TY  - BOOK
AU  - Miller,William H.
TI  - Great passenger ships 1950-1960
SN  - 9780750963077
PY  - 2016///
CY  - Stroud, Gloucestershire
PB  - The History Press
KW  - Passenger ships
KW  - History
KW  - 20th century
KW  - Ocean liners
N1  - Includes bibliographical references
N2  - 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
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