Maritime history books

"In 1717, the Council of Trade and Plantations received ""agreeable news"" from New England. ""Bellamy with his...  Read More >>

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"The Titanic arose from the Belfast gantries as the crown jewel of her time, the conqueror of the ocean itself....  Read More >>

Mix of interesting stories of modern shipwrecks and marine accidents surrounding the Isle of Wight. Serious incidents...  Read More >>

A vivid portrait of the Columbia River Bar that combines maritime history, journalism, and memoir  Read More >>

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Harold Bradley learned early in life, through family lore, that one of his great-great granduncles was an Irish...  Read More >>

Cullercoats lifeboat station, north of the Tyne, operates a new Atlantic 85 lifeboat, providing a rapid response...  Read More >>

During World War I and World War II, Rhode Island was dotted with coastal forts filled with large caliber guns....  Read More >>

One Hundred Years after the Sinking of the Titanic, the Sophistication of her Passengers Lives On.  Read More >>

In a page-turning tale brimming with adventure, author Richard Sanders tells of the remarkable exploits of Bartholomew...  Read More >>

Debunks long-held assumptions regarding the lack of contact between China and Japan between 839-1403 CE, arguing...  Read More >>

A fascinating re-examination of the battle of Leyte Gulf, the largest naval encounter in history and probably the...  Read More >>

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

The Asian trading world, encompassing some of the most populated and most productive regions in the world, has a...  Read More >>

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En este libro encontrar�s de manera resumida la historia de los...  Read More >>

The Asian trading world, encompassing some of the most populated and most productive regions in the world, has a...  Read More >>

An anthology of accounts of sea crossings to the western islands of Scotland, 1822-1955, with hand-drawn illustrations...  Read More >>

"In 1717, the Council of Trade and Plantations received ""agreeable news"" from New England. ""Bellamy with his...  Read More >>

Examining diversity as a fundamental reality of empire, this book explores European colonial empires, both terrestrial...  Read More >>

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Discover the ""fascinating and outrageously readable"" account of the roguish acts of the first pirates to raid...  Read More >>

Villamar examines the role of Portuguese merchants in the formation of the Manila Galleon as a system of trade founded...  Read More >>

A history of the East India Company told through experiences of everyday life on the ocean: maritime travel, shipboard...  Read More >>