Books written by Tim Coates

  • The Loss of the Titanic, 1912
    The Loss of the Titanic, 1912

    This is the report of the government inquiry into the loss of the Titanic, held immediately after the disaster. The official inquiry reveals some remarkable facts which have been lost in popular re-tellings of the story.

  • The Russian Revolution, 1917
    The Russian Revolution, 1917

    The Russian Revolution broke out in the middle of World War I and on the Eastern front fighting was causing even more loss of life than in France. The British...

  • The St Valentine's Day Massacre, 1929: FBI Files Relating to the Murder of Seven Members of the Bugs Moran Gang...
    The St Valentine's Day Massacre, 1929: FBI Files Relating to the Murder of Seven Members of the Bugs Moran Gang...

    On February 14th, 1929, seven men died in a gangster shooting in Chicago. Nobody was convicted of these murders, which gave rise to a public outcry. In 1935, the FBI...

  • The Great British Train Robbery, 1963
    The Great British Train Robbery, 1963

    The theft of 120 mailbags from a travelling post office has been dubbed the crime of the century. Reproduced here are extracts from the report of Her Majesty's Inspector of Constabulary, which was submitted to the Home Office in 1964.

  • The Loss of the Titanic, 1912
    The Loss of the Titanic, 1912

    - On title page: Report on the loss of the "Titanic" (S.S.). The Merchant Shipping Acts, 1894 to 1906. Report of the Court. Dated 30th July, 1912. - Wreck Commissioner, Lord Mersey

  • Tragic Journeys
    Tragic Journeys

    Tragic Journeys

  • Marilyn Monroe: The FBI Files
    Marilyn Monroe: The FBI Files

    Released under the Freedom of Information Act, the files of the Federal Bureau of Investigation concentrate on two episodes in the life of Hollywood legend Marilyn Monroe: the first when...