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Unsinkable Lights: Charles H. Lightoller's Epic Tale of Hope and Survival

Unsinkable Lights: Charles H. Lightoller's Epic Tale of Hope and Survival

Hyland, Dustin D.

Hardcover

Biographies GeneralMilitary BiographiesGeneral World History

Publisher Price: $44.95

ISBN10: 1036141462
ISBN13: 9781036141462
Publisher: Pen and Sword Maritime
Published: Apr 28 2026
Pages: 280
Weight: 1.20
Height: 1.35 Width: 6.31 Depth: 9.30
Language: English
Charles H. Lightoller's extraordinary life unfolds from perilous sea crossings to daring rescues, revealing a steadfast spirit forged through maritime storms and wartime courage.

From the sinking of the Titanic to the heroic rescue at Dunkirk, Charles H. Lightoller's life was anything but ordinary. Unsinkable Lights tells the gripping story of a man who braved and survived four shipwrecks, raging storms, a pandemic, a revolution in South America, being stranded on a desert island and two World Wars.

Orphaned young and drawn to the sea aged just 13, Lightoller's early adventures took him across the globe, from deserted islands to gold rush expeditions in the Canadian wilderness. Then, in 1912, as the most senior surviving officer of the Titanic, he saved countless lives and narrowly escaped death himself, three times in one night. When the First World War began, he continued his daring feats, sinking a German U-boat. During the Second World War, he took his motor yacht, Sundowner, and set out for Dunkirk to rescue members of the British Expeditionary Force. Though the Sundowner was only constructed to hold around 20 people, Lightoller's yacht dodged enemy bombs and gunfire to save 127 soldiers from France.

A thrilling tale of courage, survival, and an unbreakable spirit, with details that have never been published before, Unsinkable Lights is the definitive biography of a man who truly earned his place in history.

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