Daniel Allen Butler (born January 24, 1957) is an American author and playwright, who writes on historical topics, particularly maritime history. ''

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'' described him as a "steamship nut".

Education

Butler was educated at

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, and the

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Publications

* ''Unsinkable: The Full Story of

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''.

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, 1998, . The book was a ''

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'' bestseller and was described by ''

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'' as "the best narrative" of the Titanic story. * ''The Lusitania: The Life, Loss, and Legacy of an Ocean Legend''.

, 2000, * ''Warrior Queens: The Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth in World War II''.

, 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''.

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, 2006, * ''The First Jihad: The Battle for Khartoum, and the Dawn of Militant Islam''.

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, 2007, * ''The Other Side of the Night: The Carpathia, the Californian and the Night the Titanic was Lost''.

, 2009, * ''The Burden of Guilt: How Germany Shattered the Last Days of Peace, August 1914''.

, 2010, *

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Butler, Daniel Allen 1957 births Living people American military writers Place of birth missing (living people) American maritime historians 21st-century American historians American male non-fiction writers 20th-century American historians 20th-century American male writers 21st-century American male writers Hope College alumni Grand Valley State University alumni University of Erlangen-Nuremberg alumni