The Unseen Olympic
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The Unseen Olympic
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Author : Patrick Mylon
language : en
Publisher: History Press
Release Date : 2017-09
The Unseen Olympic written by Patrick Mylon and has been published by History Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-09 with Ocean liners categories.
RMS Olympic was created during a period of intense competition between the north Atlantic shipping lines. Sister to the ill-fated Titanic and Britannic, Olympic encompassed all the qualities the line was striving for in size, opulence and luxury. Although sometimes overshadowed in the public consciousness by her two sisters, given their unfortunate fates, she enjoyed a lengthy and distinguished career that they did not, including time spent as a troopship in the First World War. She served as one of the White Star Line's leading vessels from 1911 to 1935, when she was finally scrapped. Packed with stunning postcards and photographs from author Patrick Mylon's unrivalled collection, this sumptuous book is the definitive 'unseen' history of this grand ocean liner.
The Unseen Britannic
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Author : Simon Mills
language : en
Publisher: History Press
Release Date : 2020-04
The Unseen Britannic written by Simon Mills and has been published by History Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-04 with Naval history categories.
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Rms Olympic
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Author : Mark Chirnside
language : en
Publisher: The History Press
Release Date : 2015-09-07
Rms Olympic written by Mark Chirnside and has been published by The History Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-09-07 with Transportation categories.
Launched as the pride of British shipbuilding and the largest vessel in the world, Olympic was more than 40 per cent larger than her nearest rivals: almost 900ft long and the first ship to exceed 40,000 tons. She was built for comfort rather than speed and equipped with an array of facilities, including Turkish and electric baths (one of the first ships to have them), a swimming pool, gymnasium, squash court, á la carte restaurant, large first-class staterooms and plush public rooms. Surviving from 1911 until 1935, she was a firm favourite with the travelling public – carrying hundreds of thousands of fare-paying passengers – and retained a style and opulence even into her twilight years. During the First World War, she carried more troops than any other comparable steamship and was the only passenger liner ever to sink an enemy submarine by ramming it. Overshadowed frequently by her sister ships Titanic and Britannic, Olympic's history deserves more attention than it has received. She was evolutionary in design rather than revolutionary, but marked an ambition for the White Star Line to dominate the North Atlantic express route. Rivals immediately began trying to match her in size and luxury. The optimism that led to her conception was rewarded, whereas her doomed sisters never fulfilled their creators' dreams. This revised and expanded edition of the critically acclaimed RMS Olympic: Titanic's Sister uses new images and further original research to tell the story of this remarkable ship 80 years after her career ended.
Discovering The Unseen
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Author : Kelechi Ify
language : en
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Release Date : 2014-02-13
Discovering The Unseen written by Kelechi Ify and has been published by Xlibris Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-02-13 with Self-Help categories.
Kelechi Ify is a unique, gifted and anointed Worship leader and a book writer. He is a passionate true worshipper from the heart and a highly gifted guitarist. His life and ministry has touched many people and has inspired a lot of worshippers around the World. His capsules has changed lives and brought hope to many homes. He has worked with many Men of God and worship leaders within the UK and beyond. Kelechi Ify has ministered at different events, in different churches and across many cities. He has a fresh revelation of creativity and encouragement to many people across the world. He has released albums and authored a book Becoming a Celebrity and He also trains and mentors Music leaders and instrumentalists.
Olympic Titanic Britannic
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Author : Mark Chirnside
language : en
Publisher: History Press
Release Date : 2014
Olympic Titanic Britannic written by Mark Chirnside and has been published by History Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014 with History categories.
A pictorial celebration of the world-famous sister ships: the Olympic-class liners A maritime expert tells the story of the sister ships using previously unseen pictures, passenger diaries, and deck plans, illustrating Olympic's successful career; the premature ends of her two unfortunate sisters; and the experiences of those onboard. Designed for passenger comfort, they were intended to provide luxurious surroundings and safe, reliable transport rather than record-breaking speed. Ironically, fate decreed that only Olympic would ever complete a single commercial voyage and she went on to serve for a quarter of a century in peace and war. Titanic's name would become infamous after she sank on her maiden voyage. The third sister, Britannic, saw a brief and commendable career as a hospital ship during World War I, sinking in the Aegean Sea in 1916.
The Unseen Britannic
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Author : Simon Mills
language : en
Publisher: History Press (SC)
Release Date : 2014
The Unseen Britannic written by Simon Mills and has been published by History Press (SC) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014 with Hospital ships categories.
