Maritime history books

From the author of the acclaimed The Great Sea, David Abulafia's new book guides readers along the world's greatest...  Read More >>

From the author of the acclaimed The Great Sea, David Abulafia's new book guides readers along the world's greatest...  Read More >>

This book surveys the lives and careers of naval officers across Europe at the height of the age of sail. It also...  Read More >>

Based on hitherto unused sources in English and Spanish in British and American archives, in this book naval historian...  Read More >>

"Includes detailed ghost encounters from various areas of the ship! The crown jewel of British shipbuilding, the...  Read More >>

The most detailed study of these ships ever published, in English or French.  Read More >>

By drawing on a broad range of disciplinary and cross-disciplinary expertise, this study addresses the history of...  Read More >>

By drawing on a broad range of disciplinary and cross-disciplinary expertise, this study addresses the history of...  Read More >>

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It's almost like a puzzle to be solved... The Shipping Forecast Puzzle Book tests your general knowledge and lateral...  Read More >>

Diving the Thistlegorm is a unique in-depth look at one of the world's best-loved shipwrecks, the World War II British...  Read More >>

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Documents the true story of a U.S. Navy destroyer that inspired the writings of John Ford and Herman Wouk, drawing...  Read More >>

Captain Francisco de Cuellar was an officer who served with the ill-fated Spanish Armada. He was shipwrecked on...  Read More >>

A brilliant gift for anyone who wants to test their shipping knowledge with questions that will leave you all at...  Read More >>

From renowned author and naval historian Angus Konstam, this is a gripping account of one of the Royal Navy's bloodiest...  Read More >>

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Examines the lives of those who lived in East and West Prussia under the Third Reich era, their role in Germany's...  Read More >>

In Napoleon and the Operational Art of War, the leading scholars of Napoleonic military history provide the most...  Read More >>

Risky Markets explores a crucial moment in marine insurance history, when tools to tackle risks are in the making....  Read More >>

BETWEEN 1846 AND 1874, OVER 290,000 CHINESE WERE EMBARKED AS INDENTURED LABOURERS destined mainly for Peru, Cuba...  Read More >>

The 47ft Tyne class lifeboat was developed by the RNLI in the late 1970s, primarily to be slipway launched, and...  Read More >>

The Development of the EU as a Sea-Policy Actor explores the marine and maritime policies of the European Union...  Read More >>

The Last Slave Ships is a stunning behind-the-curtain look into the last years of the illegal transatlantic slave...  Read More >>

The Last Slave Ships is a stunning behind-the-curtain look into the last years of the illegal transatlantic slave...  Read More >>