Maritime history books

A brilliant telling of the history of the common seaman in the age of sail, and his role in Britain's trade, exploration,...  Read More >>

The story of the astonishing voyage of Captain James Cook and the Endeavour, to mark the 250th anniversary of that...  Read More >>

New and updated edition of the successful Unseen Britannic  Read More >>

How early twentieth century fumigation technologies transformed maritime quarantine practices and inspired utopian...  Read More >>

This book offers a comprehensive history of the Czechoslovak Ocean Shipping Company (C. O. S.) from its beginning...  Read More >>

Wind, waves and snow: Atlantic Canada has experienced more than its share of dramatic and tragic storms. In this...  Read More >>

Sandcastles, donkeys, piers and sticks of rock. Beach huts, paddle steamers, promenade shelters and ice cream cones....  Read More >>

In October 1941, the British Admiralty based a surface strike force in Malta to attack Axis sea lanes between Italy...  Read More >>

In October 1941, the British Admiralty based a surface strike force in Malta to attack Axis sea lanes between Italy...  Read More >>

In October 1941, the British Admiralty based a surface strike force in Malta to attack Axis sea lanes between Italy...  Read More >>

The definitive story of one American family at the center of a single, shocking act of international terrorism that...  Read More >>

"The story, covering more than a century, of three generations of the Griffiths family of Nefyn, Gwynedd, North...  Read More >>

The Pirates of Panama is a pirate classic that was originally written in Dutch by John Esquemeling, and first published...  Read More >>

 Read More >>

Popular films about the Bounty mutiny only scratch the surface of its multilayered history. This rebellion on a...  Read More >>

The destruction of the HMS Hood by the Bismarck in 1941 was one of the most shocking episodes in the history of...  Read More >>

Part of the renowned Anatomy of the Ship series, this is an in-depth guide to the ship that revolutionised battleship...  Read More >>

A reassessment of the Anglo-Dutch wars of the second half of the seventeenth century, demonstrating that the conflict...  Read More >>

When the Titanic sank, so did the Edwardian age that created it. In this brilliantly original history, Gareth Russell...  Read More >>

 Read More >>

In The Merchant Ship in the British Atlantic, 1600-1800, Phillip Reid shows how ordinary commercial vessels reflected...  Read More >>

Color photos of Boston Harbor, in Massachusetts, taken by a working captain on the water night and day. The book's...  Read More >>

The fascinating and illustrated story behind the warship figureheads on display at The Box, Plymouth.  Read More >>

Robinson Crusoe has been an international bestseller for three hundred years. This edition of the novel with its...  Read More >>

From celebrated Yale professor Valerie Hansen, a groundbreaking...  Read More >>