The Lusitania

The Lusitania PDF Author: Patrick O'Sullivan
Publisher: Sheridan House, Inc.
ISBN: 9781574090949
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 212

Book Description
The sinking of the Lusitania is one of the most famous naval disasters in history.

Lusitania: An Illustrated Biography (Volume One)

Lusitania: An Illustrated Biography (Volume One) PDF Author: J. Kent Layton
Publisher: History Press
ISBN: 9781803995236
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Before Titanic, there was Lusitania... This unprecedented two-volume set will bring Lusitania's history to life as never before

RMS Lusitania - A History in Picture Postcards

RMS Lusitania - A History in Picture Postcards PDF Author: Eric Sauder
Publisher: History PressLtd
ISBN: 9780750962803
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 128

Book Description
Lusitania was an engineering marvel, at one time the largest, fastest and most opulent vessel in the world. When she was sunk by a German submarine on 7 May 1915, with the loss of about 1,200 lives, it sent shockwaves around the world. The iconic passenger liner immediately became a weapon in the Allied propaganda war, helping to shift American public opinion against Germany and influencing the USA's eventual entry into the First World War. Her many achievements and successes were largely forgotten. This volume tells Lusitania's story from construction to the aftermath of her sinking in remarkable contemporary postcards.

Transatlantic Liners

Transatlantic Liners PDF Author: J. Kent Layton
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1782000984
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 115

Book Description
Since the end of the nineteenth century there has been a stunning succession of transatlantic liners, from the White Star Line's Oceanic of 1899 to the Cunard Line's Queen Mary 2 of 2004. These floating palaces often contained luxurious staterooms, ballrooms and lounges for the rich, and noticeably more modest and basic accommodation for poorer travellers. Their designs and powerplants were often cutting-edge as each competed to be the largest, most luxurious and fastest ship on the Atlantic. As the tides of passenger demand rose and fell through the years and the world plunged twice into global conflict, these ships had to adapt to survive. Many of these vessels – including Mauretania, Olympic, the first Queen Mary and France – had long and glorious careers; others – Titanic, Lusitania and Normandie among them – suffered tragic endings. J. Kent Layton describes the heyday of the superliners and explains what life was like for passengers, both rich and poor.

The Unseen Aquitania

The Unseen Aquitania PDF Author: J. Kent Layton
Publisher: History Press
ISBN: 9780750967358
Category : Ocean liners
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
RMS Aquitania was in service for decades, and was very much beloved. The third in Cunard Line's "grand trio" of express liners, running mate of the lost Lusitania and the legendary Mauretania (1907), Aquitania was the last surviving four-funnelled ocean liner. Aquitania was pressed into service during both world wars and was one of the longest serving passenger liners of the 20th century. She was also one of the most elegant, nicknamed the "ship beautiful." This book offers the most evocative and exciting collection of imagery relating to this historic vessel ever shown.

Conspiracies at Sea

Conspiracies at Sea PDF Author: J. Kent Layton
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 144565394X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 554

Book Description
Ocean liner expert J. Kent Layton examines and debunks some of the conspiracies surrounding two of the great maritime disasters of the twentieth century.

The Unseen Olympic

The Unseen Olympic PDF Author: Patrick Mylon
Publisher: History Press
ISBN: 9780750982672
Category : Ocean liners
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
RMS Olympic was created during a period of intense competition between the north Atlantic shipping lines. Sister to the ill-fated Titanic and Britannic, Olympic encompassed all the qualities the line was striving for in size, opulence and luxury. Although sometimes overshadowed in the public consciousness by her two sisters, given their unfortunate fates, she enjoyed a lengthy and distinguished career that they did not, including time spent as a troopship in the First World War. She served as one of the White Star Line's leading vessels from 1911 to 1935, when she was finally scrapped. Packed with stunning postcards and photographs from author Patrick Mylon's unrivalled collection, this sumptuous book is the definitive 'unseen' history of this grand ocean liner.

The Lusitania Sinking

The Lusitania Sinking PDF Author: Anthony Richards
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781784383022
Category : HISTORY
Languages : en
Pages :

Book Description

Exploring the Lusitania

Exploring the Lusitania PDF Author: Robert D. Ballard
Publisher: New York : Warner Books
ISBN: 9780446518512
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 227

Book Description
Explores the controversies surrounding the sinking of the cruise ship in 1915

The Unseen Britannic

The Unseen Britannic PDF Author: Simon Mills
Publisher: History Press (SC)
ISBN: 9780752497716
Category : Hospital ships
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
As the third and largest sister of the famous Olympic-class trio, Britannic is often and unjustly overlooked in comparison to Olympic and Titanic. Launched on the eve of war in February 1914, Britannic would never see service on the White Star Line's express service on the North Atlantic mail run for which she was built. After being requisitioned by the Admiralty in November 1915 His Majesty's Hospital Ship Britannic instead became indispensible to the thousands of injured and sick troops that needed transporting back to Britain from the Mediterranean theatre of war. However, as was the fate of many liners during the conflict, her life was cut tragically short when she was suddenly wracked by a mysterious explosion on 21 November 1916 and sank in less than an hour - three times faster than her sister ship Titanic, and yet thanks to the improvements in safety heralded by the tragedy of her sister 1,032 of 1,062 on board survived.Here Simon Mills brings together previously unseen material, including stunning colour images of Britannic's wreck in the Aegean Sea, and this poignant story to tell a tale of heroism in the First World War, of an oftoverlooked but key ship to British maritime history and of the unique future that the wreck might still one day enjoy.
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