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starsandbribes t1_j5ifxye wrote

Reply to comment by Careful_Yannu in TIL that Titanic crewman Herbert Pitman made an attempt to row his lifeboat over to rescue people in the water, but was overruled by the other occupants of the boat, who were worried about people swarming them and duly complied. Pitman said that this haunted him throughout his life. by ChadExtra

This is fascinating. I’d actually watch a film about the follow up to the disaster.

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Careful_Yannu t1_j5igmmt wrote

Honestly I'd do the same. There's been three different movies made about the WWII Wannsee Conference, clearly audiences are not adverse to watching people in a room discussing historically famous events as they happened.

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cardmanimgur t1_j5krqwj wrote

They could've made the final episode of Chernobyl 6 hours long of the trials and I would've watched it in one sitting.

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Megadoom t1_j5imme4 wrote

If you’re ever in the UK, Southampton (where the boat set off) sea museum has an interesting exhibit, including a mock-up of the court and various other x-examinations, including whether 3rd class passengers were indeed treated worse. The really interesting bit of that part of the enquiry is where the judges interview various third class passengers. Oh wait, no they didn’t, not a single one…

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YourlocalTitanicguy t1_j5io72j wrote

One of my super nerdy areas in Titanic studies is post sinking inquiry and litigation. The way they shaped the history, and the reason why, will probably never be undone. It’s great stuff!

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muchandquick t1_j5ji52c wrote

Any book recommendations?

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YourlocalTitanicguy t1_j5k0ha1 wrote

About this topic specifically? Most of the books are just copies of the testimony which can be found online for free- check out the Titanic Inquiry Project

That being said, any good research book will have a section dedicated to this- try ‘On a Sea of Glass’, ‘The Ship Magnificent’, even ‘The Night lives on’ which is old and now outdated but does have a very broad overview of the controversy and conspiracy surrounding post sinking.

We keep going back to them because more research, more discovery, means we see threads that dont add up, they make no sense, that may just be downright lies. It’s imperative to understand the litigation of Titanic to begin to understand the testimony. They are entwined together- and that effects “history”

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