Maritime history books

The story of the worst ship disasters in history, of ships sunk in the Baltic between January and May 1945.  Read More >>

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The ""author of Over the Edge of the World brings alive the extraordinary life and adventures of Sir Francis Drake,...  Read More >>

"In 1801, the Canadian government set up a lifesaving establishment on Sable Island. Somebody had to be in charge....  Read More >>

This is the story of a group of buccaneers, adventurers, sea-raiders and privateers who were supported by Queen...  Read More >>

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A fascinating insight into the lives of the men who served on the Mary Rose.  Read More >>

For Elizabeth, Drake made the impossible real, serving as a crucial and brilliantly adaptable instrument of her...  Read More >>

For Elizabeth, Drake made the impossible real, serving as a crucial and brilliantly adaptable instrument of her...  Read More >>

For Elizabeth, Drake made the impossible real, serving as a crucial and brilliantly adaptable instrument of her...  Read More >>

An authoritative rethinking of global history by a leading Yale professor When did globalization begin? Most observers...  Read More >>

The first book to provide a detailed yet highly accessible account of 1,000 years of visual signalling at sea.  Read More >>

The Shipwrecks of the Roaring 40s  Read More >>

IIn 1842 Midshipman Phillip Spencer, USN, son of the Secretary of War, was hung for inciting the crew of USS Somers...  Read More >>

The large 60ft Barnett lifeboats, designed and built in the 1920s, were the first twin-screw motor lifeboats in...  Read More >>

How America and Japan, two nations with seemingly little over which to quarrel, let peace slip away, so that more...  Read More >>

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This book investigates the highly engaging topic of the literary and cultural significance of ‘sailor talk.’ The...  Read More >>

In 1825, the Empire of Brazil went to war with the Republic of Argentina. The pretext was control the control the...  Read More >>

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This title was first published in 2003. Lorenzo Warriner Pease was sent as an American missionary to Cyprus, arriving...  Read More >>

An account of the emergence of England's earliest chartered Africa companies and their traders. It questions the...  Read More >>

Incredibly detailed 'photogrammetry' of the famous wreck and its fascinating contents. A guide for divers and a...  Read More >>

""First published as The Buccaneer King by Pen & Sword Maritime in 2014.""--Title page verso.  Read More >>

Map illustrations by Jeffrey L. Ward --Title page verso.  Read More >>