Shipwrecks: Disasters of the Deep Seas

by Nigel Cawthorne

Overview

This book selects the sinkings with the greatest loss of life, the most famous vessels, the richest treasure troves, the most archaeologically significant wreck sites, and the most daring rescues. It tells the tales of the fate of the victims, the disastrous mistakes made by ships' captains, the impossible conditions at sea, the courage of those who survived, and the audacious attempts to raise what now lies at the bottom of the sea.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781782123330
Publisher:	Arcturus Publishing Limited
Publication date:	09/01/2013
Pages:	144
Product dimensions:	7.10(w) x 9.90(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Nigel Cawthorne studied at University College, London, where he gained an honours degree in physics, before turning to writing as a career. He has been a writer and editor for more than twenty-five years, the last twenty-one freelance. He has written, contributed to, and edited more than eighty books including Pirates: An Illustrated History, Turning the Tide: Decisive Battles of the Second World War, Stalin: The Murderous Career of the Red Tsar, and Mafia: History of the Mob. His work has appeared on both sides of the Atlantic in a variety of publications, including the New York Times and Financial Times, and he has even appeared on the Joan Rivers Show. Nigel lives in Bloomsbury in the heart of literary London.

Table of Contents

Introduction 3

1 Wooden Warships 5

2 Iron Sinks 19

3 Treasure Ships 40

4 Lost Liners 48

5 Supertankers 66

6 Sunken Submarines 76

7 Perils of the Sea 89

8 Ferry Disasters 108

9 Mysteries of the Deep 119

10 Famous Wrecks 126

11 Survivors 140

Index 144