Great Liners at War chronicles the wartime experiences of the world's best-known passenger steamships -- from trooping voyages during the American Civil War to Queen Elizabeth 2's operations in the Falklands War of 1982.Notable ships include the Amerika, Lusitania, Vaterland, Normandie, Queen Mary, and Queen Elizabeth. Researched from ship's logs, naval records, personal reminiscences, official histories, and news accounts the detailed history of each individual ship and the conflict in which it served is covered. Lively and informative, Great Liners at War takes the reader along with the ships as they travel in and out of the war zones. Some of them were sunk, some severely damaged, and some narrowly escape. All have great sea stories to tell.