Titanic

by Leo Marriott

There is no disaster in history which can be so readily conjured up by the mention of a single word as the dramatic loss of the Titanic on the night of April 14/15 1912. It was a disaster that shocked the whole world: at the time the Titanic, and her sister ship the Olympic, were the largest and most luxurious liners ever built, their sheer size giving an overwhelming feeling of safety and security backed by the knowledge that they incorporated the latest techniques of design and construction.

Genres: History, Nonfiction, Historical

160 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1997

Reviews

[Kevin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another great book about the Titanic. I know that there are hundreds, if not thousands of books on the subject, but not many of them really stand out. This however, is one of the better ones.

[Ethangd96 · Rating 3 out of 5]

I love titanic books

[Bella Baxter · Rating 5 out of 5]

Αυτό το βιβλίο είναι μια λεπτομερής, μη μυθοπλαστική καταγραφή της ιστορίας του θρυλικού Τιτανικού. Ο Λέο Μάριοτ, μέσα από πλούσιο φωτογραφικό υλικό και τεχνικές λεπτομέρειες, αφηγείται την κατασκευή του πλοίου, το παρθενικό του ταξίδι, τη μοιραία σύγκρουση με το παγόβουνο και το τραγικό ναυάγιο. Η αφήγηση εστιάζει στα γεγονότα με ακρίβεια, καλύπτοντας τις συνθήκες του ταξιδιού, τις ελλείψεις στα σωσίβια και τις ηρωικές, αλλά και τις δειλές, στιγμές των επιβατών και του πληρώματος.
Ο σκοπός του συγγραφέα είναι να προσφέρει μια αντικειμενική, ιστορική καταγραφή του γεγονότος, πέρα από τον μύθο και τη μυθοπλασία. Το βιβλίο είναι μια διαχρονική υπενθύμιση της αλαζονείας της ανθρωπότητας απέναντι στη φύση — το πλοίο θεωρήθηκε "αβύθιστο". Μέσα από την ψυχρή καταγραφή των γεγονότων, αναδεικνύεται το μέγεθος της ανθρώπινης τραγωδίας, η ταξική διαίρεση ακόμα και στον θάνατο (πρώτη, δεύτερη, τρίτη θέση) και η σημασία των λαθών που κόστισαν τόσες ζωές.
Το κείμενο είναι δομημένο για να πληροφορήσει, να εκπαιδεύσει και να παρουσιάσει τα γεγονότα με ακρίβεια, συχνά συνοδευόμενο από φωτογραφίες, διαγράμματα και σχέδια.
Η λεπτομέρεια και η ακρίβεια είναι υποδειγματικές. Αν και στερείται μυθιστορηματικής πλοκής, η δύναμη των πραγματικών γεγονότων και η ποιότητα της έρευνας και πιθανής εικονογράφησης είναι ακαταμάχητες. Καλύπτει κάθε πτυχή της ιστορίας και σε κάνει να καταλάβεις το μέγεθος της τραγωδίας καλύτερα από οποιαδήποτε ταινία.
Η σύντομη ζωή ενός μεγάλου πλοίου .

[Elisha Crenshaw · Rating 5 out of 5]

I think it was good and i thought it was very sad how they died and how they couldn't call for help our get help until finally someone came and helped them and how they spent so much time on building it and it just went to waste.It was very sad to how so many people couldn't survive with there family or how families had to deal with losing someone and i think they should of had a back up plan if the ship sunk.

[Sam · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a well written and beautifully illustrated book about the ill-fated liner. It covers both the loss of the ship, the human costs and the aftermath of the incident. It is lacking in some detail and is not entirely accurate when compared to more definitive texts however the inclusion of the photos and illustrations in a usable high quality format more than make up for this.

[Kirsten · Rating 4 out of 5]

4 stars for content - 1 star for writing quality. This book needed a decent proofreader! The writer has a nice style and is capable of a nice turn of phrase but it was all spoiled by a plethora of grammatical errors.

[Alexia Fuentes · Rating 5 out of 5]

i liked the movie titanic and so i decided to read the book and i read a similar one and it showed me some of the things that people found when exploring the titanic!! i recomend this book 2 others!!!!!!!!!!!

[Maxwell Dean · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read titanic this book was written by Leo Marriott. The books genre is historical fiction. The book is very sad many poeple die on this book so it is really sad. The setting is on a ship and main characters are jack and rose. I rate the book a 5 out of 5 because it caught my attention.

[Amanda Sebert · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this years ago, even before the DiCaprio/Winslet movie came out. The history is all there, I learned quite a bit.

[Lee · Rating 5 out of 5]

Nice

[Drucilla · Rating 2 out of 5]

The history is there and there are many, many photographs. I would have liked a more engaged author. Not such a cut and dry (very dry) delivery.

[Katherine McMorrow · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a amazing and true story

[Kolby jacobe · Rating 4 out of 5]

good book to read, and is amazing

[Tariq]

good

[Madison · Rating 3 out of 5]

4.5. I'm a huge Titanic nerd and I was happy to see that this contains several details I didn't already know about. I also loved all the extra documents.

[Anshul · Rating 5 out of 5]

Real time depiction of events as they occurred along with copies of certain documents which will surely keep you hooked.

[janie love]

love it