The fascinating story of a Cunard vessel that became the last German flagship, adored by France, and popular around the world
TS Bremen was one of the most popular liners operating across the Atlantic. Built for the French as the SSPasteur, she made a dramatic escape in 1940 carrying 200 tons of French gold bullion reserves to Halifax, Nova Scotia. Requisitioned by the British under Cunard, she became a hospital troopship, carrying 300,000 Allied troops around the world, with a major role in supplying the Battle of El Alamein. Charles de Gaulle claimed that thePasteur’s contribution "significantly helped bring . . . Hitler to his ultimate end." Post-war she remained in French military service until 1956, conveying French troops to Vietnam, Algeria, and the Suez Crisis. Following lay-up, she was sold to the North German Lloyd Line as their final flagship, refitted and renamed Bremen. The sale sparked violent protests in France, but she was now the pride of the German nation and began her next career. The book contains many previously unpublished images, including spectacular color views of the liner in transatlantic cruising service and her dramatic sinking on her final voyage for demolition in Taiwan in 1974.
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Andrew Britton is a retired teacher and a lifelong shipping enthusiast and collector with a vast body of photographs and ephemera. Also an avid steam railway enthusiast, he is a part-owner of eight British steam locomotives that operate on heritage railways. He has previously written Classic Liners: SS United States, RMS Queen Mary,RMS Queen Elizabeth, and Waterloo to Weymouth.
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Descrizione libro Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. In the post-war era, TS Bremen was one of the most popular liners operating across the Atlantic a but she had a remarkable wartime history.Built for the French as the SS Pasteur, in 1940 she made a dramatic escape in the face of invasion, carrying 200 tons of French gold bullion reserves to Halifax, Nova Scotia. Requisitioned by the British, she became a hospital troopship and played a major support role in the Battle of El Alamein. Indeed, Charles de Gaulle claimed that Pasteuras contribution asignificantly helped bring . . . Hitler to his ultimate enda. Her sale in 1956 to North German Lloyd Line as their final flagship a refitted and renamed Bremen a sparked protest in France, but Bremen sailed on unperturbed, now the pride of the German nation.Though she had been celebrated as one of the safest liners ever built, Filipinas Saudi 1, as she was then known, sank in 1980 in the Indian Ocean. It was a sad ending to a life filled with glamour, excitement and danger. Here Andrew Britton tells the story of this distinguished and much-loved vessel in intimate and colourful detail. In the post-war era, TS Bremen was one of the most popular liners operating across the Atlantic but she had a remarkable wartime history. Her sale in 1956 to North German Lloyd Line as their final flagship refitted and renamed Bremen sparked protest in France, but Bremen sailed on unperturbed, now the pride of the German nation. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Codice articolo 9780750961011
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