OLYMPIC TITANIC BRITANNIC: AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF THE ‘OLYMPIC’ CLASS SHIPS
PUBLICATION DETAILS
Chirnside, Mark. Olympic Titanic Britannic: An Illustrated History of the ‘Olympic’ Class Ships. The History Press; January 31st 2012. 168 pages.
Reprinted: March 2012.
Purchasing Information: ready to purchase? Click here.
PUBLISHER’S TEXT AND PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
At the beginning of the twentieth century, competition between the North Atlantic shipping lines was fierce. While Britain responded to the commercial threat posed by the growing German merchant marine, there was also rivalry between the great Cunard Line and its chief competitor, the White Star Line. Against this backdrop Olympic, Titanic and Britannic were conceived. Designed for passenger comfort, they were intended to provide luxurious surroundings and safe, reliable service rather than record-breaking speed. In the end, fate decreed that only Olympic would ever complete a single commercial voyage and she went on to serve for a quarter of a century in peace and war. Titanic’s name would become infamous after she sank on her maiden voyage. The third sister, Britannic, saw a brief and commendable career as a hospital ship during the First World War, sinking in the Aegean Sea in 1916.
Here Mark Chirnside tells the sister ships’ stories by way of previously unseen pictures, passenger diaries and deck plans. With a focus on the human histories of those who travelled and worked on the ships, this beautifully illustrated book details Olympic’s successful career and the premature ends of her two unfortunate sisters.
REVIEWS
‘Mark Chirnside is now widely recognised for his thorough, in-depth and highly researched books on the great Atlantic liners. His latest offering is, basically, an illustrated companion to his current book The ‘Olympic’ Class Ships: Olympic, Titanic, Britannic. Although profusely illustrated and covering the sisters, Titanic is featured, but only in brief with the more concentration on her two sisters and the author does highlight this at the very start of the book. The book in general is a wonderful voyage through the history of the ‘Olympic’ class liners, from their birth to end of career. The book features a generous amount of previously unpublished images and with the captions continuing the story, the book not only flows nicely with its layout, but is a pleasure to read and admire the black & white and colour images.’ – Jonathan Smith. March 5th 2012. Amazon.co.uk
‘Mark Chirnside has written a beautifully illustrated history for WSL's big three. The text is full of wonderful anecdotes and new facts which will keep the reader interested from the first page to the last. Definitely a valuable addition to any ship enthusiast and researcher’s library.’ – Michael Poirier. March 12th 2012. Amazon.co.uk
Readers with any documented corrections are invited to contact Mark in the hope that mistakes can be rectified in any future editions.
PURCHASE
Payment can be made online using the safe and secure Paypal payment system, activated using the button below. (If your country is not in one of the categories listed, please feel free to e-mail Mark. He will seek to obtain an estimate for postage costs so that you will have the total payment before deciding whether to proceed. If you are buying more than one book for the same address, please contact Mark as well because postage and packing costs may be reduced.)
Mark can be contacted as below:
Home
