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Titanic or Olympic: Which Ship Sank?

The Truth Behind the Conspiracy

Author: Steve Hall, Bruce Beveridge, Art Braunschweiger and Mark Chirnside   Series: History Press

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The Titanic is one of the most famous maritime disasters of all time, but did the Titanic really sink on the morning of 15 April 1912? Could the White Star Line have really switched the Olympic with her near identical sister in a ruse to intentionally sink their mortally damaged flagship in April 1912, in order to cash in on the insurance policy?

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The Titanic is one of the most famous maritime disasters of all time, but did the Titanic really sink on the morning of 15 April 1912? Could the White Star Line have really switched the Olympic with her near identical sister in a ruse to intentionally sink their mortally damaged flagship in April 1912, in order to cash in on the insurance policy?

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Authors Bruce Beveridge, Scott Andrews, Steve Hall, Daniel Klistorner, Art Braunschweiger Limited edition leatherbound slip-cased including Volume One Design and Construction and Volume Two Interior Design and Fitting Out RMS Titanic, the largest, most luxurious ship in the world, wrecked on her maiden voyage after colliding with an iceberg in the mid-Atlantic, has become the stuff of legends. This special, leather bound, slip-cased edition of Titanic: The Ship Magnificent contains both stunning volumes, Volume I focusing on her design and construction and Volume II on her interior design and fitting out.

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About the Author

STEVE HALL is a historian, author, novelist and renowned Titanic researcher. He is one of the world’s foremost authorities on her photographic record, having collected, studied and researched the ship for over three decades, and is a recognised authority on the technical aspects of the Olympic-class ships. He is a consultant for media centres, auction houses and museums around the world and is regularly invited to conduct talks with history students. He is a foundation member of the Titanic and Steamship Historical Society of Australia. BRUCE BEVERIDGE is one of the foremost visual and technical historians of the Olympic-class ships. His highly sought-after General Arrangement plan of Titanic, released in 2003, is one of the most detailed and accurate plans released to date and has subsequently been used by dive teams investigating the wreck. He has advised on Titanic’s specifications for news media, publishers, scale-model manufacturers, archivists, exhibitors and television production companies across the world. He frequently gives talks and presentations globally and also makes regular appearances in Titanic documentaries. Mark Chirnside is a well-known maritime author. He has previously written RMS Aquitania: The Ship Beautiful, Olympic. Titanic and Britannic: The Olympic Class Ships, RMS Olympic: Titanic’s Sister, The ‘Big Four’ of the White Star Fleet, and Oceanic: White Star's Ship of the Century for The History Press. Website:

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The Titanic is one of the most famous maritime disasters of all time, but did the Titanic really sink on the morning of 15 April 1912? Titanic's older sister, the nearly identical Olympic, was involved in a serious accident in September 1911

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Product Details

Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Published
1st February 2012
Pages
256
ISBN
9780752461588

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