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The Unsinkable Titanic

The Triumph Behind a Disaster

Author:	Allen Gibson
Published:	2026
Size:	234 × 156 × 19 mm

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Updated history of Titanic's design and disaster

An investigation into Titanic as a maritime achievement, examining the technology, people and circumstances that led to the disaster and its aftermath.

In this unparalleled investigation that deconstructs the modern hindsight that has tainted Titanic's legacy, Allen Gibson presents a comprehensive history with a refreshing argument, that Titanic represented a considerable achievement in maritime architecture.

Telling the story of the 'unsinkable' ship against a backdrop of a tumultuous and rapidly emerging technological world, he exposes the people and the circumstances that contributed to the disaster, and the blame that went on in its aftermath. This updated and expanded edition further unravels the mindset that wilfully dispatched the world's largest ship out to sea with a famously deficient supply of lifeboats, and lays bare the technology so dramatically destroyed.

About the Author

Allen Gibson has been fascinated by Titanic since childhood and has spent many years researching the topic. After spending much of his career so far working for Government establishments, including the House of Commons, the Foreign Office and Downing Street, he also worked for the Underwater Wreck Licensing Branch for the Department of National Heritage, responsible for safeguarding Britain's interest for Titanic.