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Ten Select Passenger Ships

Peter Knego

World of Ships No.21, published by Kelsey Media, The Granary, Downs Court, Yalding Hill, Yalding, Kent ME18 6AL; tel 07959 541444; www.kelsey.co.uk.

This 100-page book, the latest in the World of Ships series, describes ten classic passenger ships the well-known liner historian Peter Knego has either sailed aboard or visited in some remote region of the world. There are outstanding photographs of the ships during their time in operational service, historical overviews of the careers,

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