{"product_id":"9781803993706-ships-of-splendour","title":"Ships of Splendour","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePassenger Liners in Colour\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCelebrating passenger ships in colour, large and small, from the 1940s onwards\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe great passenger liners of the twentieth century make for iconic images of maritime history and design. \u003cem\u003eShips of Splendour\u003c\/em\u003e presents the development of passenger ships across the twentieth century, from the 1920s, through the 1940s, and the heyday of the 1950s and ’60s, until the onset of the jet age.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe fleet includes famous passenger ships, such as the great Cunarders; titans of the North Atlantic, like the \u003cem\u003eUnited States\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eFrance\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eMichelangelo\u003c\/em\u003e and other icons, including the \u003cem\u003eSouthern Cross\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eWindsor Castle\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eCanberra\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eOriana\u003c\/em\u003e. Homage is also paid to the smaller liners, which were just as important in shaping the history of modern seafaring – ships such as the \u003cem\u003eAureol\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBatory\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eGuglielmo Marconi\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eHanseatic\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eQueen of Bermuda\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eWillem Ruys\u003c\/em\u003e. Replete with notes, facts and anecdotes about these ships, the history of the passenger liner is broken down ship-by-ship and decade-by-decade. These ships return to the high seas once again in superb detail and vibrant colour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40882393186401,"sku":"9781803993706","price":17.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_30144093.jpg?v=1726732302","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781803993706-ships-of-splendour","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}