The Last Log of the Titanic: What Really Happened on the Doomed Ship's Bridge?
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| Rating | : | 4.66 (617 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0071364471 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 234 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-08-07 |
| Language | : | English |
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An original and controversial look at the Titanic Bruce Trinque David G. Brown's "The Last Log of the Titanic" should prove to be a controversial addition to the literature about the loss of the famous liner during her 1912 maiden voyage. This is not a book for the casual reader whose knowledge and interests about the Titanic are largely defined by the James Cameron movie. Rather, it is sh. Absolutely Engrossing M. Tennaro It has been a while since I have read a Titanic book from start to finish in one sitting, but I did with this book. The Last Log is another one of the many `alternate theories' of the sinking books that are so in vogue these days, but unlike most others of it's ilk, this one has real teeth.I am a complete layman in things naut. Steven L. Walters said Titanic Sunk. Excellent book with more realistic appraisal of the failure of early technology and human failure.
The iceberg did not materialize unheralded from an ice-free sea; the Titanic was likely steaming at 22 1/2 knots through scattered ice, with no extra lookouts posted, for two hours or more before the fatal encounter. The visibility was not poor that night, and the only signs of haze or distortion were those produced by the ice field itself as the Titanic approached. The new, but no-less harrowing Titanic story that Captain David G. That, at least, is the thesis presented in this compellingly bold, thoroughly plausible contrarian reconstruction of the last hours of the pride of the White Star Line. Most startling of all, however, is evidence that the ship might have stayed afloat long enough to permit the rescue of all passengers and crew if Captain Smith, at the behest of his employer, Bruce Ismay, had not given the order to resume steaming. Yet most of what is com
First Officer Murdoch never gave the infamous CRASH STOP ("reverse engines") order; rather, he ordered ALL STOP, allowing him to execute a nearly successful S-curve maneuver around the berg. Among the most startling facts to emerge are that the Titanic did not collide with an iceberg but instead ran aground on a submerged ice shelf, resulting in damage not to the ship's sides but to the bottom of her hull. Offering a radically new interpretation of the facts surrounding the most famous shipwreck in history, The Last Log of the Titanic is certain to ignite a storm of controversy.. The iceberg did not materialize unheralded from an ice-free sea; the Titanic was likely steaming at 22 1/2 knots through scattered ice, w
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