Picture History of German and Dutch Passenger Ships

by Miller, William H., Jr.

• ISBN13: 9780486420639
• ISBN10: 0486420639
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-10-22
• Publisher: Dover Publications

Summary

Superbly illustrated volume documents long line of great ships from "floating palaces" such as theImperator(1913) and theVaterland(1914) to such luxurious cruise ships as theStatendam(1957),Hamburg(1969), the remodeledBremen(1990), and the newDeutschland(1998). 178 rare illustrations offer views of ships at sea and in ports.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. vi
Foreword	p. vii
Photo Credits	p. viii
Introduction	p. ix
The 1920s: Revival and Renewal	p. 1
The 1930s: Economics, Politics and the Eve of War	p. 22
The 1940s: War, Destruction and Decline	p. 63
The 1950s: Rebirth and Rebuilding	p. 70
The 1960s: A Shift in Trades	p. 95
The Modern Age of Cruising	p. 100
Bibliography	p. 116
Index of Ships	p. 117
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