Maritime history books

The previously untold hidden history of canals, revealing the dark side of crime and alcohol abuse and the real...  Read More >>

Did thalassocracies exist in the Middle Ages? This volume focuses on maritime communities of the Mediterranean,...  Read More >>

First edition published in Great Britain in 2012 by Seaforth Publishing.  Read More >>

""First published in 1946, a memoir of the author's experiences during the Battle of the Atlantic that offers one...  Read More >>

In Volume 3 of Penang Chronicles, as the 18th century draws to a close, Penang must fortify and prepare for war,...  Read More >>

On 16 June 2021 the National Heritage Board announced the conclusion of the archaeological excavation of two shipwrecks...  Read More >>

The Ship Beneath the Ice is the extraordinary story of how the world’s most famous shipwreck was found, told by...  Read More >>

A superbly illustrated new account of how Germany's High Seas Fleet was built, operated and fought, as it challenged...  Read More >>

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In the early third century BC, Ptolemaic Egypt stood as a formidable maritime power in the eastern Mediterranean....  Read More >>

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The fast, able, and beautiful Essex-built schooners that fished out of Gloucester during the latter half of the...  Read More >>

This book breaks new ground by examining trans-oceanic connectivity through the perspective of coastal shrines and...  Read More >>

A relentless nautical drama that would define, or end, men's lives.  Read More >>

From the Sons of Liberty to British reformers, Irish nationalists to French Jacobins, Haitian revolutionaries and...  Read More >>

Addresses the ways maritime archaeologists have engaged citizen scientists, presenting examples of projects and...  Read More >>

Featuring discussions of evidence from South America, England, New England, Haiti, the Virgin Islands, the Caribbean...  Read More >>

A volume of stunning shipyard plate photos, most previously unpublished. Devoted to the most popular ship type of...  Read More >>

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Experience the magic of Ireland's tiniest Aran Island; friendly locals, historic legacy, awe-inspiring scenery,...  Read More >>

This book synthesizes three fields of inquiry on the cutting edge of scholarship in medieval studies and world history:...  Read More >>

A concise history of the Pacific, which emphasises the very different physical and human environments both of the...  Read More >>

Original research shines a light on the little discussed midget class submarines, from their WW2 inception to the...  Read More >>

The search for a Northwest Passage, connecting the Atlantic and the Pacific was one of the great maritime challenges,...  Read More >>