Maritime history books

"FINALIST FOR THE GILDER LEHRMAN MILITARY HISTORY PRIZE America's first crisis with the Islamic world: the diplomatic...  Read More >>

The journal kept by John Looker as ship’s surgeon on the Blackham Galley on its voyage to the Levant, 1696-98, which...  Read More >>

The British Royal Navy of the French Wars (1793–1815) is an enduring national symbol, but we often overlook the...  Read More >>

Aimed at anyone with an interest in the building and uses of ancient and medieval boats.  Read More >>

The first book to deal in detail with the development and uses of royal yachts.  Read More >>

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This is a narrative of the disaster through the eyes of some of those who experienced it  Read More >>

""Originally published in Great Britain by Two Roads, an imprint of John Murray Press, an Hachette UK company""--Title...  Read More >>

Shipping has been a leading sector in European economic growth for centuries. Yet, it rarely features in business...  Read More >>

A thrilling tale of power, obsession and betrayal at the edge of the world.  Read More >>

A thrilling tale of power, obsession and betrayal at the edge of the world.  Read More >>

Guilty Mind è una raccolta di due racconti brevi accomunati dalla natura surreale originata dal libero sfogo della...  Read More >>

In this journal Boatswain’s Mate James Morrison recounts the Royal Navy ship HMS Bounty’s 1787 voyage and the ensuing...  Read More >>

A much expanded new edition of the classic best-selling lighthouse book with over 300 illustrations and many dramatic...  Read More >>

As Hurricane Connie swept into Chesapeake Bay on August 11, 1955, a pleasant vacation cruise turned tragic. The...  Read More >>

The suppression of piracy and maritime raiding was a keystone in the colonisation of Southeast Asia. This comparative...  Read More >>

The extraordinary story of how the world’s most famous shipwreck was found, told by the man leading the search....  Read More >>

Portishead lifeboat station on the Bristol Channel operates an Atlantic 85 lifeboat from a modern lifeboat house,...  Read More >>

Tells the little-known story of the sinking of the steamboat Lexington on Long Island Sound in January 1840. The...  Read More >>

This wartime biography of the Chester W. Nimitz, Commander-in-Chief of U.S. forces in the Pacific Ocean Area during...  Read More >>

The Titanic. The Britannic. The Olympic. They are some of the most famous ships in history, but for the wrong reasons....  Read More >>

The first book to outline Scotland’s colonial past and Glasgow’s direct links with the slave trade through sugar...  Read More >>

History of the Ship told through the accounts of those who served on her.  Read More >>

An authoritative yet dramatic account of the world's great submarine disasters.  Read More >>

The first book to outline Scotland’s colonial past and Glasgow’s direct links with the slave trade through sugar...  Read More >>