Maritime history books

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First World War at Sea: 5 Minute History

First World War at Sea: 5 Minute History

Author: David Wragg
ISBN: 9780750955676
Format: Paperback
$12.99

How much can you really find out about the War at Sea during the First World War in five minutes? This handy little...  Read More >>

Olympic, Titanic, Britannic: An Illustrated History of the Olympic Class Ships

Olympic, Titanic, Britannic: An Illustrated History...

Author: Mark Chirnside
ISBN: 9780750956239
Format: Paperback
$62.99

At the beginning of the twentieth century, competition between the North Atlantic shipping lines was fierce. While...  Read More >>

Battleships of the Bismarck Class

Battleships of the Bismarck Class

Author: Gerhard Koop ,  Klaus-Peter Schmolke
ISBN: 9781848321977
Format: Paperback
$49.99

Reprint of a series constituting the best all-round monographs on German surface warships First editions command...  Read More >>

Sinking of RMS Tayleur: The Lost Story of the Victorian Titanic

Sinking of RMS Tayleur: The Lost Story of the Victorian...

Author: Gill Hoffs
ISBN: 9781783030477
Format: Hardback
$57.99

A new approach to a tragic event in maritime history. Gill Hoffs has researched the previously untold stories of...  Read More >>

The World in the Viking Age

The World in the Viking Age

Author: Søren M. Sindbaek ,  Athena Trakadas
ISBN: 9788785180704
Format: Paperback
$51.75

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Whips to Walls: Naval Discipline from Flogging to Progressive Era Reform at Portsmouth Prison

Whips to Walls: Naval Discipline from Flogging to Progressive...

Author: Rodney K. Watterson ,  Rear Adm John D Hutson, USN (Retired)
ISBN: 9781612514451
Format: Paperback
$66.00

The abolishment of flogging in 1850 started the U.S. Navy on a quest for a prison system that culminated with the...  Read More >>

Only A Dream

Only A Dream

Author: Henry Rider Haggard, Sir
ISBN: 9781499280203
Format: Paperback
$27.03

Sir Henry Rider Haggard, KBE (22 June 1856 - 14 May 1925) was an English writer of adventure novels set in exotic...  Read More >>

Science, Voyages, and Encounters in Oceania, 1511-1850

Science, Voyages, and Encounters in Oceania, 1511-1850...

Author: Bronwen Douglas
ISBN: 9781137305886
Format: Hardback
$145.17

Blending global scope with local depth, this book throws new light on important themes. Spanning four centuries...  Read More >>

HM Frigate

HM Frigate

Author: Nicholas Monsarrat
ISBN: 9780755142583
Format: Paperback
$15.50

H.M. Frigate Colony - American built, British-manned - alert, seaworthy and ready. This is the true story of Lieutenant-Commander...  Read More >>

Bellingshausen and the Russian Antarctic Expedition, 1819-21

Bellingshausen and the Russian Antarctic Expedition,...

Author: R. Bulkeley
ISBN: 9780230363267
Format: Hardback
$369.57

This book examines the little studied story of Bellinghausen, and includes the fullest biography of the celebrated...  Read More >>

Kinsale Harbour: A History

Kinsale Harbour: A History

Author: John Thuillier
ISBN: 9781848898479
Format: Electronic book text
$29.01

Nestling on the River Bandon, Kinsale emerged as a settlement in the sixth century and has seen many changes. John...  Read More >>

Power, Law and the End of Privateering

Power, Law and the End of Privateering

Author: J. Lemnitzer
ISBN: 9780230301856
Format: Hardback
$145.17

This book offers an exciting new take on the relationship between law and power. The 1856 Declaration of Paris marks...  Read More >>

Portuguese, Dutch and Chinese in Maritime Asia, c.1585 - 1800: Merchants, Commodities and Commerce

Portuguese, Dutch and Chinese in Maritime Asia, c.1585...

Author: George Bryan Souza
ISBN: 9781472417008
Format: Hardback
$284.00

This collection of 13 essays covers a range of topics concerning Portuguese, Dutch and Chinese merchants, and commodities...  Read More >>

Lords of the Sea: How Athenian Triremes Changed the World

Lords of the Sea: How Athenian Triremes Changed the...

Author: John R. Hale
ISBN: 9781906142780
Format: Paperback
$25.85

The book about the classical history behind the 300: The Rise of an Empire  Read More >>

Battle of Dogger Bank: The First Dreadnought Engagement, January 1915

Battle of Dogger Bank: The First Dreadnought Engagement,...

Author: Tobias R. Philbin
ISBN: 9780253011695
Format: Hardback
$56.95

On January 24, 1915, a German naval force commanded by Admiral Franz von Hipper conducted a raid on British fishing...  Read More >>

The Unseen War

The Unseen War

Author: Trinity Mirror Media
ISBN: 9781907324437
Format: Paperback
$15.50

Incredible images, historic newspaper pages and amazing personal stories help tell the story of the First World...  Read More >>

The Unseen War

The Unseen War

Author: Trinity Mirror Media
ISBN: 9781907324451
Format: Paperback
$15.50

Incredible images, historic newspaper pages and amazing personal stories help tell the story of the First World...  Read More >>

The Unseen War

The Unseen War

Author: Trinity Mirror Media
ISBN: 9781907324475
Format: Paperback
$15.50

Incredible images, historic newspaper pages and amazing personal stories help tell the story of the First World...  Read More >>

The Unseen War

The Unseen War

Author: Trinity Mirror Media
ISBN: 9781907324444
Format: Paperback
$15.50

Incredible images, historic newspaper pages and amazing personal stories help tell the story of the First World...  Read More >>

The Unseen War

The Unseen War

Author: Trinity Mirror Media
ISBN: 9781907324420
Format: Paperback
$15.50

Incredible images, historic newspaper pages and amazing personal stories help tell the story of the First World...  Read More >>

RMS Empress of Ireland: Pride of the Canadian Pacific's Atlantic Fleet

RMS Empress of Ireland: Pride of the Canadian Pacific's...

Author: Derek Grout
ISBN: 9780752493541
Format: Paperback
$55.00

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Down Amongst the Black Gang: The World and Workplace of RMS Titanic's Stokers

Down Amongst the Black Gang: The World and Workplace...

Author: Richard P. de Kerbrech
ISBN: 9780752493237
Format: Paperback
$39.99

Down in the fiery belly of the luxury liners of the Titanic era, a world away from the first-class dining rooms...  Read More >>

Holyhead Lifeboats: An Illustrated History

Holyhead Lifeboats: An Illustrated History

Author: Nicholas Leach
ISBN: 9781909540033
Format: Paperback
$38.79

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