THE TRUE TRANSATLANTIC SUPER-LINERS

At a time before budget air travel when the ocean liner ruled the seas the demand for speed regularity and luxury on the transatlantic route launched a glorious era of ocean super liners They truly were spectacular design icons stylish elegant and massive in size but beautiful to behold They stirred the imagination their achievements and exploits were legendary and they were unique both as a group and individually each having a distinctive character and look of its own Unquestionably they were veritable floating cities the like of which had never been seen before and with a solitary exception have not been seen since Only thirteen ships were entitled to the super liner accolade Imperator later Berengaria Vaterland later Leviathan Bismarck later Majestic Bremen Europa later Liberté Rex Normandie Queen Mary Queen Elizabeth United States France later Norway Queen Elizabeth 2 and Queen Mary 2 In The True Transatlantic Super liners maritime authors David L Williams and Richard P de Kerbrech tell each ship s equally singular story in fascinating detail and supplement the tales with stunning photographs of a bygone era