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Great Liners at War

Author : Stephen Harding
Publisher : Motorbooks
ISBN 13 : 9780760303467
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (34 download)

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Download or read book Great Liners at War written by Stephen Harding and published by Motorbooks. This book was released on 1997 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Subtitled: The Military Adventures of the Worlds Largest, Fastest, and Most Famous Passenger Ships. Written using ships logs, naval records, personal reminiscences, official histories, and news accounts, this detailed work provides histories of the individual ships as they traveled in and out of war zones. Includes the adventures of the Amerika, Lusitania, Olympic, Aquitania, Vaterland, Normandie and Queen Mary. Sftbd., 8 1/4x 10 5-8, 160 pgs., 150 bandw ill.

Secrets of the Great Ocean Liners

Author : John G. Sayers
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781851245307
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (453 download)

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Download or read book Secrets of the Great Ocean Liners written by John G. Sayers and published by . This book was released on 2020-10-16 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Before the advent of commercial transatlantic flights in the early 1950s, the only way to travel between continents was by sea. In the golden age of ocean liners, between the late nineteenth century and the Second World War, shipping companies ensured their vessels were a home away from home, providing entertainment, dining, sleeping quarters and smoking lounges to accommodate passengers of all ages and budgets, for voyages that could last as long as three months.Secrets of the Great Ocean Liners leads the reader through each of the stages - and secrets - of ocean liner travel, from booking a ticket and choosing a cabin to shore excursions, dining, on-board games, social events, romances, and disembarking on arrival. Additional chapters disclose wartime voyages and disasters at sea. The shipping companies produced glamorous brochures, sailing schedules, voyage logs, passenger lists, postcards and menus, all of which help us to savour the challenges, etiquette and luxury of ocean liner travel. Diaries, letters and journals written on board also reveal a host of behind-the-scenes secrets and fascinating insights into the experience of travelling by sea. This book dives into a vast, unique collection to reveal the scandals, glamour, challenges and tragedies of ocean liner travel.

White Star Liners at War

Author : Patrick Mylon
Publisher : History Press
ISBN 13 : 9780750988117
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (881 download)

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Download or read book White Star Liners at War written by Patrick Mylon and published by History Press. This book was released on 2020-03-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of a great shipping line and its vessels through conflicts, in rare postcards and images

The Liners

Author : William H. Miller
Publisher : Trans-Atlantic Publications
ISBN 13 : 9780752210582
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (15 download)

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Download or read book The Liners written by William H. Miller and published by Trans-Atlantic Publications. This book was released on 1997 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Ocean Liners

Author : Daniel Finamore
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781851779499
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (794 download)

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Download or read book Ocean Liners written by Daniel Finamore and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The great age of ocean travel has long since passed, but ocean liners remain one of the most powerful and admired symbols of modernity. No form of transport was as romantic, remarkable, or contested, and ocean liner design became a matter of national prestige as well as an arena in which the larger dynamic s of global competition were played out.0This beautifully illustrated book considers over a century of liner design: from the striking graphics created to promote liners to the triumphs of engineering, and from luxurious interiors to on board fashion and activities. 'Ocean Liners' explores the design of Victorian and Art Deco 'floating palaces', sleek post-war liners as well as these ships' impact on avant-garde artists and architects such as Le Corbusier." -- publisher's description.

A History of Ocean Liners in 50 Objects

Author : Mark Berry
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 0750996471
Total Pages : 253 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (59 download)

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Download or read book A History of Ocean Liners in 50 Objects written by Mark Berry and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2020-12-04 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explore the history of ocean liners through the objects that bring them to life. Liners represented the ambitions of their nations in peace and war; their design, interiors and fittings incorporated the finest contemporary technological and artistic features. In peacetime they carried celebrities, vacationers and emigrants; while in war they carried thousands of troops – and then war brides seeking new lives. A History of Ocean Liners in 50 Objects takes in evolving technology, supreme luxury and fine cuisine, as well as hardship and the burning hope for a better life. There is peril, disaster and death, international pride and competition, glory and war. The objects tell a fascinating story, showing how the functional sea voyage has evolved from the late nineteenth and early twentieth century to the huge cruise industry we have today.

