Maritime history books

"""Lies and fiction abound about the life of Blackbeard the pirate. Finally, you will learn the truth""--"  Read More >>

The Dutch United East India Company operated in Japan from 1609 to the early 18th century. The Dutch-Japanese relationship...  Read More >>

A comprehensive history of the Fort McAllister’s construction and its use during the Civil War, as well as its post-war...  Read More >>

"""Lies and fiction abound about the life of Blackbeard the pirate. Finally, you will learn the truth""--"  Read More >>

A concise introduction to the history and evolution of security at sea. Whether it is pirates, smugglers, illicit...  Read More >>

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""This book argues that anti-piracy politics were the ideological glue that held Spain's Asian empire together and...  Read More >>

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

A first-class narrative writer blends his unique cartographic and topographic understanding of the key ports of...  Read More >>

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Lighthouses of the Pacific Coast explores many of the lighthouses and breakwater, pier, and reef lights in Alaska,...  Read More >>

The Midway-class were the US Navy's biggest carriers built during World War II. Superbly illustrated, this explains...  Read More >>

Celebrating 100 years since the first submariner received the Congressional Medal of Honor, dive into pre-World...  Read More >>

Antarctic Whaling explores how British whalers came to claim so large a share of the whales taken from the Southern...  Read More >>

The stories of the15 best ships in Coast Guard history, told with humor, history, and stick figures. Follow us as...  Read More >>

In 1874 the Western Shore sails from North Bend Oregon. This book details the sudden end of an era with the journeys...  Read More >>

The history of the famous vessel, from her design, build, and early racing career, through her lesser-known Civil...  Read More >>

Reconstructs coastal trading patterns and the lives of the merchants, mariners and craftspeople that underpinned...  Read More >>

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""This book argues that anti-piracy politics were the ideological glue that held Spain's Asian empire together and...  Read More >>

""This book argues that anti-piracy politics were the ideological glue that held Spain's Asian empire together and...  Read More >>

Dieser einzigartige Roman schildert Deutschlands Kampf gegen die englische Seeblockade im Ersten Weltkrieg. Autor...  Read More >>

The extraordinary life, loves and voyages of the man who put Australia on the map, now with a foreword from Flinders'...  Read More >>

""First published in the UK by Scribe Publications, 2024""--Title verso.  Read More >>

The quest to improve life at sea has progressed on two parallel fronts: analysing problems and finding and implementing...  Read More >>