L'Atlantique: Queen of the South Atlantic
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| Rating | : | 4.96 (973 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0752428373 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 120 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-05-24 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
L'Atlantique, a luxury liner, was launched in 1931, and by 1933 the vessel had caught fire in the English Channel and was scrapped. This is the story of this ill-fated ship, told in detail and with many previously unpublished photographs.
Brilliant story of a liner's brief career David Banshee I can't say enough good things about this book. Not much has been written about the tragically short career of L'Atlantique, but Les Streater does a stunning job of pulling it all together. I had only seen 3 or 4 of the pictures he features - you can't believe the quality. After an introduction focusing on the beginnings of her owners, Les writes of how L'Atlantique came to be. I was left wondering what could have been for this . Scott D. baus said magnificent book. Here was a liner that was the style forerunner to the Normandie and i knew nothing about it.this wonderful book brought it to life vividly.i would buy anything from the author.it was meticulously put together,not just thrown together to just put something out.marine authors take note of how it should be done.. Disappointing OK: so I admit to you - I'm a sucker for these kinds of books. Odd studies of interesting liners promising pictures I have never seen before make me want to plunk down 30 bucks. But again and again, I am disappointed. Why? Because these works are essentially amateur publishing efforts. The text is well researched, no doubt; the prose passable (though the back cover contains the dreadful first line "Always an unlucky company, Com