The Unseen Olympic: The Ship in Rare Illustrations
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| Rating | : | 4.61 (942 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0752466267 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 128 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-01-30 |
| Language | : | English |
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. About the AuthorPatrick Mylon is a member of various societies connected with the Titanic and the White Star Line. He is the author of The White Star Collection
"A Decent Foray into the RMS Olympic" according to X. Ethan Smith. Although a good quality printing and binding, the overall content can easily be found elsewhere. Most of the images are not actually all that "rare," and far too much space is given over to photos of other ships. I would say this is a good book if you're starting your Olympic-class or general ocean liner collection but all-in-all I feel Brian Hawley's "RMS Olympic" has a far wider array or rare images of Ol. The Unseen Olympic: The Ship in Rare Illustrations All-in-all this book contains a wealth of illustrations of the "Olympic" - as to how "Rare" they are - I'm in doubt - but I'm an old fart and have been studying the Olympic-class liners for a period of 60 years - you have to get up pretty early in the morning to get something by me. But, the nice thing about his book is that it has all these photos of the ship in one book - hence, you don't have to go thumb. Slightly disappointing Marc_Florian My expectations were high. Layout and ratio of text to pictures was well chosen. The content, however, was mostly familiar stuff, both in the accompanying text as well as in the pictures. The best of the more interesting photographs was right on the cover. Many of the pictures in this book were not that rare at all but had been exhaustively printed and re-printed in a wide range of publications before. A sl
Patrick Mylon is a member of various societies connected with the Titanic and the White Star Line. . He is the author of The White Star Collection
Moreover, she was the only sister to enjoy a lengthy and distinguished career, including time spent as a troopship in World War I. This illustrated history is packed with stunning postcards, images, and memorabilia from author Patrick Mylon's unrivaled collection. She served as the White Star flagship from 1911 to 1935, after which she was finally scrapped. With insightful little-known facts and stunning unpublished photographs and memorabilia, the "old reliable" White Star liner Olympic is revealed here as never beforeRMS Olympic was created during a period of intense competition between the north Atlantic shipping lines. This sumptuous book presents the definitive "unseen" history of this grand ocean liner.. The lead ship from the White Star Line, sister to the ill-fated Titanic and Britannic, Olympic encompassed all the qualities the line was striving for in size, opulence, and luxury