Titanic's last secrets : the further adventures of shadow divers John Chatterton and Richie Kohler
Matsen, Brad
Titanic's last secrets : the further adventures of shadow divers John Chatterton and Richie Kohler / Brad Matsen - 1st edition - New York : Twelve , c2008. - viii, 325 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 283-313) and index.
Legendary divers John Chatterton and Richie Kohler decided to investigate the great enduring mystery of history's most notorious shipwreck: Why did Titanic sink as quickly as it did? To answer the question, Chatterton and Kohler assemble a team of experts to explore Titanic, study its engineering, and dive to the wreck of its sister ship, Brittanic, where Titanic's last secrets may be revealed. Titanic 's Last Secrets is a rollercoaster ride through the shipbuilding history, the transatlantic luxury liner business, and shipwreck forensics. Chatterton and Kohler weave their way through a labyrinth of clues to discover that Titanic was not the strong, heroic ship the world thought she was and that the men who built her covered up her flaws when disaster struck.
9780446582056
2008003193
Chatterton, John
Kohler, Richie
Titanic (Steamship)
Shipwrecks---North Atlantic Ocean
Underwater archaeology
G530.T6 / M345 2008
910.916 MAT
Titanic's last secrets : the further adventures of shadow divers John Chatterton and Richie Kohler / Brad Matsen - 1st edition - New York : Twelve , c2008. - viii, 325 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 283-313) and index.
Legendary divers John Chatterton and Richie Kohler decided to investigate the great enduring mystery of history's most notorious shipwreck: Why did Titanic sink as quickly as it did? To answer the question, Chatterton and Kohler assemble a team of experts to explore Titanic, study its engineering, and dive to the wreck of its sister ship, Brittanic, where Titanic's last secrets may be revealed. Titanic 's Last Secrets is a rollercoaster ride through the shipbuilding history, the transatlantic luxury liner business, and shipwreck forensics. Chatterton and Kohler weave their way through a labyrinth of clues to discover that Titanic was not the strong, heroic ship the world thought she was and that the men who built her covered up her flaws when disaster struck.
9780446582056
2008003193
Chatterton, John
Kohler, Richie
Titanic (Steamship)
Shipwrecks---North Atlantic Ocean
Underwater archaeology
G530.T6 / M345 2008
910.916 MAT
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