Titanic

From technical miracle to nightmare

On April 14, 1912, just before midnight, the inconceivable happens. The passenger ship »Titanic«, regarded as unsinkable, collides with an iceberg and sinks  unceremoniously 300 sea miles southeast of Newfoundland: more than 1500 people meet their deaths in the ice-cold ocean. With the aid of extensive illustrative material, Titanic experts Harro Hess and Manfred Hessel comprehensively and competently  describe the catastrophe as well as all the important episodes in the ship’s history, up to the rediscovery of its wreck. They include the fate of individuals as well as technical data and the impact the disaster had on cultural history. Scientifically sound – an extremely fascinating read.

Dr Harro Hess, 1935–2011, worked as a scientific radio journalist and wrote several non-fiction books. He lived in Buckow/Märkische Schweiz, Germany.

Dr Manfred Hessel, born in 1924, is an economic scientist and an enthusiastic marine historian. He lives in the Baltic Sea resort of Wustrow, Germany.