As the third and largest sister of the famous Olympic-class trio, Britannic is often and unjustly overlooked in comparison to Olympic and Titanic. Launched on the eve of war in February 1914, Britannic would never see service on the White Star Line's express service on the North Atlantic mail run for which she was built. After being requisitioned by the Admiralty in November 1915 His Majesty's Hospital Ship Britannic instead became indispensible to the thousands of injured and sick troops that needed transporting back to Britain from the Mediterranean theatre of war. However, as was the fate of many liners during the conflict, her life was cut tragically short when she was suddenly wracked by a mysterious explosion on 21 November 1916 and sank in less than an hour - three times faster than her sister ship Titanic, and yet thanks to the improvements in safety heralded by the tragedy of her sister 1,032 of 1,062 on board survived.Here Simon Mills brings together previously unseen material, including stunning colour images of Britannic's wreck in the Aegean Sea, and this poignant story to tell a tale of heroism in the First World War, of an oftoverlooked but key ship to British maritime history and of the unique future that the wreck might still one day enjoy.
The Olympics
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Author : Noah Berlatsky
language : en
Publisher: Greenhaven Publishing LLC
Release Date : 2016-01-27
The Olympics written by Noah Berlatsky and has been published by Greenhaven Publishing LLC this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-01-27 with Young Adult Nonfiction categories.
This edition explores issues related to the Olympics. It covers benefits and harms from hosting the Olympics. It examines the issues of drugs and doping in the Olympics. Readers will learn about often unseen sides to the massive event, including the environmental, political, and sex trafficking issues as they relate to the Olympics.
The 1940 Tokyo Games The Missing Olympics
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Author : Sandra Collins
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2014-01-21
The 1940 Tokyo Games The Missing Olympics written by Sandra Collins and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-01-21 with Sports & Recreation categories.
By representing their experience of modernity as different from the West in their respective Olympic Games, Asian nations reveal much about the ambitions and anxieties of being an Asian host in the continuing western Olympic hegemony. This original work explores the encounter between ‘the East and the West’ by analyzing the deliberate self-presentational cultural diplomacy historically required of Asian Olympic hosts. Exploring the relationship between Modern Asia and the Olympic Games, it focuses on the forgotten history of the 1940 Tokyo Olympics to reveal the complex and fascinating encounter between Japan and the world in the 1930s. The book is the first full account of this encounter and draws substantially on Japanese sources hitherto unknown in the English-speaking world. It argues that this encounter sets the scene and the tone for later Asian involvement in the Olympic Movement. It includes chapters on: Imperial Commemoration and Diplomacy the Japanese Fascist Olympics the Event, Japanese Style the Spectre of 1940 in Later Asian Olympics. This work fills a gap in the literature, and provides an original addition to the history of Japanese culture, Asian cultures and the Olympic Movement. This book is a special issue of The International Journal of the History of Sport.
The Nolympics
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Author : Nicholas Lezard
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2012-09-13
The Nolympics written by Nicholas Lezard and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-09-13 with Sports & Recreation categories.
Nicholas Lezard loved London. Then the London 2012 Olympics came along ... Suddenly his beloved city was invaded by über-people in branded sportswear who had contorted their bodies into odd shapes in order to run a bit faster, or throw things a bit further. Not to mention armies of reptilian brand-managers, chancers and corporate cheerleaders all wanting to cash in, as a blameless piece of the East End was turned (at tear-inducing cost) into one huge folly. In The Nolympics Nicholas Lezard gives us the perfect antidote to Olympics fever with a hilarious blow-by-blow account of how he survived its highs and lows, triumphs and soul-destroying boredom. It is a book for anyone who would rather sit in the dark watching TV than ever wave a flag, who was last to be picked for PE, or who just feels that somewhere along the way the Spirit of the Games was smothered by wads of money. It is the only Olympic souvenir you'll ever need.
The Upstate New York Olympics
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Author : Brian Wallace
language : en
Publisher: SUNY Press
Release Date : 2011-05-01
The Upstate New York Olympics written by Brian Wallace and has been published by SUNY Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-05-01 with Photography categories.
Offers an ironic, upstate New York take on the Olympics, performance, and the risks and rewards of the creative life. This exhibition catalog documents the series of video and installation works by Tim Davis entitled The Upstate New York Olympics. Combining the artists ongoing interests in performance, photography, sculpture, and poetry, and by turns uncanny, bold, ridiculous, illegal, and downright dangerous, Daviss events (including Flag Pole Grapple, Lawn Jockey Leapfrog, and Stream Luge) both document and at the same time powerfully comment on the artists concerns with the fundamentals of performance art, personal expression, regionalism, and the risks and rewards of the creative life.