Maritime history books

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The East Indiaman HCS `Halsewell' set sail on 1 January 1786, en route from England to India. Her dramatic demise...  Read More >>

A lyrical history of one of India's great rivers--the entry-point of maritime commercial colonialism, and the life-sustaining...  Read More >>

This book is a compilation of papers presented by academia from various forums on Securing India's Maritime Neighbourhood....  Read More >>

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The sea has played an important part in shaping Britain's identity, and the country has long needed to look outwards,...  Read More >>

Sir Francis Drake has been world-famous for his feats as a master mariner – the captain who “singed the King of...  Read More >>

William Dampier was a sea captain, scientific observer, plantation manager - and a pirate. This account of his journey...  Read More >>

Based on extensive interviews with former senior UK directors of Brittany Ferries, this book tells the inside story...  Read More >>

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The first book to celebrate the service of this class of sub. A gripping tale of courage under appalling conditions....  Read More >>

First modern biography of a major naval figure of the Napoleonic ear. St Vincent (formerly John Jervis) was a major...  Read More >>

Graphic account of medieval maritime warfare in the Mediterranean, the North Sea and the Baltic. Describes the ships,...  Read More >>

This book looks in detail into the historic voyage of the 'Mayflower', an English ship that transported early Pilgrims...  Read More >>

A collection of poetry by various famous poets, including James Russell Lowell, Greenleaf Whittier, Henry Wadsworth...  Read More >>

Chesterton attempts to separate fact from fiction concerning the story of the 'Mayflower', an English ship that...  Read More >>

A semi-fictional account of the known incidents that took place aboard the 'Mayflower', an English ship that transported...  Read More >>

Concentrating on what happened to the 'Mayflower' following its successful voyage to the New World. The ship has...  Read More >>

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The writer Kevin Jackson looks at the reality behind the mythic status of the Mayflower - and the journey that 'created'...  Read More >>

The young Charles Darwin was like a young Indiana Jones. For five years in his mid-twenties, he sailed around the...  Read More >>

The life story of the ship that carried Scott to the Antarctic  Read More >>

Definitive history on perhaps the most popular class of traditional sailing vessel. Author and internationally renowned...  Read More >>

During the period from Sir Francis Drake to the 21st century the naval power of Great Britain rose from that of...  Read More >>