The Nazi Titanic

Author : Robert P. Watson
Publisher : Da Capo Press
ISBN 13 : 0306824906
Total Pages : 314 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (68 download)

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Download or read book The Nazi Titanic written by Robert P. Watson and published by Da Capo Press. This book was released on 2016-04-26 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Built in 1927, the German ocean liner SS Cap Arcona was the greatest ship since the RMS Titanic and one of the most celebrated luxury liners in the world. When the Nazis seized control in Germany, she was stripped down for use as a floating barracks and troop transport. Later, during the war, Hitler's minister, Joseph Goebbels, cast her as the "star" in his epic propaganda film about the sinking of the legendary Titanic. Following the film's enormous failure, the German navy used the Cap Arcona to transport German soldiers and civilians across the Baltic, away from the Red Army's advance. In the Third Reich's final days, the ill-fated ship was packed with thousands of concentration camp prisoners. Without adequate water, food, or sanitary facilities, the prisoners suffered as they waited for the end of the war. Just days before Germany surrendered, the Cap Arcona was mistakenly bombed by the British Royal Air Force, and nearly all of the prisoners were killed in the last major tragedy of the Holocaust and one of history's worst maritime disasters. Although the British government sealed many documents pertaining to the ship's sinking, Robert P. Watson has unearthed forgotten records, conducted many interviews, and used over 100 sources, including diaries and oral histories, to expose this story. As a result, The Nazi Titanic is a riveting and astonishing account of an enigmatic ship that played a devastating role in World War II and the Holocaust.

Ocean Liners

Author : Karl R. Zimmermann
Publisher : Boyds Mills Press
ISBN 13 : 9781590785522
Total Pages : 60 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (855 download)

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Download or read book Ocean Liners written by Karl R. Zimmermann and published by Boyds Mills Press. This book was released on 2008 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ocean liners once sailed all the world's seas and played important roles in times of peace and war. Ships transported the rich and famous as well as millions of immigrants to new countries. Over time, airplanes changed the nature of travel and the role of the ocean liners. Today's cruise ships are dramatically different from the liners of old, bigger than ever, they are like small cities on the water.

Queen Mary 2

Author : John Maxtone-Graham
Publisher : Bulfinch Press
ISBN 13 : 0821228846
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (212 download)

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Download or read book Queen Mary 2 written by John Maxtone-Graham and published by Bulfinch Press. This book was released on 2004-04-28 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book documents the creation, from keel laying to christening, of one of the most ambitious passenger vessels of all time, Cunard Line's new flagship, the Queen Mary 2. The story of the Queen Mary 2 is told by noted maritime historian John Maxtone-Graham, whose engaging text takes us through the building of the ship and details its world-class amenities.

Great Passenger Ships 1950-1960

Author : William H. Miller
Publisher : History Press
ISBN 13 : 9780750963077
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (63 download)

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Download or read book Great Passenger Ships 1950-1960 written by William H. Miller and published by History Press. This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 1950s was a fascinating decade for the great liners. After the global devastation of two decades of war and Depression, shipyards were creating one new liner after another, it seemed, to rebuild and renew passenger ship services all over the world. There were the likes of the Kungsholm and Oslofjord from Scandinavia, the French Flandre and a succession of new liners from P&O-Orient, the Italian Line, Messageries Maritimes and many more. The new hopeful era of the 1950s was highlighted by such brilliant, headline-making ships as the speedy United States, breaking records on an unprecedented scale, the engines-aft Southern Cross and the mastless Orsova. Showcased beautifully by the stunning images and nostalgic outlook of prolific maritime historian William H. Miller, this book shines a well-earned spotlight on some of the world's most popular passenger liners.

