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The outbreak of the Second World War created a critical need for Britain to assemble her troops from all corners of her farrlung empire. As the world's greatest maritime power the passenger liners of her merchant fleet were transformed into troopships able to carry thousands of troops. The great Cunarders Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth were indisputably the crown jewels of this fleet because of their speed, size and elegance. Each could ferry more than 16,000 troops during a crossing, the equivalent of an entire army division. Capable of speeds more than twice as fast as the quickest convoys, the Queens always sailed alone, defying German U-Boats. Such attractive targets were they that Hitler even placed a bounty on them. Together they carried over one million military personnel. Most important of all they lived on to tell the tale and enjoy more days of glory post-war

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Daniel Allen Butler is the author of Unsinkable: The Full Story of RMS Titanic and The Lusitanian: The Life, Loss, and Legacy of an ocean Legend. Following the release of Unsinkable, he was featured prominently in the Miramax Studio's release of their IMAZ film 'Titanica' and the A& E documentary 'Beyond Titanic'. Most recently, he has lectured aboard Cunard's Queen Elizabeth 2 and Norweigian Cruise Line's Norway and Norwegian Wind. He currently resides in Jacksonville, Florida

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