Olympic, Titanic, Britannic: An Illustrated History of the 'Olympic' Class Ships

My 6-year-old son is autistic and absolutely obsessed with the Titanic and her sister ships, the Olympic and Britannic. We’ve gone through every documentary, model, and children’s book we could find—but this book has been, hands down, the most engaging and rewarding one for him. 🛳 Stunning Visuals That Captivate This book is packed with incredible photographs, ship diagrams, cutaway illustrations, and vintage posters. Although it’s technically aimed at adults, the visuals are so engaging that my son will sit for hours just flipping through the pages, pointing out details and comparing layouts between the three ships. He especially loves identifying which parts of the ships changed between designs—he’ll go on and on about the lifeboat configurations or the changes from Olympic to Titanic to Britannic. The clear, large images make it easy for him to follow along and explore at his own pace. 👦 Not a Kids' Book, But Surprisingly Accessible The text is written for older readers, but we read it together, and I simplify the language as we go. It actually creates wonderful bonding moments—he asks tons of questions, and this book helps feed his love for learning facts. It’s become part of our daily routine. For autistic children who love deep-dives into specific subjects, this book is perfect. It respects their intelligence and curiosity, and gives them a treasure trove of information to absorb and explore. 🔍 Factual, Calm, and Detailed (Great for Autistic Interests) What makes this book really work for our son is how calm, factual, and structured it is. There’s no dramatizing or sensationalism around the Titanic’s sinking. Instead, it provides detailed, respectful information about all three ships—their construction, service, interiors, differences, and legacies. This kind of layout and focus is ideal for autistic children who crave detailed, consistent information and love making connections between topics. 💬 What We Love Most Large, high-quality illustrations Full coverage of all three ships, not just Titanic Durable and sturdy hardcover—important with little hands! Gives our son language and tools to express his interests A peaceful, structured alternative to noisy videos or shows 💡 Final Thoughts: If your child is like ours—curious, detailed-minded, and fascinated by these majestic ocean liners—then this book is a fantastic resource. It may be written for older readers, but with a little shared reading and support, it becomes a magical journey into the world they already love. We highly recommend it for families with autistic children who have a special interest in Titanic, Olympic, or Britannic. It’s not just a book—it’s a gateway into joyful learning and connection. 🌊📖🛳

Very nearly sized for the coffee table and lavishly illustrated with photographs, drawings and graphics covering construction, features and the working lives of the ships. Posters and other materials by which the voyages were sold are also included. A valuable history of what were to be the last three ships ordered by the once great White Star Line. The loss of the supposedly unsinkable Titanic and approximately two-thirds of its passengers and crew, and the resulting criticisms levied at the company caused many of the line's potential passengers to cancel bookings and seek passage on other lines' ships. That, and the results of the Official Enquiry into the loss led to the company's collapse and it later merged with a major competitor, Cunard. A second ship from the class, Britannic, was later lost during WW1 to a mine and only Olympic had a usefully long working life into the 30s. This book is a biography of the three vessels and the company itself. Although the Titanic is by far the most familiar of the company's ships, if not the best-known of all twentieth Century ocean liners, the author does not over-concentrate on that vessel alone but has tried to be equally fair to all three. Much of the story of the ships, their features and designs and the facilities on offer - they were originally intended to be identical, but design changes were made in the light of experience - is included. For anyone with any interest in the Titanic or its sister ships, White Star or ocean-going liners in general may find much that is useful and interesting in this book.

Mark Chirnside is now widely recognised for his thorough, in-depth and highly researched books on the great Atlantic liners. His latest offering is, basically, an illustrated companion to his current book 'The Olympic Class Ships: Olympic, Titanic, Britannic'. Although profusely illustrated and covering the sisters, Titanic is featured, but only in brief with the more concentration on her two sisters and the author does highlight this at the very start of the book. The book in general is a wonderful voyage through the history of the Olympic Class liners, from their birth to end of career. The book features a generous amount of previously unpublished images and with the captions continuing the story, the book not only flows nicely with it's layout, but is a pleasure to read and admire the black & white and colour images.

At last a book that dose not go on and on about the RMS Titanic (1912) and not mention anything about her two sisters the RMS Olympic (1911-1935) and the HMHS Britannic (1915-1916). This book shows some loverly and rare pictures of the Olympic Class Liners and spans thier life with the White Star Line it even shows a loverly colour picture of the RMS Mauretania (1907-1934) sister to the RMS Lusitania (1907-1915) and RMS Aquitania (1913-1950) while it is sad that the Titanic sank on her maiden voyage with such a great loss of life we sould not forget that Olympic served White Star for 25 years and Britannic did her duty for King and Country as a hospital ship and to me that makes them just as equaly famous as the Titanic.

I bought this for my grandson who was 9 last week. He reads like an adult and is obsessed with the Titanic and hopes to work in the shipping industry after university. ( yes he's planned that far ahead) . He loves the book, and found a lot of information he had not found before. His very Great book.

My favourite subject, though I've never seen this book before now. Item arrived in excellent time and was nicely packed and in good time. Great seller, thank you!!

great pictures. i would suggest it to anyone how likes olympic britannic and titanic ships. it would make a great gift.

questo i libro stato perfetto grazie

bien reçu très beau livre super bonne année

Son dos libros espectaculares, a todo aquel que le guste la historia del Titanic y sus gemelos, con fotografías maravillosas, qué menos, pues qué vinieran escritos en español, pero bueno está Google para consultar el inglés, los recomiendo son una maravilla.