Great Liners at War: Military Adventures of the World's Largest and Most Famous Passenger Ships
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| Rating | : | 4.89 (595 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0760303460 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 160 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Passenger ships played a huge role in World War II in particular; it is estimated that the huge troop-carrying capacity of the QueenMary and QueenElizabeth shortened the war by at least a year. This is a captivating look at the civilian-made liners that served in conflicts ranging from World War I up through more recent conflicts such as the Falkland Islands and the enormous contributions they have made to the armed services.. During the past century, some of the most magnificent passenger ships ever built were commandeered by the military and converted to floating hospitals, armed merchant cruisers, dummy battleships, or troop transports. Several of the world’s largest shipwrecks occurred when liners were sunk in wartime, from the Titanic’s sister ship Britannicsunk in 1916 when she hit a mineto Canadian Pacific’s Empress of Britain, which was attacked and sunk by a U-boat in 1940
Rare insights on a little known subject. This well written, and well illustrated book is one of the few to cover the wartime efforts of passenger liners during the 19th and 20th centuries. Back in a time when troops, just like everyone else in the world, had to travel between the continents by sea; passenger ships were the obvious choice for moving them in big numbers quickly and efficently. Some of the greatest liners of all time served as troopships or hospital ships in wartime. Nine of history's very best, are covere. GREAT This book was truly great. The value is in the pictures, many rare which are being published for the first time. You see great ships like the Mauretania and Aquitania in dazzle paint, or the Queen Mary after the Curacoa incident. The facts are a little off in some parts, but overall is excellent,
About the AuthorStephen Harding is a journalist and a maritime history expert.
Stephen Harding is a journalist and a maritime history expert.