Daniel Allen Butler
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Daniel Allen Butler (born January 24, 1957) is an American author and playwright, who writes on historical topics, particularly maritime history. The Washington Times described him as a "steamship nut".[1]
Education
[edit]Butler was educated at Hope College, Grand Valley State University, and the University of Erlangen.
Publications
[edit]- Unsinkable: The Full Story of RMS Titanic. Stackpole Books, 1998, ISBN 0-8117-1814-X ISBN 9780811718141. The book was a New York Times bestseller[2] and was described by The Washington Post as "the best narrative" of the Titanic story.[3]
- The Lusitania: The Life, Loss, and Legacy of an Ocean Legend. Stackpole Books, 2000, ISBN 0-8117-0989-2 ISBN 9780811709897
- Warrior Queens: The Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth in World War II. Stackpole Books, 2002, ISBN 0-8117-1645-7 ISBN 9780811716451
- The Age of Cunard: A Transatlantic History 1839–2003. Lighthouse Press, 2003, ISBN 1-57785-348-2 ISBN 9781577853480
- Distant Victory: The Battle of Jutland and the Allied Triumph in the First World War. Praeger Security International, 2006, ISBN 0-275-99073-7 ISBN 9780275990732
- The First Jihad: The Battle for Khartoum, and the Dawn of Militant Islam. Casemate, 2007, ISBN 978-1-932033-54-0 ISBN 1932033548
- The Other Side of the Night: The Carpathia, the Californian and the Night the Titanic was Lost. Casemate, 2009, ISBN 978-1-935149-02-6 ISBN 1935149024[4]
- The Burden of Guilt: How Germany Shattered the Last Days of Peace, August 1914. Casemate, 2010, ISBN 978-1-935149-27-9 ISBN 193514927X
- Butler, Daniel Allen (2015). Field Marshal: The Life and Death of Erwin Rommel. Havertown, PA; Oxford: Casemate. ISBN 978-1-61200-297-2.
References
[edit]- ^ "When Cunard ruled the waves: Dramatic history of the world's greatest ocean liners". The Washington Times. February 29, 2004. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
- ^ "Best Sellers Plus". April 19, 1998.
- ^ "Talking Titanic". The Washington Post. April 10, 1998. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved July 6, 2017.
- ^ "Sociopath captain let Titanic's passengers die without a qualm". The Scotsman. July 4, 2009. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
Categories:
- 1957 births
- Living people
- American military writers
- American maritime historians
- 21st-century American historians
- American male non-fiction writers
- 20th-century American historians
- 20th-century American male writers
- 21st-century American male writers
- Hope College alumni
- Grand Valley State University alumni
- University of Erlangen-Nuremberg alumni