Hyland, Dustin Dean Unsinkable Lights

Charles H. Lightoller's epic Tale of Hope and Survival

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 survived four shipwrecks, raging storms, a pandemic, a revolution in South America, being stranded on a desert island, and two world wars. An orphan who was drawn to the sea from the age of 13, Lightoller's early adventures took him around the world, from deserted islands to gold rush expeditions in the Canadian wilderness. Then, in 1912, as the highest-ranking surviving officer of the Titanic, he saved countless lives and narrowly escaped death himself three times in one night. When World War I began, he continued his daring exploits and sank a German submarine. During World War II, he set sail for Dunkirk on his motor yacht, the Sundowner, to rescue members of the British Expeditionary Force. Although the Sundowner was only designed to carry about 20 people, Lightoller's yacht dodged enemy bombs and shells to rescue 127 soldiers from France. Unsinkable Lights is a thrilling story of courage, survival and an unbreakable spirit, with previously unpublished details and the definitive biography of a man who truly earned his place in history.