{"product_id":"titanic-on-trial-by-nic-compton-9781408140284","title":"Titanic on Trial","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCapturing the disbelief, the chaos, and the terror of the fateful night the \u003ci\u003eTitanic\u003c\/i\u003e sank 100 years ago, \u003ci\u003eTitanic on Trial\u003c\/i\u003e brings to life the tragedy through the voices of those who survived it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eStories about the sinking have become legendary - how the band played to the end, how lifeboats were lowered half-empty - but amongst the films, novels, and academic arguments, only those who were there can separate truth from fiction. This book gives the story back to those people.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAfter the sinking, inquiries into the loss of 1,517 lives were held in both the UK and US. The 1,000 or more pages of transcripts represent the most thorough and complete account of the sinking, told in the voices of those who were there. For the first time, these transcripts of the courtroom questions and answers have been specially edited and arranged chronologically, uncovering and drawing out the real drama of the \u003ci\u003eTitanic\u003c\/i\u003e's final night.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe witnesses are transformed into characters in a much bigger story, and the events are described from the perspectives of people in every part of the ship, from a stoker in the boiler room escaping just before the watertight doors sealed behind him, to first class passengers trying to buy their way onto lifeboats.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis compelling book provides a unique insight into what really happened on the night, and the terrible, courageous, cowardly, and tragic choices individuals had to make.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46851757408492,"sku":"9781408140284","price":22.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9513533482689.jpg?v=1759124592","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/titanic-on-trial-by-nic-compton-9781408140284","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}