Classic Liners Ile de France and Liberte: France's Premier Post-War Liners
William H. Miller
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Description for Classic Liners Ile de France and Liberte: France's Premier Post-War Liners
Paperback. Num Pages: 96 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; HBTM; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 218 x 7. Weight in Grams: 430.
This beautifully illustrated history portrays two of the French fleet’s most glamorous liners in their post-war heyday. Île de France was a ship with unique style and character, restored and re-launched in 1949 after wartime service as a troopship. Liberté was built as the German Europa in 1930, but was ceded to France in 1946 and restyled in French Line luxury. The ships were famed for their service and on-board ambience, but most of all for being the ‘best-fed liners on the Atlantic’. Each ended their days on the silver screen, Île de France as a prop in The Last ... Read more
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Publisher
The History Press
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
96
Place of Publication
Stroud, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780752474861
SKU
V9780752474861
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Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
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99-5
About William H. Miller
William H. Miller has written over 100 books on maritime history and is widely known as Mr Ocean Liner. He spends as much time as he can on cruise liners, gives many talks, edits and regularly sends out his respected Millergram (Ocean Liner News). When not at sea, he lives in New Jersey.
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