It's much better than I was expecting it to be. Does anyone know if any similar books were written about the British inquiry? I...

Thought I would post here in case anyone else didn't know but Paul Lee has published a new book back in late April called "Titanic: The Homecoming; Tales From The Lapland." His new book details the SS Lapland's Eastbound Voyage from New York to Plymouth carrying the surviving members of...

Hello everyone I don't know if this is Titanic memorabilia or not. Or if anyone is interested in this item or not. I am downsizing and was going through some old books to possibly sell. I came across a book published in 1861. The title of the book is Lives of The Bishops of Exeter, by the Rev...

link to facebook account: 150 Liners by Thomas Balogh I'm just wondering if it has gone to print and if I can order it

firstly i know the tread is old - but for any members who would like to read about the union castle line - i recommend three books - they are detailed and very informative - the first is condensed - the second is a history of the line - very good and the third is condensed but again excellent...

Titanic aficionados like us no doubt have quite a few books about the ship or the Olympic Class in our own personal collections. But how many do you have? I have 83, among them are; The Discovery of the Titanic by Dr Robert Ballard (the 1987 hardback edition by Madison Publishing and the 2008...

Whenever I visit my 90 year old grandfather in Iowa, I browse through the set of World Books Encyclopedias he has from 1961. Walter Lord wrote a short article about the Titanic which is included in it. It features the Willy Stower drawing of the sinking. Here is a picture of the cover and the...

I'd be surprised if the filmmakers of the recent movies Midway (2019) and Dunkirk (2017) didn't read Walter Lord's books Incredible Victory and The Miracle of Dunkirk in the research process. Several scenes in those films are described almost exactly in those books. I wonder if the cast members...

What books about the story of the Bismarck do you have? For me it's these;