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The Discovery of the Titanic

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Beautiful pictures of the ship before and after the tragedy. Plus a comprehensive history of the ship and it's passengers, that doesn't stop at the sinking. An excellent buy!

This is a sensational book.I have read this one quite a bit.

I love the bit where they find the boiler on the bottom of the ocean.

It talks about the trials they went through trying to find the elusive Titanic.Nobody had seen that ship since it sunk in 1912.

I have always loved reading about that ship,something about the whole story has fascinated me.

I think the era it all happened in,as well as the beauty of the ship itself.It certainly had a mystique of its own.

To look at the pictures of the ship how it has deteriorated over time is very ghostly.To see objects such as dolls heads and boots realy shows you the tragedy that once happened on a very cold night.

The stupidity to push the ship full speed through an iceberg field maked the mind boggle.Playing dice with all those lives,and to top it all off the lack of life boats on board.

Dr.Robert D. Ballard became a legend himself after the discovery of the most famous ship to ever hit the waves.

This is a sensational book.I have read this one quite a bit.

I love the bit where they find the boiler on the bottom of the ocean.

It talks about the trials they went through trying to find the elusive Titanic.Nobody had seen that ship since it sunk in 1912.

I have always loved reading about that ship,something about the whole story has fascinated me.

I think the era it all happened in,as well as the beauty of the ship itself.It certainly had a mystique of its own.

To look at the pictures of the ship how it has deteriorated over time is very ghostly.To see objects such as dolls heads and boots realy shows you the tragedy that once happened on a very cold night.

The stupidity to push the ship full speed through an iceberg field maked the mind boggle.Playing dice with all those lives,and to top it all off the lack of life boats on board.

Dr.Robert D. Ballard became a legend himself after the discovery of the most famous ship to ever hit the waves.

Dr Robert Ballard will forever remain the man who found the Titanic. In so doing, he became the world's most famous ocean explorer who found the world's most famous ship.

It is not for me to inform readers of the story of the Titanic. Almost everyone grew up knowing something about that ship - even if the finer points of information they thought they knew were inaccurate.

Having then achieved the outstanding feat of finding this elusive shipwreck, Bob Ballard has put together the most complete - and yet again "outstanding," tale of search, discovery and finally success, coupled with an accurate portrayal of the life and death of the ship itself. All the facts and historic photographs are there - and, speaking as a professional shipwreck historian, he really has done the most thorough job of work here.

Finally, he has put together the most (and I deliberately use that word again) "outstanding" collection of artwork created by Ken Marschall. I may be wrong, but it seems to me nobody had heard of this artist until the first editions of this book appeared - now he is a household name amongst those in the know.

From thousands of photographic images taken far below the surface, Bob Ballard created montage after montage of the various sections and profiles of the wreck (i.e. big photographs made up of thousands of little photographs) so that Mr Marschall was able to provide us with paintings which look like single colour photographs of this and that section which go together to make up the entire wreck.

I congratulate Dr Ballard on an excellent and professional job of work. Altogether, the most outstanding book for which 5 stars are not enough.

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Ballard's book takes us from his early days at Woods Hole, where he dreamed of finding Titanic, to the discovery in '85, and finally to the 1986 expedition, that examined the wreck thoroughly. It is written well, and illustrated beautifully, with pictures of the wreck site set alongside ones showing the ship in 1912.

Ballard's honesty in writing this book is striking. He makes no attempt to portray himself as a great hero, finding Titanic like an oceanic cowboy, but rather lays out his strengths and weaknesses for others to judge. He is clearly proud of his accomplishment, yet regrets some of his actions, if only for the meaning others might take from it. Few authors have ever been so modest.

I was also pleased that the book dealt with the sinking itself as much as it did. The bulk deals with the discovery of course, but the last chapter sheds light on Titanic mysteries based on the wreckage. One never feels the chilly, star lit night of 1912 to be very far away.

I purchased this marvellous book on the 88th aniversary of the sinking of Titanic. I am about half way into the book and can honestly say that I can't put it down. This book is a must have for any Titanic buff (like me). This book not only comes with a gripping tale of the authors quest for the Titanic, but it also is illustrated with marvellous pictures, and colour pictures and diagrams by the world renowned Titanic artist Ken Marshall. I can honestly say that this book is one of my favourites out of my Titanic collection.