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Originally Posted by Jimbuna

Daryl, is there much emphasis on the role these vessels played during the two great wars?

The book focuses mainly on ships built from 1850 to 1950, so quite a few of them were active during WWI and WWII. It doesn't really go into much detail about their careers beyond who built them, their owners, homeport, typical routes and cargo, and final fate.

That said, the book is quite fascinating simply for the huge variety of ships covered, from 19th century cargo coasters, to steam colliers, coastal tankers, motor ships, small container ships, and modern livestock carriers.