Breaking Titanic
Analysing RMS Titanic's Hull Fracture
Format:Hardback
Publisher:The History Press Ltd
Publishing:13th Mar '25
£35.00
This title is due to be published on 13th March, and will be despatched as soon as possible.
The first comprehensive study into the problem of the break-up of Titanic's hull, based on all currently available data
The first comprehensive study into the problem of the break-up of Titanic's hull
This is the first comprehensive study into the problem of the break-up of RMS Titanic’s hull, something only recognised as having happened after 1985 when the wreck was positively identified, more than 73 years since the loss of the vessel. Expert author Eugene Nesmeyanov presents a generalised analysis of the currently available data, using both historical data (eyewitness accounts of passengers and crew members from lifeboats as well as from the surface of the water) and underwater archaeology data (photos and video filming of parts of the ship’s hull along with mapped debris fields), as well as data obtained using computer simulations. The book includes a critical analysis of the most significant theories and models of the break-up, those put forward by experts and amateurs from 1985 to the present day, and known about from the movies, documentaries, papers and publications, and finishing with the author’s own conclusions.
‘Very few people are as informed about Titanic as Eugene Nesmeyanov. In this book, he offers his detailed assessment of just how Titanic transitioned from a floating ship to a shipwreck scattered on the ocean floor. I found it compelling and fascinating and recommend it as one who has with submersibles and robots explored that scattered wreckage.’
-- James P. Delgado‘Eugene Nesmayenov has performed a unique, valuable service by collating and comparing the ever-growing body of facts, hypotheses, findings, inconsistencies and fallacies from more than a century of survivor accounts, official inquiries and multiple expeditions to the wreck. Breaking Titanic is a thoughtful analysis by this expert author, and a detailed portrait of where our knowledge stands in understanding Titanic’s history, present status and likely future.’
-- Charles A.ISBN: 9781803997957
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: unknown