The story of Cunard's 175 years : the triumph of a great tradition /Eric Flounders, Michael Gallagher.

This book tells the history of the Cunard shipping company, from its origins and progression to become a world leading shipping line. Cunard's involvement in the rescue of Titanic survivors, the First World War and Second World War (especially the Lusitania disaster) is also explored in depth. In addition, there are many pictures, of both the interior and exterior of ships, and paintings of their more famous vessels, for example, Queen Elizabeth, Queen Elizabeth 2, Queen Mary, Queen Mary 2 and Queen Victoria. The volume also contains a fleet list detailing the name, launch date and builder of each Cunard ship from 1836 to 2010.