Dover Calais

John Hendy

Lily Publications, 2015 - History - 128 pages

This will be an updated version of the Dover-Calais 2009 edition. Written by John Hendy, it covers the history of the most famous ferry crossing in the world but looks in detail at the development and expansion of the ferry operations and the new tonnage which has been introduced since the opening of the tunnel. The book will be richly illustrated in colour and black and white. Includes DFDS and Myferrylink operations.

About the author

John Hendy was raised and educated in Dover and grew up within the sight of some of the finest short-sea vessels ever built. He published his first ship history in 1965 and since then has written extensively about the industry. In 1996, John was awarded a Masters degree by the University of London for his thesis which has since been published as Ferry Port Dover.Taking early retirement from a career in teaching, he is now able to devote more of his time to writing and lives with his wife on Romney Marsh in Kent.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Dover Calais
• Author: John Hendy
• Edition: 2, illustrated
• Publisher: Lily Publications, 2015
• ISBN: 1906608741, 9781906608743
• Length: 128 pages
• Subjects: History / Europe / France; History / Europe / Great Britain / General; Transportation / Ships & Shipbuilding / General