Great Passenger Ships 1910 -1920

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Beschreibung

It was an age of evolution, when size and speed were almost the ultimate considerations. Bigger was said to be better, and ship owners were not exempted from the prevailing mood, while the German four-stackers of 1897-06 and then Cunard's brilliant Mauretania & Lusitania of 1907 led the way to larger and grander liners. White Star Line countered by 1911 with the Olympic, her sister Titanic, and a near-sister, the Britannic. The French added the France while Cunard took delivery of the beloved Aquitania. But the Germans won out--they produced the 52,000-ton Imperator and a near-sister, the Vaterland, the last word in shipbuilding and engineering prior to World War I. They and their sister, the Bismarck, remained the biggest ships in the world until 1935. But other passenger ships appear in this decade--other Atlantic liners, but also ships serving on more diverse routes: Union Castle to Africa, P&O to India and beyond, the Empress liners on the trans-Pacific run. We look at a grand age of maritime creation, ocean-going superlative, but also sad destruction in the dark days of the First War. It was, in all ways, a fascinating period.

Über den Autor

William Miller has written 70 books on passenger ships and is an acknowledged world expert in his field. He has received the National Maritime History Award and the Silver Ribband Award, and he created the passenger ship database for the Ellis Island Immigration Museum. Along with appearing in numerous TV documentaries & news broadcasts, he has been a guest lecturer aboard approximately 75 different ships, including more than 100 voyages with the Cunard Line. He has sailed on more than 350 voyages on approximately 300 ships.

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2011
Genre:	Fahrzeuge , Importe
Produktart:	Nachschlagewerke
Rubrik:	Hobby & Freizeit
Thema:	Schiffe
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13:	9780752456638
ISBN-10:	0752456636
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Miller, William H
Hersteller:	History Press
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	229 x 254 x 8 mm
Von/Mit:	William H Miller
Erscheinungsdatum:	28.11.2011
Gewicht:	0,435 kg