Daniel Allen Butler (born January 24, 1957) is an American author and playwright, who writes on historical topics, particularly maritime history. The Washington Times described him as a "steamship nut".
Butler was educated at Hope College, Grand Valley State University, and the University of Erlangen.
Unsinkable: The Full Story of RMS Titanic. Stackpole Books, 1998, ISBN 0-8117-1814-X ISBN 9780811718141. The book was a New York Times bestseller, and was described by the Washington Post as "the best narrative" of the Titanic storyThe Lusitania: The Life, Loss, and Legacy of an Ocean Legend. Stackpole Books, 2000, ISBN 0-8117-0989-2 ISBN 9780811709897Warrior Queens: The Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth in World War II. Stackpole Books, 2002, ISBN 0-8117-1645-7 ISBN 9780811716451The Age of Cunard: A Transatlantic History 1839–2003. Lighthouse Press, 2003, ISBN 1-57785-348-2 ISBN 9781577853480Distant Victory: The Battle of Jutland and the Allied Triumph in the First World War. Praeger Security International, 2006, ISBN 0-275-99073-7 ISBN 9780275990732The First Jihad: The Battle for Khartoum, and the Dawn of Militant Islam. Casemate, 2007, ISBN 978-1-932033-54-0 ISBN 1932033548The Other Side of the Night: The Carpathia, the Californian and the Night the Titanic was Lost. Casemate, 2009, ISBN 978-1-935149-02-6 ISBN 1935149024The Burden of Guilt: How Germany Shattered the Last Days of Peace, August 1914. Casemate, 2010, ISBN 978-1-935149-27-9 ISBN 193514927XButler, Daniel Allen (2015). Field Marshal: The Life and Death of Erwin Rommel. Havertown, PA; Oxford: Casemate. ISBN 978-1-61200-297-2. 