"A splendid compilation."
— The New York Times

"Ken Marschall's exquisite, lifelike paintings complement historian Don Lynch's vivid, vignette-filled text."
— Newsweek

No one ever dreamed that her first voyage would be her last. To the elegantly dressed first-class passengers who swept down the Grand Staircase on their way to dinner, the Titanic seemed to be the ultimate in comfort and security. But only hours later, the greatest ship ever built would lie on the bottom of the Atlantic and her few surviving passengers would be left shivering in lifeboats. In this highly illustrated volume — the largest and most lavish Titanic book ever produced — the complete story of the luxury liner and the people who sailed on her is told as never before. Published to commemorate the eightieth anniversary of the world's greatest maritime disaster, Titanic: An Illustrated History evokes all the splendor and pathos of that night in 1912 that will never be forgotten.