Daniel Allen Butler Explained

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

Butler was educated at Hope College, Grand Valley State University, and the University of Erlangen.

Publications

• Unsinkable: The Full Story of RMS Titanic. Stackpole Books, 1998, . 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,
• Warrior Queens: The Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth in World War II. Stackpole Books, 2002,
• The Age of Cunard: A Transatlantic History 1839–2003. Lighthouse Press, 2003,
• Distant Victory: The Battle of Jutland and the Allied Triumph in the First World War. Praeger Security International, 2006,
• The First Jihad: The Battle for Khartoum, and the Dawn of Militant Islam. Casemate, 2007,
• The Other Side of the Night: The Carpathia, the Californian and the Night the Titanic was Lost. Casemate, 2009, ^[4]
• The Burden of Guilt: How Germany Shattered the Last Days of Peace, August 1914. Casemate, 2010,
• Book: Butler, Daniel Allen . Daniel Allen Butler . Field Marshal: The Life and Death of Erwin Rommel . 2015 . Casemate . Havertown, PA; Oxford . 978-1-61200-297-2.

Notes and References

1. News: When Cunard ruled the waves: Dramatic history of the world's greatest ocean liners . The Washington Times . February 29, 2004 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150402163338/http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=WT&p_theme=wt&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=1010DF29D32A2868&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM. April 2, 2015 . April 23, 2023.
2. News: Best Sellers Plus . April 19, 1998.
3. News: Talking Titanic . The Washington Post . April 10, 1998 . July 6, 2017 . March 6, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160306194604/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost/doc/408362228.html?FMT=CITE&FMTS=CITE:FT&type=current&date=Apr%2010,%201998&author=Hank%20Burchard&pub=The%20Washington%20Post&edition=&startpage=&desc=Talking%20Titanic . dead .
4. News: Sociopath captain let Titanic's passengers die without a qualm . The Scotsman . July 4, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924151151/http://www.scotsman.com/news/sociopath_captain_let_titanic_s_passengers_die_without_a_qualm_1_1354239 . September 24, 2015 . April 23, 2023.