Titanic: Triumph and Tragedy

by Charles A. Haas, John P. Eaton, John P. Eaton and Charles A. Haas

Book Overview

Continuing interest in the ill-fated vessel has been heightened in recent years by the dramatic events including the discovery of the wreck, new speculation on the Californian's failure to rescue the Titanic, and the recovery of artifacts from the disaster site. All are chronicled in a new chapter which, with a section of completely up-to-date color photographs, makes this edition a must.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393036979
• ISBN13: 9780393036978
• Release Date: April 1995
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 3.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 9.2" x 12.3"

Customer Reviews

Comprehensive in the Extreme

I must say this is the most comprehensive book on the Titanic I have yet seen. Every facet of the liner's history from its origins to the wreck exploration is covered. Each chapter includes pictures of everything connected to the ship. Anyone with any interest in Titanic at all should have a copy. I did think the authors could have done better with their chapter on the sinking itself though. As it is they wrote little text and tell the story through picture captions! It is as if a book on the Kennedy assassination covered details of the flight to Dallas and then said little about the shooting itself. I also feel the authors were a bit too soft on Lord of the Californian.

Wonderful pictorial record of the Titanic story

I found this book in my local library and took it out to read. However as soon as I got it home and looked through it I was enthralled by the pictures. The text was fairly standard fare although some of the earlier chapters had interesting info concerning the planning and construction of Titanic. The pictures steal the show and they made up my mind to buy this book for myself as such pictures need to be looked at and digested over months and years rather than the few weeks one has with a library book. If you have any interest in Titanic - BUY IT.

THERE'S NO BETTER BOOK THAN THIS ONE

This is the most outstanding book I have ever read. The pictures, the information, it could not have been written better. Anyone would love this book. Those who are in search of unique pictures would find this book invaluable, likewise those who are in search of information, facts, nowhere else seen loss of property claims would too find this book invaluable. Upon seeing this book in the book shop (I did not buy it here) I gave it absolutely no second thought and regardless of price bought it. I am a Titanic historian and I'm picky about the books I buy, and this book is just about the best book in my collection. Don't hesitate, buy it, you will not regret it.

By far, the absolute BEST Titanic book written.

I have spent around $200 on Titanic documentary videos and books about the lost luxury liner. When I bought Titanic, Triumph & Tragedy, I was astounded at the amount of information given, especially about the initial sea trials of Titanic in March 1912. If I could tell you to buy only one Titanic book, this one would be it!

Absolutely a MUST BE READ if you suffer from TITANIC-MANIA!!

I absolutely love the book. The pictures are great, the information is so detailed it is amazing, the way the chapters are layed out and written makes you want to continue on to the next pages. I was afraid the book would be somewhat like an Encyclopedia-like lecture... Boy was I wrong! It's writing is so good it makes you feel you are actually talking with the author in person. The pictures are great: there are even pictures of cabins and the author specifies the cabin number! I rated the book 9 and not 10 though because I do think that they could have done a little better job at the "Disaster" Chapter, which is where the authors narrate the last 2 hours and 40 min. of the greatest and most tragic voyage of all times, and also I think it would had being better to have a couple more pictures of the wreckage. Anyway, You MUST read this book because even if it is not a perfect 10 (for me) it is the closest to it, and maybe for you it can be a 10 rate. Congratulations to the authors on such a fantastic book, and thanks a million for publishing it!