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DescriptionWhen Titanic set sail in 1912, she was the largest and most technologically advanced man-made moving object in the world. She was built by the world's most skilled and productive workforce, the great industrial communities that made Britain the global superpower of the age. To commemorate this extraordinary achievement Channel 4 have commissioned a big-budget prime-time documentary series of 5 one-hour programmes, "We Built Titanic". This landmark series will investigate this extraordinary feat of engineering and reveal for the first time the extraordinary stories of the thousands of men and women who built the most famous ship in history. This fully illustrated accompanying book will form a lasting testament to these workers and their astonishing creation. Titanic was of course tragically doomed to sink on her maiden voyage, but the achievement of those who built her lives on... Promotion infoThe fascinating story of Titanic's construction, accompanying a 5-hour Channel 4 documentary series. Author descriptionAnton Gill is a historian and writer whose previous titles include a critically acclaimed biography of Peggy Guggenheim: Art Lover, a brilliant account of The Great Escape and a companion to the television series Who Do You Think You Are?. |