Posted by Loren Perry on July 29, 1998 at 20:20:00 in nts83.rockisland.com:
In Reply to: Titanic Book posted by Russell Wild on July 29, 1998 at 15:26:19:
Walter Lord's book A Night To Remember is regarded
by many as the finest written document concerning
the events of April 14-15, 1912 ever produced.
Probably the only major inaccuracy concerns the
final stages of the ship's sinking, ie. the
writer, as did most followers of the Titanic story
up to that time, believed the ship sank in one
piece. But he does mention statements from a few
survivors who were convinced the ship broke up
on the surface. Other minor inaccuracies of a
technical nature concerning the nature of the
underwater damage are present - the true facts
were only determined in the past few years.
This book was probably the first exposure to
the story of the Titanic by many members on this
website (it was for me) so it has to be regarded
as a major source of factual information. And it's
a great read.