The Titanic: End of a Dream

I have the original first editoin of this book. I have never been introduced to Wyn Craig Wade,but I have seen him in "TITANIC The Death Of A Dream" Also :Titanic The Legend Lives On" this book was first published in 1979 it is a very good book on R.M.S. Titanic. It is a must for every person's library of Titanic. I have 22 books on Titanic and I rate this very high. I have been offerd $100 ofr it and I won't sell it. Harry Love

Wyn Wade renowned Titanic historial shares his knowledege of the ship in a detailed fact filled boook sharing testimony fron the 82 witnesses at hte U.S titanic investigation in a detailed manner . Wyn also in great detail talks about the tragic legendary voyage in a very moving way . Learn more about the Titanic before reading the book , it takes much knowledge on the ship to memorize the testimony as I did.

The Titanic is the story of the greatest ocean disaster of at least this century. This does not include wartimes naval tragedies for this event in 1912 did not need to happen. As the 2nd Officer of the Titanic,Lightoller,once commented that it was all against us that night. The events of that night and others that lead up to it are recalled with fresh memories. This due to the work of a Senator from Michigan and his committee who actually met the rescue ship Carpathia in New York and served many of the notables with subpoenas. The Inquiry was held within a week of the rescue ship arriving in New York. As time goes on the stories of fact get embellished to small and great degrees. This book deals with a source that was very fresh and thus gives a great read that fills in so many details. It is a book you can't put down I rate it among the best ever written on the Titanic. Right up there with the best author on this subject Walter Lord. Mr Wade did a tremendous job in his take on that incredible night the Titanic went down.If you have seen the movie by James Cameron or any other drama of lesser quality,which speak for most of them, go and Buy the Book. When you finish you will begin to understand why the story of this so rumoured unsinkable ship stands the test of time.

Hard to believe that anything so well-researched can read like a novel. Puts to rest many of the myths and legends which have grown around this disaster. Rather than single out a scapegoat (as the movie hinted at), Wade shows that there was plenty of blame to go around. Also shows how the Titanic (and the investigations) was the product of the times and culture, not an isolated event in history. Best is the chapter detailing the negligence of the "Californian" - in reality the closest ship to the point of sinking.

The book covers everything about this great disaster from the people, their backgrounds, right through to the British Inquiry and U.S. hearings headed by Senator Smith. I read this book on a trip throughout Europe, and quite honestly, had a very hard time putting it dowm!!!