{"product_id":"9780486141633","title":"Doomed Ships: Great Ocean Liner Disasters","description":"These true-life adventures unfold amid flames, collisions, and explosions, with frantic calls of SOS and a rush to clamber aboard the lifeboats. Naval historian William H. Miller, Jr., recounts the dramatic stories behind a host of ill-fated passenger ships. He takes readers beyond the newspaper headlines and formal inquiries, offering firsthand accounts of heroic rescues, daring escapes, and tragic losses.\u003cbr\u003eStarting with the torpedoing of the \u003ci\u003eLusitania\u003c\/i\u003e  in 1915 and concluding in 2005 with the capsize of the \u003ci\u003eOriana\u003c\/i\u003e during a Chinese typhoon, these are the world's most ill-starred vessels: the \u003ci\u003eMorro Castle, Normandie, Andrea Doria, Europa,\u003c\/i\u003e and many other ships whose maritime lives ended in catastrophe (the \u003ci\u003eTitanic \u003c\/i\u003ehas\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ebeen omitted, since that disaster has been well documented elsewhere). Nearly 200 photographs, many from private collections, highlight a compelling blend of personal anecdote and historical record.","brand":"Dover Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47083132518640,"sku":"9780486141633","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780486141633_p0.jpg?v=1763708025","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780486141633","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}