There is no more famous ship in recent history than Queen Elizabeth 2. The flagship of the Cunard Line for most of her life, this legendary vessel wandered the world's oceans for almost forty years. "The QE2 Story" offers a concise history of this, the greatest ocean liner of our time, from her cons[...]
Since 1840, Cunard ships have been transiting the North Atlantic with speed, grace and elegance. These great ships helped to populate nations, served during both world wars and have transported millions of passengers, amongst them celebrities, politicians and royalty. Through tales of ships such as [...]
"Evolution of the Transatlantic Liner" follows the changing form of the transatlantic ocean liner from inception in the nineteenth century to the jet age of the 1960s. This book details the way a changing world, politics and technology led to the construction of ever larger, faster and grander ocean[...]