Commander Edward John Smith's career had been a remarkable example of how a man from a humble background could get far in the world. Born to a working-class fam

Responding to Titanic's distress calls in the early hours of 15 April 1912, Captain Arthur Rostron raced the Cunard liner Carpathia to the scene of the sinking,

A sumptuously illustrated history of the Titanic, her sinking and its aftermath.

The story of the Titanic in the words of the hero whose swift action saved the lives of 710 survivors.

As the Titanic and her passengers sank slowly into the Atlantic Ocean after striking an iceberg late in the evening of April 14, 1912, a nearby ship looked on.