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Websites

Age of Sail
www.theageofsail.com
Click on 'Ocean-Liners' and discover more about the great ships of the past.

The Grand French Lady
www.geocities.com/swsodspickly/normandie.html
Photographs of the Normandie accompanied by a detailed account of her history.

Great Ships
www.greatships.net
Picture postcards of many of history's greatest ocean liners, including the Normandie.

Normandie
http://uncommonjourneys.com/pages/normandie
This site showcases many liners of the past, including the famous French liner.

Normandie – Ship of Light
http://fdt.net/~dontje/normandie/nintro.html
A comprehensive website discussing the great French ocean liner, with everything from the planning and design of the Normandie to its maiden voyage.

RMS Queen Mary
www.ocean-liners.com/ships/qm.asp
Pictures and details of the British ocean liner's career and history.

Queen Mary
www.maritimematters.com/queen-mary-vintage.html
This site discusses the history of the Queen Mary as well as many other great ocean liners.

Queen Mary Cunard White Star
http://ocean-liners.schuminweb.com/ships/queen-mary.asp
A tribute to the Queen Mary, discussing how Cunard and White Star joined forces to win the Blue Riband.

Ships of the World – the Queen Mary
http://college.hmco.com/history/readerscomp/ships/html/sh_074100_queenmary.htm
Site charting the life of the Queen Mary ocean liner, discussing her battle with the Normandie for the Blue Riband.

Books

Great Luxury Liners, 1927-1954

Great Luxury Liners, 1927-1954 by Miller (Dover Publications, 1981)
Breathtaking rare photographs to complement the informative potted histories of historic ocean liners. Buy this book from Amazon

Ocean Liners: The golden years

Ocean Liners: The golden years by Rupert Prior (Tiger Books, 1993)
A pictorial anthology of some of the world's greatest ocean liners. Buy this book from Amazon

Normandie: Her life and times by Harvey Ardman (Franklin Watts, 1985)
Recounts the construction of the Normandie and describes the ship's facilities, decoration and voyages. It also explains why it was dismantled for scrap in 1946. Buy this book from Amazon

The Only Way to Cross by John Maxtone-Graham (Macmillan USA, 1982)
Sketches the history of transatlantic liners since the turn of the century, examining their design and innovations as well as their memorable passengers. Buy this book from Amazon