Liberty: The Ships That Won the War (Hardcover)

by Peter Elphick (Author)

5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)

Available from these sellers.

4 used from �47.34

Other Editions:	RRP:	Our Price:	Other Offers:
Paperback			5 used & new from �17.54

12 Days of Christmas Sale in Books
Get up to 65% off some of our top titles. Shop now

› See more product promotions

Special Offers and Product Promotions

Illuminate your book with the innovative Philips LED reading light--exclusive to Amazon.co.uk. Shop now.

Customers Viewing This Page May Be Interested in These Sponsored Links

(What is this?)

Liberty of the Seas opens new browser window

www.RoyalCaribbean.co.uk/Liberty - Book Top Class Cruises Online Now On Board Liberty of the Seas!

Images of war opens new browser window

www.jacar.go.jp - Free access to historical data Millions of documents and images

Battle 360 at HISTORY™ opens new browser window

History.co.uk - Watch Exclusive Video Clips of Battle 360 Online at HISTORY™.

Product details

Hardcover: 512 pages
Publisher: Naval Institute Press (Aug 2001)
Language English
ISBN-10: 1557505357
ISBN-13: 978-1557505354
Product Dimensions: 24.1 x 16.3 x 4.5 cm

Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)

Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 3,337,710 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?

Inside This Book (Learn More)

Browse Sample Pages
Front Cover | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover

Tag this product

(What's this?)

Think of a tag as a keyword or label you consider is strongly related to this product.
Tags will help all customers organize and find favorite items.

Customer Reviews

1 Review

5 star:		(1)
4 star:		(0)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(0)

Average Customer Review

5.0 out of 5 stars (1 customer review)

Share your thoughts with other customers:

Create your own review

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A much-needed history of a vital type of ship., 12 Jul 2004

By	Ned Middleton (British professional underwater photo-journalist & author) - See all my reviews (TOP 100 REVIEWER)

In the UK, most scuba divers know of the Liberty Ship "James Eagan Layne" which sank in Whitesand Bay near Plymouth on 21 March 1945 after having been torpedoed by U-1195. Whilst most people are able to recognise a tanker or vehicle ferry, however, for many the term Liberty Ship means nothing at all. Well not any more. This is a excellent book written by a Master Mariner with considerable experience of ships and the sea who has produced a first class piece of work of equal interest to amateur and professional ship historians alike.

Liberty Ships were made in the USA during World War Two from prefabricated sections and I was fascinated to learn that the record for building one of these ships was just 4 days. The many shipyards involved combined to provide the Allied Forces with the most positive response to the high rate of shipping losses sustained through enemy action.

Measuring 9�" x 6�", "Liberty - The ships that Won the War" comprises over 500 pages of mostly text but with a good selection of 26 historic photographs and a most informative exploded-view of how the prefabricated Liberty Ship was designed and built. Everything and anything you ever wanted to know about this type of ship from conception to watery grave or scrap-yard is here.

It was also most interesting to note that the shipbuilding firm of J. L. Thompson of Sunderland provided 3 prototype vessels from which the Liberty Ship eventually evolved. This is the company which also built the Thistlegorm and it is most interesting to see the resemblance between that particular ship and those early prototypes. Altogether, excellent reference material.

Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)

Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review

› See all customer reviews...

.jsOffDisplayBlock { display: block; } .jsOffDisplayInline { display: inline; } .jsOffVisibility { visibility: visible; } .jsOnDisplayBlock { display: none; } .jsOnDisplayNoneBlock { display: block; } .jsOnDisplayNoneInline { display: inline; } .jsOnDisplayInline { display: none; } .jsOnVisibility { visibility: hidden; } .jqOnDisplayBlock { display: none; } .jqOnDisplayInline { display: none; } .jqOnVisibility { visibility: hidden; } .jqOnDisplayNoneBlock { display: block; } .jqOnDisplayNoneInline { display: inline; }