Maritime history books

The evolution and persistence of the ""battleship navy,he argues, offer direct insight into the dominance of the...  Read More >>

This anthology places the works of such well-known figures as Captain James Cook and Robert Louis Stevenson alongside...  Read More >>

This book recounts the story of the crucial American victory in the War of 1812 Battle of Lake Erie, outlines Erie's...  Read More >>

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Talks about the shipwreck and capture, by Quileute Indians, of a Russian ship bound for Vancouver Island in search...  Read More >>

This work offers an appraisal of United States maritime policy from the establishment of a merchant marine immediately...  Read More >>

An account of all the engagements undertaken by Task Force 57, the largest British fleet to operate as a single...  Read More >>

Throughout the 19th and early-20th centuries, schooner trade was vital to the development of the Great Lakes region....  Read More >>

This anthology places the works of such well-known figures as Captain James Cook and Robert Louis Stevenson alongside...  Read More >>

The complete biography of the American naval leader whose 1853-4 expedition ended Japan's isolationism.  Read More >>

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Though not so well known as the land and air campaigns, the campaign at sea in the 1991 Gulf War was vital in subduing...  Read More >>

He offers detailed descriptions of just what the naval doctor did, and examines the influence of health on readiness,...  Read More >>

A study of the maritime connections between the Adriatic and Mediterranean from the first Greek contacts and subsequent...  Read More >>

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Father Frank Browne became famous in the wake of the Titanic disaster when his photographs, the only ones of the...  Read More >>