Titanic: Destination Disaster

by Charles A. Haas and John P. Eaton

Book Overview

No other ship, nor maritime tragedy, holds more fascination than RMS Titanic --at the time of her launch, the world's largest moving man-made object. Ninety years after the most famous sinking of all time, two of the world's foremost authorities present this popular account of the sea's best-known disaster. Myth and legend have long been part of the story. The authors explore many of the misconceptions that have developed over the years concerning...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393315134
• ISBN13: 9780393315134
• Release Date: September 1996
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.3" x 8.6"

Customer Reviews

BEST SHORT TITANIC BOOK

This is probably my favorite short book on the Titanic. It may not have all the material available elsewhere, but for a pretty quick read, it is about as good as they come. Those who like to curl up and read history books should have a great time here. Authors Eaton and Haas have written several Titanic books, and in most they have skipped over the sinking itself and concentrated on other aspects of the disaster. Here the sinking is the focus. The 1912 disaster unfolds for the reader. A wonderful set of illustrations complements the text as well.

GREAT BOOK.

I have studied TITANIC most of life and before the movie, TITANIC, It was hard to find TITANIC books. This one and Don Lynch's TITANIC AN ILLUSTRATED history were the best out. This is like a dictonary. It has the most informaition of all TITANIC books. I would recomend this book to anyone. It is a great book for the begginer for its info and great price. BUY THIS BOOK!

amazing and detailed.10/10 for the breath taking pictures

before james camereon released his 'titanic'I was unaware of any facts about the great ship ,except for the fact that she hit an iceberg and sank with the loss of 1500 lives. now however after reading countless books and articles i have compiled a detailed knowledge of her . this book , althogh not 100% acurate is very good and deserves to be up there with books such as walter lords 'a night to remember' if you are not a titanic fan, you will be after reading this book.the pictures to are breath taking A MUST FOR ANY TITANIC BUFF

Very good

This is the 4th book that I bought about the Titanic. I thought it had alot of wonderful information about the sinking and the aftermath of this tragedy.

Great Fact Book

This is one of my my personal favorite Titanic books. I am a Titanic buff and am hungry for facts, and, to say the least, am now full. This book has from the Titanic gross tonnage to how much money Col. John Jacob Astor had in his pocket when his body was found. This is a must for any Titanic Library, and is a great companion to Titanic: Triumph and Tragedy. It has a timeline of the ship, the dimension, the WHOLE story (it was reprinted in 1998), and CRAMMED cover to cover with facts. I was disappointed to see, however, that it did not include the complete names of many people. Anyway, the good eradicates the bad, so I think any one who is even mildly interested in the Titanic should waste no time and get this book. Now.