Maritime history books

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The Qing Opening to the Ocean: Chinese Maritime Policies, 1684–1757

The Qing Opening to the Ocean: Chinese Maritime Policies,...

Author: Gang Zhao
ISBN: 9780824836436
Format: Hardback
$147.84

This is an important revisionist work, part of a trend that first arose in the early 1990s that sought to reexamine...  Read More >>

Die Handelsbücher des Hildebrand Veckinchusen: Kontobücher und übrige Manuale

Die Handelsbücher des Hildebrand Veckinchusen: Kontobücher...

Author: Michail P. Lesnikov ,  Walter Stark
ISBN: 9783412210205
Format: Hardback
$300.96

Die vorliegende Edition enthält zehn der zwölf erhaltenen Handelsbücher des Hildebrand Veckinchusen aus den Jahren...  Read More >>

Voyage of the Iceberg: The Story of the Iceberg That Sank the Titanic

Voyage of the Iceberg: The Story of the Iceberg That...

Author: Richard Brown
ISBN: 9781459400870
Format: Paperback
$52.67

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Merched Y Mor

Merched Y Mor

Author: Robin Evans
ISBN: 9781845274528
Format: Paperback
$31.05

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Shipbuilding in Britain

Shipbuilding in Britain

Author: Fred M. Walker
ISBN: 9780747807292
Format: Paperback
$14.99

A pocket history of one of Britain's key industries in the early twentieth century.  Read More >>

Pleasure Steamers

Pleasure Steamers

Author: Andrew Gladwell
ISBN: 9780747812050
Format: Paperback
$14.99

The commercial paddle steamer was the Comet of 1812. Soon competitive steamer services developed, resulting in bigger...  Read More >>

Sea Battles in the Age of Sail

Sea Battles in the Age of Sail

Author: James Grant ,  Bob Carruthers
ISBN: 9781781591628
Format: Paperback
$37.99

James Grant (1822-1887) was a Scottish author. Grant was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, and was a distant relation...  Read More >>

Ile de France and Liberte: France's Premier Post-War Liners: Classic Liners

Ile de France and Liberte: France's Premier Post-War...

Author: William H. Miller
ISBN: 9780752474861
Format: Paperback
$55.00

Miller’s latest work in the Classic Liners series brings together an unrivalled collection of images, including...  Read More >>

Secret Flotillas Vol 1: Clandestine Sea Operations to Brittany 1940-44

Secret Flotillas Vol 1: Clandestine Sea Operations to...

Author: Brooks Richards
ISBN: 9781781590805
Format: Paperback
$49.99

As the fall of France took place, almost the entire coastline of Western Europe was in German hands. Clandestine...  Read More >>

The Last Crusade: The Epic Voyages of Vasco da Gama

The Last Crusade: The Epic Voyages of Vasco da Gama...

Author: Nigel Cliff
ISBN: 9781848870192
Format: Paperback
$39.99

The first accessible, authoritative and complete account of Vasco da Gama's historic and audacious attempt to seize...  Read More >>

73 Degrees North: The Battle of the Barent's Sea

73 Degrees North: The Battle of the Barent's Sea

Author: Dudley Pope
ISBN: 9780755130610
Format: Paperback
$23.26

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Flag 4: The Battle of Coastal Forces in the Mediterranean

Flag 4: The Battle of Coastal Forces in the Mediterranean...

Author: Dudley Pope
ISBN: 9780755130627
Format: Paperback
$23.26

In this authoritative and thrilling account of the actions of British motor torpedo boats in the Mediterranean during...  Read More >>

Bluejackets in the Blubber Room: A Biography of the William Badger, 1828-1865

Bluejackets in the Blubber Room: A Biography of the...

Author: Peter Kurtz ,  Peter Kurtz
ISBN: 9780817317799
Format: Hardback
$92.27

Explores key events in US maritime history from the 1820s to the end of the Civil War through the biography of the...  Read More >>

Titanic Lives: On Board, Destination Canada

Titanic Lives: On Board, Destination Canada

Author: Rob Rondeau
ISBN: 9781459500198
Format: Paperback
$44.99

The sinking of the Titanic on its maiden voyage in 1912 captured the world's attention a hundred years ago and still...  Read More >>

Battleship Sailor

Battleship Sailor

Author: Estate of Theodore C. Mason ,  Edward L. Beach
ISBN: 9781557505798
Format: Paperback
$50.03

The author describes his experiences as a young officer and the daily life aboard the US battleship California,...  Read More >>

Heroes in Dungarees: The Story of the American Merchant Marine in World War II

Heroes in Dungarees: The Story of the American Merchant...

Author: John Bunker
ISBN: 9781591140993
Format: Paperback
$52.67

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Thach Weave: The Life of Jimmie Thach

Thach Weave: The Life of Jimmie Thach

Author: Steve Ewing
ISBN: 9781591142461
Format: Paperback
$62.99

This biography completes a trilogy on the three Navy fighter pilots - Jimmie Thach, Butch O'Hare, and Jimmy Flatley...  Read More >>

The Great Mersey Shipping Lines

The Great Mersey Shipping Lines

Author: Trinity Mirror Media
ISBN: 9781908695451
Format: Paperback
$12.91

For more than 200 years, Liverpool was one of the world's very greatest seaports, home to shipping lines whose...  Read More >>

Saltpeter: The Mother of Gunpowder

Saltpeter: The Mother of Gunpowder

Author: David Cressy (George III Professor of British History and Humanities Distinguished Professor, The Ohio State University)
ISBN: 9780199695751
Format: Hardback
$96.95

The story of the science, the technology, the politics and the military applications of saltpeter - the vital but...  Read More >>

Tall Ship Odysseys: The Official Operation Sail Fifty Year Anniversary Commemorative Pictorial History of the World's Greatest Windship Gatherings

Tall Ship Odysseys: The Official Operation Sail Fifty...

Author: David A. Taylor ,  Mark Collins
ISBN: 9780979845666
Format: Hardback
$198.00

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Sea Passages: A Naval Anthology and Introduction to the Study of English

Sea Passages: A Naval Anthology and Introduction to...

Author: Geoffrey Callender
ISBN: 9781107659209
Format: Paperback
$69.84

This 1943 book provides individuals in naval service with a guide to understanding and writing effective formal...  Read More >>

Wooden Fishing Boats of Scotland

Wooden Fishing Boats of Scotland

Author: James A. Pottinger
ISBN: 9780752487571
Format: Paperback
$49.99

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