It is one of the most comprehensive volumes ever compiled on the great early 20th Century liners. Within its 434 pages, the histories of nine different liners are given. The vessels considered are Cunard's Lusitania, Mauretania, and Aquitania, the White Star Line's Olympic, Titanic, and Britannic, and finally the Hamburg-Amerika Line's Imperator (later Cunard's Berengaria), Vaterland (later the U.S. Line's Leviathan) and Bismarck (later White Star's Majestic). The hardcover version is now available.*
2009 Version, 1st Edition
Book size: 8.5" x 11"
Casewrap hardcover
(softcover format to follow)
434 pages
730+ photographs
11 ship plans (non-foldout)
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So what’s new in the 2009 1st Edition of Atlantic Liners? The short answer is “everything.”
1) Text. The text contains an incredible amount of information, more than has ever been compiled in a single volume before. The narrative includes a number of previously little-known or unpublished accounts and quotations. Some errors which had crept into the earlier book were also ruthlessly eradicated. The research for the new volume turned up the fact that a number of dearly held “truths” about maritime history were little more than legends; information is revealed in this text that has never been published before. Each chapter has been thoroughly referenced with endnotes (hundreds of them, in total) to cite original source material; in some cases, the endnotes and footnotes provide extensive background information for the detail-lovers out there, but without needlessly cluttering up the primary text for those who wish to make a basic reading first.
Perhaps most exciting for many maritime enthusiasts, there are three very exciting chapters on the Olympic-class liners. Included in the Titanic chapter is a complete account of her complete life and sinking. While necessarily short enough to be a chapter rather than a complete book, the Titanic chapter reveals many rare facts connected with her history. This chapter, more than any other, required the most careful and thorough overhaul in order to bring it up to date with the latest groundbreaking research made in the last five years within the Titanic community; work on re-writing that chapter alone took the better part of a year.
I was very fortunate, within the last few years, to have made the friendly acquaintance of many of the most authoritative researchers on the great liners. I have thus been able to utilize their input and suggestions in making the text of the entire volume, particularly the Titanic chapter, as balanced and well thought-out as it could possibly be. There were occasions when oft-debated topics were touched on, and the pros and cons of each side were thoroughly investigated and researched in order to see what conclusions were best supported by cold, hard facts. Where conclusions were open to interpretation, I have tried my best – through footnotes and endnotes – to present the whole picture, or to give evidence as to why one conclusion was chosen over another.
2) Photographs. This book is stunningly illustrated -- with 434 pages, and over 730 photographs, it's easy to see just how full of illustrations the publication really is. Many of the photographs are from my own collection, but there have also been some very generous friends and contributors who have opened their collections to my perusal and use. This has allowed the inclusion of many rare or never-before-published images of the various Atlantic liners, and has created a fascinating balance between a “good read” and “visual interest.”
Atlantic Liners: A Trio of Trios (2009) Preview Samples
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3) Availability. The 2009 1st Edition of Atlantic Liners is available only in durable casewrap hardcover format. Copies are available through this site's virtual partner, TMB Studios. You may also use your Amazon account to order copies directly from the author through the links provided above. Additionally, the book is available directly from the publisher's online bookstore. Please note that the hardcover does not have an ISBN number, and will not be available through any retailers. Although Amazon.com has listed a softcover version of the book, and shows it as "no longer available," this is an error on the publisher's part that has not been corrected. There never has been a softcover version of the book, and there are no plans to release one, either.
4) Signed & Numbered Copies. I am making copies available in a signed and numbered limited-edition release. As this is a completely new 1st Edition book, and not just a new edition of the old book, the numbers will start at “1,” and will be limited to 500. (Note: Signed & Numbered Copies are no longer available.)
Maritime researcher and author Mark Chirnside has kindly penned an introduction for the book, which helps to “set the stage” for the rest of the volume very nicely. At this time, I have to take a minute to thank everyone who has lent a hand on the project (they know who they are)... their assistance has proved invaluable in producing an exciting text packed with valuable information and plenty of photographs.
