On a Sea of Glass: The Life & Loss of the RMS Titanic [3 ed.] 9781445647012, 9781445614397

Table of contents :
Introduction, by George Behe

Authors’ Note: A Century and Counting

Prologue

1. A Legend Is Born

2. An Auspicious Crossing

3. The Eve of Disaster

4. Rendezvous With Destiny

5. The Losing Battle

6. On ‘A Sea of Glass’

7. In the Wake of a Legend

8. The Eternal Echoes

Plates

Appendix A: Titanic’s Technical Specifications & Some Common Misconceptions

Appendix B: Southampton to Cherbourg

Appendix C: The Question of Binoculars

Appendix D: What Time Is It?

Appendix E: Taking Evasive Action

Appendix F: The Iceberg Damage

Appendix G: The Duff Gordon Affair

Appendix H: Incidents of Gunfire During the Sinking

Appendix I: The Loss of Deck Crew on the Titanic Over Time

Appendix J: The Music of the Titanic’s Band

Appendix K: Shots in the Dark: Did an Officer Commit Suicide on the Titanic?

Appendix L: Thomas Andrews’ Fate

Appendix M: Down With the Ship? Captain Smith’s Fate

Appendix N: The Breakup

Appendix O: ‘J. “Brute” Ismay’?

Appendix P: Buried At Sea

Appendix Q: Trapped ‘Like Rats’?

Appendix R: The Californian Affair

Postscript

Endnotes

Acknowledgments / Photo Credits

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