The Last Atlantic Liners

Author : William H. Miller
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 222 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Last Atlantic Liners written by William H. Miller and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

A Shipyard at War

Author : Ian Johnston
Publisher : Seaforth Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1848323018
Total Pages : 333 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (483 download)

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Download or read book A Shipyard at War written by Ian Johnston and published by Seaforth Publishing. This book was released on 2014-11-19 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A treasury of photos illustrating the work of the famed British shipbuilders of World War I. Although best known for large liners and capital ships, between 1914 and 1920 the Clydebank shipyard of John Brown & Co. built a vast range of vessels—major warships down to destroyers and submarines, unusual designs like a seaplane carrier and submarine depot ship, and even a batch of war-standard merchant ships. This makes the yard a particularly good example of the wartime shipbuilding effort. Clydebank employed professional photographers to record the whole process of construction, using large plate cameras that produced pictures of stunning clarity and detail; but unlike most shipyard photography, Clydebank’s collection has survived, although relatively few of the images have ever been published. For this book, some two hundred of the most telling were carefully selected and scanned to the highest standards, depicting in unprecedented detail every aspect of the yard’s output, from the liner Aquitania in 1913 to the cruiser Enterprise, completed in 1920. Although ships are the main focus of the book, the photos also chronicle the impact of the war on working conditions in the yard—and the introduction of women in large numbers to the workforce. With lengthy and informative captions, and an authoritative introduction by Ian Johnston, this book is a vivid portrait of a lost industry at the height of its success.

A Very Strange Way to Go to War

Author : Andrew Vine
Publisher : Aurum Press
ISBN 13 : 9781781311844
Total Pages : 321 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (118 download)

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Download or read book A Very Strange Way to Go to War written by Andrew Vine and published by Aurum Press. This book was released on 2014 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vast and brilliant white, P&O's flagship the SS Canberra was a final salute to a bygone era of opulence even as she embarked on her maiden voyage, For a decade she carried passengers between Britain and Australia, a 90-day voyage of pampering and decadence. But in March 1982, Britain went to war to defend the Falkland Islands and the SS Canberra found herself, surreally, requisitioned as a troop ship to carry the Marines and Paratroops into battle. Against all odds she surived, playing a vital role as a hospital ship, At the end of the war she arrived back in Southampton to a heroes welcome, where she became fondly known as the Great White Whale. This is the extraordinary and, as yet, untold story of how the crew of a luxury ocean liner: waiters, cooks, nurses and cleaners, found themselves suddenly thrust onto the front line. A Very Strange Way to Go to War is a candid and captivating story, drawing from first hand accounts and previously unpublished archives, of the heroic courage of ordinary British men and women in the face of great adversity, at the outpost of empire.

Great Liners at War

Author : Stephen Harding
Publisher : Tempus Publishing, Limited
ISBN 13 : 9780752442310
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (423 download)

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Download or read book Great Liners at War written by Stephen Harding and published by Tempus Publishing, Limited. This book was released on 2007 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In two world wars, some of the largest and most magnificent passenger ships were commandeered by the military and converted to hospital ships, armed merchant cruisers or troopships. Some were converted into dummy battleships, pretending to be something they never could be.

The Hog Islanders

Author : Mark H. Goldberg
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Hog Islanders written by Mark H. Goldberg and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Great Liners Story

Author : William H. Miller
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 0752485709
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (524 download)

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Download or read book Great Liners Story written by William H. Miller and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2012-03-30 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This illustrated and colourful history charts the hey-day of the great liners, those grand and lavish vessels that cruised around the world carrying their glamorous passengers from port to port. Decorated to the highest of finishes, fitted out in the most luxurious of styles, these floating palaces epitomised their opulent age. Their iconic names, from Titanic to Mauretania, from Queen Elizabeth to QE2, conjure up visions of power, grace, elegance and nostalgia for this golden age of travel.Written by maritime and cruise liner expert William Miller, and accompanied by stunning photographs, artworks, Did You Know facts and quotations, The Great Liners Story is a must-have addition to any maritime library.

The Great War

Author : Herbert Wrigley Wilson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 576 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Great War written by Herbert Wrigley Wilson and published by . This book was released on 1916 with total page 576 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: