Goss, Michael & George Behe. Lost at Sea: Ghost Ships and Other Mysteries. 1st printing. Amherst, NY: Prometheus Books. 1994. hardcover. isbn: 0879759135. scarcity: fairly common.

A fresh look at original sources for some of the sea’s most mysterious legends like the Flying Dutchman and the ghost of U28. There is also one chapter on the Titanic.

Behe, George. Titanic: Psychic Forewarnings of a Tragedy. 1st printing. Wellingborough: Patrick Stephens. 1988. hardcover. isbn: 1852600888. scarcity: scarce.

A look at 135 documented cases of psychic activity involving premonitions about the disaster. What makes this book special is the author’s critical and balanced investigation into these events. He breaks the incidents into three general categories: coincidences and hoaxes, possible psychic events, and probable psychic events. There is also an entire section of paranormal events surrounding the well known spiritualist W.T. Stead.

Being a confirmed Skeptic myself (yes, that is with a capital ‘S’), I personally view even the ‘probable’ psychic events in the book with a critical eye. Never the less, by showing the outright hoaxes and coincidences for what they are, the author lends honest credibility to some of the other events that are much harder to explain. No other book on the subject of Titanic paranormal phenomena offers such an objective perspective into these events.

Behe, George. Titanic: Psychic Forewarnings of a Tragedy. reprint. NY: Aquarian Press. 1989. wraps. isbn: 0850308585. scarcity: scarce.

Behe, George. Titanic: Safety, Speed and Sacrifice. 1st printing. Polo, IL: Transportation Trails. June, 1997. wraps. isbn: 0933449313. scarcity: hard to find.

In this short work, the author attempts to prove three allegations about the Titanic disaster. The first section alleges that Titanic was out to beat the Olympic’s maiden voyage crossing time, with strong behind the scenes influencing by J. Bruce Ismay. In the second section Behe tries to prove that the look-outs saw and reported ice to the bridge three times before the collision that sank the ship. In the last section, he attempts to prove that White Star actively bribed witnesses to cover up the first two allegations.

This book was first self-published by the author in 1993 under the title Titanic Tidbits II. The Bridge paid No Attention to My Signals. This new edition has drawings and photos not in the original, and a new acknowledgements page.

Behe, George. Titanic Tidbits 1: The Launching of the Lifeboats: A New Chronology. by the author. 1991. wraps. booklet. isbn: none. scarcity: scarce.

The author’s research into an alternate timeline on the launching of the lifeboats.

Behe, George. Titanic Tidbits 2. The Bridge Paid No Attention to My Signals. by the author. 1993. wraps. booklet. isbn: none. scarcity: scarce.

In this booklet, the author first layed out his three theories: that Titanic was out to beat Olympic’s maiden voyage crossing, that the lookouts reported ice three times before the collision, and that White Star bribed some of the ship’s crew to cover up these allegations. All three of these theories were revised and expanded upon in Behe’s later work Titanic, Safety, Speed and Sacrifice.

With thanks to Bill Womstedt for tipping me off about the connection between these two titles.