Final Voyage: The World's Worst Maritime Disasters

Synopsis

With Disasters From All Over The World, These Are Stories Of The People--whether They Lived Or Died--as Well As The Ships.--back Cover. In The Hands Of God. Catastrophe At Sea During The Age Of Sail -- America's Titanic. Triumph Aboard The Sultana -- The Halifax Explosion. The Loss Of A Ship, The Devastation Of A City -- War At Sea. From The Spanish Armada To The Bismarck -- Britain's Darkest Hour. The Loss Of The Lancastria And Why Churchill Covered It Up -- The Age Of Total Loss. Tragedy Without Triumph During The Second World War -- Ten Thousand Dead. The Sinking Of The Wilhelm Gustloff -- Worse Than Titanic. Maritime Disasters Since The Second World War. Jonathan Eyers. Includes Index.