Conquest of the Atlantic: Cunard Liners of the 1950s and 1960s

Cunard, the most famous name in shipping, turns 175 in 2015. They began back in 1840, with paddlewheel steamers, but grew and progressed and created some of the largest, fastest and most luxurious liners afloat in their time. The final "golden age" on the Atlantic run between Europe & America was the 1950s, when the Company slogan "Getting There Was Half the Fun" seemed so apt. Cunard had 12 liners running Atlantic crossings in 1958, for example, the same year the speedy passenger jet appea...