Maritime history books

Revised and updated edition of this exceptional photo-history  Read More >>

Revised and expanded new edition of classic illustrated history  Read More >>

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"""Part high-seas adventure, part examination of the Age of Exploration, this account of Captain James Cook's last...  Read More >>

"""Part high-seas adventure, part examination of the Age of Exploration, this account of Captain James Cook's last...  Read More >>

A.T. Mahan's The Influence of Sea Power Upon History is a seminal exploration of naval strategy's profound impact...  Read More >>

With its unparalleled level of visual information – paint schemes, models, line drawings and photographs – this...  Read More >>

Celebrated in the novels of Joseph Conrad and vintage films, tramp ships - the precursor of bulk carriers - are...  Read More >>

This collection of stories shows passenger liners, large and small as well as famous and obscure, through the eyes...  Read More >>

""Readers, including those with an interest in maritime/naval/military history as well as those that just enjoy...  Read More >>

The sturdy Fokker C.XIw was designed and built for service in the Royal Netherlands Navy. Development started in...  Read More >>

Historically, operations and studies regarding maritime security focus on individual threats (piracy, terrorism,...  Read More >>

Traces little-known voyages of Great Lakes ships that sailed the Atlantic beginning in the 1850s. Drawing on deep...  Read More >>

A Guardian, Financial Times, New Statesman, The Rest is Politics and Waterstones Highlight for 2024 'Quinn has done...  Read More >>

A photographic history of lifesaving at sea, told through the camera lens of the Reach (Mirrorpix) archives.  Read More >>

Ernest Shackleton’s ship Endurance was discovered below the Antarctic ice in March 2022, 106 years after it sank,...  Read More >>

A brilliantly detailed visual representation of the only US World War II destroyer that has retained its original...  Read More >>

'One of the most fascinating and important works of global history to appear for many years' (William Dalrymple),...  Read More >>

This new title in this bestselling series relates 37 stories of shipwrecks, great discoveries, mysteries, and...  Read More >>

""First published in the UK by Scribe Publications, 2024""--Title verso.  Read More >>

More than 150 years later, we still do not know what prompted Captain Briggs, his wife and baby, and the crew of...  Read More >>

More than any other type of environment, with the possible exception of mountains, the sea has been understood since...  Read More >>

"Are you fascinated by the stories of ancient civilizations, epic voyages, and rich cultural heritage? Have you...  Read More >>

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In the opening days of the American Civil War, the U.S. Navy suffered the catastrophic loss of its most valuable...  Read More >>