Maritime history books

The elegant, ultra-modern S.S. Koombana arrived in Western Australia in March 1909. After only three years of Nor'-West...  Read More >>

In the Middle Ages, navigation relied upon a delicate balance between art and science. Whilst respecting the customs...  Read More >>

The sea and its relation to human life has always been a subject of fascination for historians. For the first time,...  Read More >>

In 1911, Winston S. Churchill and Robert L. Borden became companions in an attempt to provide naval security for...  Read More >>

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In the last fifty years the investigation of maritime archaeological sites in the sea, in the coastal zone and in...  Read More >>

"The latest in the Topdrawings series. HMS Warspite is in the ""Queen Elizabeth Class"" or a superdreadnought as...  Read More >>

Die Englisch-Niederlandischen Seekriege waren Konfrontationen zwischen der aufstrebenden Seemacht England und der...  Read More >>

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On 7 December 1863, two ships arrived at the Lyttelton Heads with very different stories of their journey from England....  Read More >>

Beautiful panzer photography in black and white and colour  Read More >>

The clipper ship Lancashire Witch was a very large, fine vessel which ferried four loads of immigrants to New Zealand....  Read More >>

The history of sourthern maritime exploration is one of frustration, deception and self-deception, a process of...  Read More >>

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* The Victory is arguably the most famous warship in the World. * Interest in Nelson and the Victory will be...  Read More >>

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William Parker Snow (1817–95), mariner and author, volunteered in 1854 to command the schooner Allen Gardiner on...  Read More >>

In July 1824 the king and queen of Hawaii died of measles on a state visit to England. Published in 1826, this composite...  Read More >>

William Parker Snow (1817–95), mariner and author, volunteered in 1854 to command the schooner Allen Gardiner on...  Read More >>

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Unique combined account of the Battle of the Atlantic from both the German and British viewpoints Uses the hitherto...  Read More >>

A major contribution to a subject of broad maritime interest Based on detailed research, but informed by practical...  Read More >>

Experts on a wide range of ancient societies highlight the meaning and motivation of past uses of violence, revealing...  Read More >>

Ancestors in the Arctic is a remarkable collection of photographs from the McManus: Dundee's Art Gallery and Museum,...  Read More >>