Exploring the Britannic
the life, last voyage and wreck of titanic's tragic twin
$89.19
- Hardcover
272 pages
- Release Date
31 March 2019
Summary
Britannic: Unveiling the Secrets of the Aegean’s Lost Giant
Launched in 1914, two years after the ill-fated voyage of her sister ship, Titanic, the Britannic was intended to be superior to her tragic twin in every way. But war intervened and in 1915 she was requisitioned as a hospital ship. Just one year later, while on her way to collect troops wounded in the Balkans campaign, she fell victim to a mine laid by a German U-boat and tragically sank in the middle of t…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781472954923 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1472954920 |
| Author: | Simon Mills |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Imprint: | Adlard Coles Nautical |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 31 March 2019 |
| Weight: | 1.10kg |
| Dimensions: | 252mm x 196mm x 24mm |
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Lavishly illustrated…harrowingly honest, Exploring the Britannic is a beautiful and often moving reflection on history, warfare, undersea exploration, friendship, courage and tragedy.
Lavishly illustrated…harrowingly honest, Exploring the Britannic is a beautiful and often moving reflection on history, warfare, undersea exploration, friendship, courage and tragedy. * The Daily Telegraph *
About The Author
Simon Mills
Simon Mills has worked in the camera department of the British film industry since 1980. He has worked on over 70 feature films, television dramas and documentaries, including several James Bond, Indiana Jones and Harry Potter films, and as a qualified HSE scuba diver has, from time to time, also worked beneath the surface.
In addition to his camerawork he has helped to research a number of maritime-themed documentaries, authored or edited 11 books, and has for many years written articles on the Britannic and the Olympic class liners for maritime periodicals. All of this now takes second place to coordinating the development of the Britannic project, the wreck of which he bought in 1996.
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