Maritime history books

This exemplary work of international collaboration takes a comparative approach to the histories of Northeast and...  Read More >>

Explores one of the world’s most complex and dangerous maritime arenas. In this new work, Bernard Cole, author of...  Read More >>

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The sea is becoming a favoured means of transit for criminal and terrorist activity. This book offers an analysis...  Read More >>

Bringing together leading writers from a wide range of disciplines, this book explores the tourism history and heritage...  Read More >>

Tells the dramatic story of how the Royal Navy transformed ordinary citizens into first-rate sailors and navy personnel...  Read More >>

A wide-ranging new survey of the role of the sea in Britain's global presence in the 19th century. Mostly at peace,...  Read More >>

At the commencement of World War I in 1914 Australia had only been a nation for 13 years and the RAN was only three...  Read More >>

The Battle of Midway is traditionally held as the point when Allied forces gained advantage over the Japanese. In...  Read More >>

Everything the ship modeller needs to know about building a famous warship Numerous detailed plans and colour...  Read More >>

Rare memoir of a hugely successful Royal Naval Submarine Commander. Hunt's Ultor sank 28 enemy ships. George Hunt,...  Read More >>

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A comprehensive history superior to any work on the subject published before. Heavily illustrated with a wide range...  Read More >>

First published in 1768, this dramatic account by naval officer John Byron (1723-86) recounts the five harrowing...  Read More >>

Watkin Tench (c.1758–1833) was a member of the crew of the Charlotte, which was one of the eleven First Fleet ships...  Read More >>

A thought-provoking and timely reappraisal of a misunderstood man and his legacy  Read More >>

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"This is the first effort to compile a Perspectives volume that represents published articles from both the SHA...  Read More >>

The text part of this book describes history of the ship's construction and service. This is accompanied by more...  Read More >>

In early modern Britain, there was an argument that war at sea, especially war in Spanish America, was an ideal...  Read More >>

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This 1771 two-volume work, edited and translated into English by Johann Reinhold Forster (1729–98), contains important...  Read More >>

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