Maritime history books

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A.J. Stirland uses archaeological and skeletal evidence to give the reader a welcome insight into the lives and...  Read More >>

Examining the records in various British archives, and presenting the naval and military activity of the British...  Read More >>

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Through books, films, stories and songs, the Titanic has endured as a metaphor for the perils of mankind's hubris...  Read More >>

William Dampier, (1651-1715), was an English adventurer and pirate who preyed on ships on the Spanish Main. A unique...  Read More >>

By the end of the nineteenth century, though the steamer had proved herself in terms of speed and reliability, there...  Read More >>

This book contains papers presented at two meetings with many shared interests - the Second International Conference...  Read More >>

In 1606, a Portuguese ship, Nossa Senhora dos Martires, laden with peppercorns, porcelain, and other products from...  Read More >>

The first Great Lakes history to expose the heroism, villainy, courage, and confusion surrounding the tragedy of...  Read More >>

Scores of rare photographs recall one of the most graceful, fast, and luxuriously outfitted ships of the 20th century....  Read More >>

An entertaining volume presenting exciting stories about 17th and 18th century Welsh pirates, their colourful lives...  Read More >>

Describes the author's stormy voyage to Tahiti, his crew's insatiable attachment to the island paradise, and the...  Read More >>

An exciting new edition of Bella Bathurst’s epic story of Robert Louis Stevenson’s ancestors and the building of...  Read More >>

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In Fastest in the World, John Boileau tells the story of the naval architects and engineers, excited by the prospect...  Read More >>

From the first wreck in 1622 off Western Australia to the tragedy of the 1998 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race, this...  Read More >>

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In this history of Homer's references to ships and seafaring, author Samuel Mark reveals patterns in the way that...  Read More >>

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In 1622, hundreds of people lost their lives to the curse of the Spanish galleon Atocha - and they would not be...  Read More >>

Forty years after the collision between the aircraft carrier HMAS Melbourne and HMAS Voyager in which 82 men lost...  Read More >>

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This book examines the dynamics and impact of maritime trade in Lagos during the cycles of boom and slump in the...  Read More >>

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