Maritime history books

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Alex's Wake: The Tragic Voyage of the St. Louis to Flee Nazi Germany-and a Grandson's Journey of Love and Remembrance

Alex's Wake: The Tragic Voyage of the St. Louis to Flee...
Author: Martin Goldsmith ISBN: 9780306823237 Format: Electronic book text	$29.01
A tale of the ill-fated voyage of the St. Louis to Auschwitz and a grandson's memorial seventy years later. Read More >>

In Defence of Naval Supremacy: Finance, Technology, and British Naval Policy 1889-1914

In Defence of Naval Supremacy: Finance, Technology,...
Author: Jon Tetsuro Sumida ISBN: 9781591148036 Format: Paperback	$74.80
"In his groundbreaking work, In Defence of Naval Supremacy, Sumida presents a provocative and authoritative revisionist... Read More >>

Target Hiroshima: Deak Parsons and the Creation of the Atomic Bomb

Target Hiroshima: Deak Parsons and the Creation of the...
Author: Al Christman ISBN: 9781612514925 Format: Paperback	$89.63
"For better or worse, Navy captain William S. ""Deak"" Parsons made the atomic bomb happen. Based on recently declassified... Read More >>

England's Medieval Navy 1066-1509: Ships, Men and Warfare

England's Medieval Navy 1066-1509: Ships, Men and Warfare...
Author: Professor Susan Rose ISBN: 9781848321373 Format: Hardback	$90.00
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Tramp Ships: An Illustrated History

Tramp Ships: An Illustrated History
Author: R. S. Fenton ISBN: 9781848321588 Format: Hardback	$90.00
A superb collection of more than 300 evocative black and white photographs Well-known and respected author Will... Read More >>

War of the Motor Gun Boats

War of the Motor Gun Boats
Author: A. J. Chapman ISBN: 9781783462247 Format: Hardback	$57.99
Tony Chapman is still alive and happy to help with publicity Rare first hand memoir of life working on Motor Gun... Read More >>

The Wreck at Sharpnose Point

The Wreck at Sharpnose Point
Author: Jeremy Seal ISBN: 9781447267959 Format: Paperback	$38.79
Delightful and original ... an exhilarating combination of detective story, travel writing, personal memoir and... Read More >>

Black Salt: Seafarers of African Descent on British Ships

Black Salt: Seafarers of African Descent on British...
Author: Ray Costello ISBN: 9781781380147 Format: Paperback	$131.97
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Merely for Money?: Business Culture in the British Atlantic, 1750-1815

Merely for Money?: Business Culture in the British Atlantic,...
Author: Sheryllynne Haggerty (School of History, University of Nottingham (United Kingdom)) ISBN: 9781781380109 Format: Paperback	$131.97
This book argues that a business culture based on embedded socio-cultural norms was an important element in the... Read More >>

The First European Description of Japan, 1585: A Critical English-Language Edition of Striking Contrasts in the Customs of Europe and Japan by Luis Frois, S.J.

The First European Description of Japan, 1585: A Critical...
Author: Luis Frois SJ , Daniel T. Reff ISBN: 9780415727570 Format: Hardback	$326.00
In 1585, at the height of Jesuit missionary activity in Japan, which was begun by Francis Xavier in 1549, Luis Frois,... Read More >>

An Average War: Eighth Army to Red Army

An Average War: Eighth Army to Red Army
Author: Mike Peyton , Mike Peyton ISBN: 9781909911123 Format: Paperback	$33.61
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A Girl Aboard the Titanic: The Remarkable Memoir of Eva Hart, a 7-year-old Survivor of the Titanic Disaster

A Girl Aboard the Titanic: The Remarkable Memoir of...
Author: Eva Hart , Ron Denney ISBN: 9781445617145 Format: Paperback	$25.85
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East of Suez: Liners to Australia in the 1950s and 1960s

East of Suez: Liners to Australia in the 1950s and 1960s...
Author: William H. Miller , Tim Noble ISBN: 9781445634296 Format: Paperback	$92.27
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In the Hour of Victory: The Royal Navy at War in the Age of Nelson

In the Hour of Victory: The Royal Navy at War in the...
Author: Dr Sam Willis ISBN: 9780857895738 Format: Paperback	$77.63
'Sam Willis has pulled off another notable coup in bringing to light these original dispatches, which add so much... Read More >>

Pembroke Dockyard and the Old Navy: A Bicentennial History

Pembroke Dockyard and the Old Navy: A Bicentennial History...
Author: Lieutenant Commander Lawrie Phillips , Admiral the Right Honourable Alan West, GCB DSC PC ADC ISBN: 9780750952149 Format: Hardback	$51.72
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Sea Devils: Pioneer Submariners

Sea Devils: Pioneer Submariners
Author: John Swinfield ISBN: 9780750953566 Format: Hardback	$47.99
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Admiral Arleigh (31-Knot) Burke: The Story of a Fighting Sailor

Admiral Arleigh (31-Knot) Burke: The Story of a Fighting...
Author: Ken Jones , Hubert Kelley Jr. ISBN: 9781557500182 Format: Paperback	$47.39
Burke's World War II heroics and unprecedented three terms as chief of naval operations are recounted in this stirring... Read More >>

Lighthouses and Keepers: The U.S. Lighthouse Service and its Legacy

Lighthouses and Keepers: The U.S. Lighthouse Service...
Author: Dennis L. Noble ISBN: 9781591146261 Format: Paperback	$63.23
former US Coast Guard • Contains photographs, maps, line drawings, Notes and an explanatory Glossary • Recounts... Read More >>

The Foundations of British Maritime Ascendancy: Resources, Logistics and the State, 1755–1815

The Foundations of British Maritime Ascendancy: Resources,...
Author: Roger Morriss (University of Exeter) ISBN: 9781107670136 Format: Paperback	$80.19
Before 1815 Britain established a global empire, achieved naval domination, and laid the foundations of the first... Read More >>

Once Is Enough

Once Is Enough
Author: Miles Smeeton ISBN: 9780007535101 Format: Paperback	$19.99
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Old English Sea Terms

Old English Sea Terms
Author: Katrin Thier ISBN: 9781898281689 Format: Paperback	$79.07
This study covers the early medieval period up to c.1300 and includes information about seafaring, ships and their... Read More >>

Japanese Heavy Cruiser Takao, 1937-1946

Japanese Heavy Cruiser Takao, 1937-1946
Author: Janusz Skulski , Andrzej Sobucki ISBN: 9788362878901 Format: Paperback	$43.96
Takao was the first of four Takao-class heavy cruisers designed to be an improvement over the previous Myōkō-class... Read More >>

The Role of the Royal Navy in South America, 1920-1970

The Role of the Royal Navy in South America, 1920-1970...
Author: Dr Jon Wise (independent scholar) ISBN: 9781441149022 Format: Hardback	$260.00
This book demonstrates the importance of the presence of the Royal Navy in South America. Historically there have... Read More >>

A Sea of Misadventures: Shipwreck and Survival in Early America

A Sea of Misadventures: Shipwreck and Survival in Early...
Author: Amy Mitchell-Cook ISBN: 9781611173017 Format: Hardback	$105.57
Examines more than one hundred documented shipwreck narratives from the seventeenth to the nineteenth century as... Read More >>

Maritime Security of India: The Coastal Security Challenges and Policy Options

Maritime Security of India: The Coastal Security Challenges...
Author: R. Suresh ISBN: 9789382652366 Format: Hardback	$103.50
This book focuses on various aspects of maritime security of India. Read More >>

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