The Union-Castle Line: Sailing Like Clockwork - Rilegato

Roussel, Mike; Warwick, Sam

 
9780750962919: The Union-Castle Line: Sailing Like Clockwork
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ISBN 10: 0750962917 ISBN 13: 9780750962919
Casa editrice: History Pr Ltd, 2015

Sinossi

This book charts the history of the British shipping company, the Union-Castle Line. Carrying mail, passengers and cargo between the UK and South Africa, the line began in the middle of the 19th century and ran until its demise in 1977, a victim of emerging competition from jet aircraft, increasing fuel costs and containerization of cargo. This volume investigates the requisition and use of the company vessels for military transportation, identifying the war losses in both World Wars, and includes a review of Union-Castle shipwrecks and some examples of wrecks that have been dived. There are also in-depth and personal accounts of life when in port and on board from dockers, passengers, crew and employees.

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Informazioni sull?autore

Mike Roussel is the author of Spitfire’s Forgotten Designer. Sam Warwick’s grandfather was first master of QE2, and his father was a master of QE2 and first master of QM2. He has runs www.qe2.org.uk. They are the coauthors of Shipwrecks of the Cunard Line.

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Editore
History Pr Ltd
Data di pubblicazione
2015
Lingua
Inglese
ISBN 10 
0750962917
ISBN 13 
9780750962919
Rilegatura
Copertina rigida
Numero edizione
1
Numero di pagine
191
Contatto del produttore
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Persona responsabile
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