Maritime history books

The 2025 edition of Warship, the celebrated annual publication featuring original research on the history, development,...  Read More >>

2025 Readers' Favorite Book Awards Gold Medal-winner A breakneck adventure of war, romance, and politics in the...  Read More >>

2025 Readers' Favorite Book Awards Gold Medal-winner A breakneck adventure of war, romance, and politics in the...  Read More >>

Few who hear the shipping forecast, with its familiar sequence of numbers denoting the expected force of the wind,...  Read More >>

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First comprehensive account of British naval intelligence in the modern era. Challenges established perceptions...  Read More >>

An eye-opening survey of how extractive industries power globalisation - and how to fight back  Read More >>

The sinking of the RMS Titanic on the night of 14/15 April 1912 remains one of history's most tragic maritime disasters....  Read More >>

In the weeks after the end of the War in May 1945, 156 U-boats surrendered to the Allies. Some of these either surrendered...  Read More >>

This new book covers the Austro-Italian Naval War (1866) a little-known part of late 19th century naval history....  Read More >>

The vessels featured in Great Warships of the World have left their imprints on the course of history with tales...  Read More >>

""Part high-seas adventure, part examination of the Age of Exploration, this account of Captain James Cook's last...  Read More >>

Too often historical writing on the Russian War of 1854-56 focuses narrowly on the land campaign fought in the Crimean...  Read More >>

This volume presents a global array of case studies on the management of shipwreck sites in intertidal zones, including...  Read More >>

An outdoor adventure memoir by a legendary diver and innovator who never stopped pushing the limit I Live Underwater...  Read More >>

Before Titanic, there was Lusitania… This unprecedented two-volume set will bring Lusitania’s history to life as...  Read More >>

""Explores nonhuman animals' involvement with human maritime activities in the age of sail, presenting the ship...  Read More >>

In 1718 the British crown in the Bahamas pardoned 209 mariners accused of piracy.  Read More >>

In 1718 the British crown in the Bahamas pardoned 209 mariners accused of piracy.  Read More >>

Conspiracy, mutiny and liberation on America's waterfront by the award-winning author of The Slave Ship.  Read More >>

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A unique collection of trivia, information, theories and thoughts compiled over a lifetime studying RMS Titanic...  Read More >>

A definitive history of cooperation between the Royal Navy and Russian Navy from 1988 to 2014. It provides lessons...  Read More >>

A definitive history of cooperation between the Royal Navy and Russian Navy from 1988 to 2014. It provides lessons...  Read More >>

Documenting one of the most comprehensive surveys of a shipwreck ever conducted, Simon Mills’ new book takes you...  Read More >>