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Clifford Ismay, a distant relation of the much-maligned businessman, has recently released "Understanding J. Bruce Ismay", which aims to tell the story of Ismay's role in the evacuation of the Titanic.​

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Was the coward of the Titanic really a hero? New book says yes

A new book claims that Bruce Ismay - the managing director of White Star Line who was fiercely criticized for escaping the Titanic on a lifeboat - was actually a hero who helped dozens of women escape the sinking ship.
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Mike Spooner said:
Bruce Ismay certainty was not coward in life and cannot be held responsible for captain Smith actions.
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Bruce Ismay might have been the Chairman of WTL but on board the Titanic he had the status of a passenger and so has as much right to try and save himself as anyone else. The fact that he helped some women and children to board lifeboats before finding a place for himself places him a far better standing than several other male survivors can claim. And when he did find a place for himself on Collapsible C, it was not at the expense of anyone else - child, woman or even a man. In my book therefore, Ismay did nothing wrong.

While I might not go as far to announce Bruce Ismay as a hero, he was most certainly NOT a coward. But most members of the gutter media who portrayed him as such were certainly vultures of the first order.
 
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Hi Clifford,
Reading your book p95 you bring up the subject if Pirrie hadn't done the deal with Morgan he would of been bankrupt six months ago.
Now may be through your research did you come across the deal that Pirrie took with John Brown shipyard, where John Brown took a 52% stake in H&W shipyard? Where Pirrie didn't have the money to build the Olympic class ships. Now I have seen a figure from John Brown of £850.000 been giving to Pirrie for the 52% stake in his company! Do you know Is there any true in this matter?
 
Clifford Ismay said:
Hi Mike,
I have heard of some sort of agreement with John Brown, but never found any evidence to back this up. I still have a myriad of old letters to look through; I'll bet back to you if I find anything.
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Hi Clifford,
Thanks for your reply and look forward to any information on the financial agreement between the two companies.
 
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