Great French Passenger Ships

Book excerpt: France produced some of the finest, most luxurious, best decorated passenger ships of the twentieth century. Beginning in 1912 with the four-funnel France, this title covers the grand transatlantic liners of the French Line, the CGT, including the famous Ile de France, Normandie and Liberte. Also included are the lesser passenger ships of the French Line. In addition, focus is also given to Compagnie de Navigation Sud-Atlantique, Transports Maritimes and Chargeurs Reunis operating important South American routes and to Messageries Maritimes operating in Africa, the east and south Pacific. Packed full of nostalgic reminiscence of great ship days gone by, overall the book explores great liners, mail boats to Africa and colonial steamers to Saigon, presenting many previously unpublished images alongside insightful text and anecdotes.