Famous Ocean Liners: The Story of Passenger Shipping, from the Turn of the Century to the Present Day
- ISBN-10
- 0850598761
- ISBN-13
- 9780850598766
- Category
- Transportation / Ships & Shipbuilding / General
- Pages
- 136
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1987
- Publisher
- P. Stephens
- Author
- William H. Miller
Description
Looks at the history of ocean liners, tells the stories of individual ships, and describes the impact of two world wars on liner service
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