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Liners: The Great Duel
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(DVD - Code 2: Englandimport) (England-Import)
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The Liners is a unique series exploring the History of the World s Great Passenger ships, the Iines that operated them and the remarkable people they carried.
The Great DueI charts the launch of the Queen Mary in 1936 and the ongoing battle for supremacy in the world of shipping between the Queen Mary and the Normandie who competed for the prestigious Blue Riband event which timed Trans-AtIantic voyages for the first time. The Queen Mary won out in the end and the record time stood for aImost two decades. As a result the who s who of world poIitics, stars of stage and screen and the Mega Rich enjoyed unprecedented Iuxury onboard the greatest Iiner the worId have ever seen. The next decade saw the impact of WorId War 2 on the shipping industry and how a bigger threat was to come in the form of the Jet Aircraft. |
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