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The Olympic-Class Ships: Olympic, Titanic, Britannic (Revealing History)

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This book is my favorite of all time. I thought I knew everything there was to know about the Titanic and her sisters, but I was wrong. This book is amazingly plentiful with information. Makes for a great read.

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I've read a number of books about the Titanic and Britanic. This book places these two ships and the Olympic in their historical perspective. The Olympic served in WWI and even ended her career with grace. She was scrapped to provide jobs for an economically depressed region. I learned a lot about social norms for the period and about competion on the Atlantic runs. It was fact filled, but not boring. I would recommend it.

I was very impressed with the depth of research and writing that Mark Chirnside has done on the subject of the WSL ships. This book is a great addition to any library. There were many new facts and annecdotes about the Olympic, Britannic, and Titanic that I did not know. Perhaps the only quibble is that as solid as the text is regarding the Titanic sinking- the same old accounts were used. Necessary in some instances, but some other accounts that are used far less could have enhanced the chapter. The other thing is that the book deserves a better format. I would think that such a book deserves a larger format, giving the reader an easier time to examine the pictures and reading the text. Overall- the book succeeds in making the reader learn more about these ships.