Maritime history books

At some time in the late 9th century, a Norwegian seafarer by the name of Ohthere [Oht-her-e] told the West Saxon...  Read More >>

Covers Noah's ark, Thor Heyerdahl's raft, the lost city of Atlantis, and the mysterious Bermuda Triangle. This title...  Read More >>

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To read of sea roving's various incarnations - piracy, privateering, buccaneering, la flibuste, la course - is to...  Read More >>

Presents an epic narrative encompassing a remarkable period of French and Australian history - when Australia was...  Read More >>

Deals with a geographical, cultural and historical """"border zone"""" centred on the Sulu and Celebes Seas between...  Read More >>

Pirates in the Age of Sail takes a global perspective to explore the world of pirates between the early sixteenth...  Read More >>

Explores maritime piracy in Southeast Asia, demonstrating utility of using historical context in developing policy...  Read More >>

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An anthology of tales of naval undercover operations during the Second World War in the Mediterranean, describing...  Read More >>

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Smoke and mirrors  Read More >>

By recovering the inner life of the Portuguese trade diaspora (1492-1640) the book explores the relations between...  Read More >>

Provides details of many of the ships that cruised out of Australian ports from the early 1970s up to 2000, and...  Read More >>

Uriah Levy's naval career spanned the age of sail to the era of steam-driven ironclads. This work is a modern biography...  Read More >>

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Organized chronologically by topic, Seize, Burn, or Sink contains over 3,000 quotations from Sir Horatio Nelson....  Read More >>

Talks about Mary Celeste.  Read More >>

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The compelling story of how the first transatlantic cable was laid.  Read More >>

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