<p><strong>On the night of 14¿15 April 1912, <em>Titanic</em>, a brand-new, supposedly unsinkable ship, the largest and most luxurious vessel in the world at the time, collided with an iceberg and sank on her maiden voyage.</strong> Of the 2,208 people on board, only 712 were saved. The rest perished in the icy-cold waters of the North Atlantic, and the tragedy has fascinated and perplexed the world ever since.</p><p>This stunning book tells the story of not just the <em>Titanic</em>, but also of its sister ships, <em>Olympic</em> and <em>Britannic</em>. Maritime experts J. Kent Layton, Tad Fitch, and Bill Wormstedt tell the stories of these legendary liners with a compelling narrative alongside original artwork from up-and-coming artists, bringing to life the design, construction and service of the ships together with the wrecks of the ill-fated <em>Titanic</em> and <em>Britannic</em>.</p><p>From the cold, starry night when <em>Titanic</em> collided with her iceberg to the tragic wart