Daniel Allen Butler
Daniel Allen Butler is an American author and playwright, who writes on historical topics, particularly maritime history. The Washington Times described him as a "steamship nut".
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 and was described by The Washington Post as "the best narrative" of the Titanic story.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, The Burden of Guilt: How Germany Shattered the Last Days of Peace, August 1914. Casemate, 2010,*