Daniel Allen Butler

Daniel Allen Butler (born January 24, 1957) is an American author and playwright on historical topics, particularly maritime history. He is best known for his writings about the sinking of the Titanic.^[1] The Washington Times described him as a "steamship nut".^[2]

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, ISBN 081171814X ISBN 9780811718141. The book was a New York Times bestseller^[3], and was described by the Washington Post as "the best narrative" of the Titanic story^[4]
• The Lusitania: the life, loss, and legacy of an ocean legend. Stackpole Books, 2000, ISBN 0811709892 ISBN 9780811709897
• Warrior queens: the Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth in World War II. Stackpole Books, 2002, ISBN 0811716457 ISBN 9780811716451
• The age of Cunard: a transatlantic history 1839-2003. Lighthouse Press, 2003, ISBN 1577853482 ISBN 9781577853480
• Distant victory: the Battle of Jutland and the Allied triumph in the First World War. Praeger Security International, 2006, ISBN 0275990737 ISBN 9780275990732
• The first Jihad: the battle for Khartoum, and the dawn of militant Islam. Casemate, 2007, ISBN 9781932033540 ISBN 1932033548
• The other side of the night: the Carpathia, the Californian and the night the Titanic was lost. Casemate, 2009, ISBN 9781935149026 ISBN 1935149024^[5]

• The burden of guilt: how Germany shattered the last days of peace, August 1914. Casemate, 2010, ISBN 9781935149279 ISBN 193514927X
• A stage play based on his book The Other Side of the Night, White Thistle Press, 2008.
• A stage play, Roses in Her Cell, based on the last days of the life of English nurse Edith Cavell, White Thistle Press, 2009.

References

1. ^ "Titanic Fever". PBS. March 23, 1998. http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/entertainment/jan-june98/titanic_3-23.html. Retrieved October 13, 2011. 
2. ^ When Cunard ruled the waves: Dramatic history of the world's greatest ocean liners Washington Times, February 29, 2004
3. ^ Best Sellers Plus, April 19, 1998
4. ^ Talking Titanic, Washington Post, April 10, 1998
5. ^ "Sociopath captain let Titanic's passengers die without a qualm". Scotsman. July 4, 2009. http://www.scotsman.com/news/sociopath_captain_let_titanic_s_passengers_die_without_a_qualm_1_1354239. Retrieved October 13, 2011. 

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Name	Butler, Daniel Allen
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Short description	American writer
Date of birth	January 24, 1957
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