Brief Description: The Titanic is one of the world’s most famous ships and everyone is familiar with the facts of how this ill-fated liner came to sink, but how much do you really know about the circumstances surrounding this well documented historical event? This new book by Titanic expert John D.T. White will tell you everything you ever wanted to know about the superliner dubbed as ‘unsinkable’ and the events leading up to, and beyond, that fateful day on 14 April 1912.
Written in a fun quiz format, this book contains 705 (the number of official survivors of the disaster) questions all about RMS Titanic. Full of fascinating facts, the book covers every aspect of the Titanic’s history from the vessel’s design and launch, the passengers and crew, through to hitting the iceberg and the events beyond.
Published in the centenary year 2012, this book is a fitting tribute to all those who lost their life on that fateful day, one hundred years ago, and the 705 survivors. This is a must-have book for anyone interested in the story of the Titanic.