Recreating Titanic and Her Sisters: A Visual History
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On the night of 14–15 April 1912, Titanic, a brand-new, supposedly unsinkable ship, the largest and most luxurious vessel in the world at the time, collided with an iceberg and sank on her maiden voyage. Of the 2,208 people on board, only 712 were saved. The rest perished in the icy-cold waters of the North Atlantic, and the tragedy has fascinated and perplexed the world ever since.
This stunning book tells the story of not just the Titanic, but also of its sister ships, Olympic and Britannic. Maritime experts J. Kent Layton, Tad Fitch, and Bill Wormstedt tell the stories of these legendary liners with a compelling narrative alongside original artwork from up-and-coming artists, bringing to life the design, construction and service of the ships together with the wrecks of the ill-fated Titanic and Britannic.
From the cold, starry night when Titanic collided with her iceberg to the tragic wartime loss of Britannic and the impressive reliability of the long-lived Olympic, this cinematic and immersive new study captures all of the glory and drama of the Olympic-class age and allows readers to visualise Titanic and her sisters like never before.
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Additional information
| Publisher | The History Press (31 Mar. 2022) |
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| Language | English |
| Hardcover | 192 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 0750998687 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0750998680 |
| Dimensions | 24.99 x 1.78 x 24.99 cm |
by Jonathan Smith – United Kingdom
Authors and Titanic historians J. Kent Layton, Tad Fitch and Bill Wormstedt are on top form again with their release of RECREATING TITANIC AND HER SISTERS. Extremely insightful, lovingly presented and stunning renderings from the many artists who contributed.
For anyone who has yet to obtain a copy or still considering, this is one not to miss. While the book is lavishly illustrated with conuntless paintings and digital renderings, do not assume the book is solely about how to illustrate the ship. While all these renderings bring the ships to life, the book can be looked upon as being two books merged into one; a visual look at the Olympic-class liners and the thoroughly interesting story of them, more so for Titanic which the authors take you on a wonderful narrated adventure that includes what you come to expect from the authors background in Titanic research and storytelling, but also much content that is new or moved over from their lesser known works that builds a bigger and, often, more in-depth picture of Titanic’s first and last voyage.
by T E Foskett
Bought as a present for a Titanic fanatic. Was well received and enjoyed
by Miss C M Pryce
i brought this book for my friend very happy
by Derek C.
As I have said before, I like reading about the titanic disaster and finding new and interesting things about it, I have enjoyed reading this book and I would recommend this book to anyone interested in the ship.
by N. Witkamp
Beautiful illustrated book, a must have for every Titanic fan! Great stories and super quality.
by Miles Hamilton Lehmann
I believe this will be a book that Titanic enthusiasts will reference time and time again. It is such an interesting and worthwhile project for the authors to undertake. It is also nice to have all these wonderful pictures in a single volume.
Personally, I find books that are by or have any involvement by J Kent Layton have always stood out that bit more than others. It’s great to have a light shone on all these talented artists that have popped up over the past 15 years. This book is a definite winner and a must-have book for anyone interested in the Olympic class ships. I found this book is stunning.
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