Maritime history books

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Half-Hull Modeling: Step-by-step companion, from plans to finished model

Half-Hull Modeling: Step-by-step companion, from plans...

Author: Greg Rössel
ISBN: 9781733104005
Format: Paperback
$50.03

Long before half-hull models became a staple of marine museums and living room walls, they were an essential tool...  Read More >>

The U-Boat Commanders: Knight's Cross Holders 1939-1945

The U-Boat Commanders: Knight's Cross Holders 1939-1945...

Author: Jeremy Dixon
ISBN: 9781526718730
Format: Hardback
$75.00

Highly illustrated account of German U-boat commanders who were awarded the Knight's Cross during the Second World...  Read More >>

Beyond the Grand Tour: Northern Metropolises and Early Modern Travel Behaviour

Beyond the Grand Tour: Northern Metropolises and Early...

Author: Rosemary Sweet (University of Leicester, UK) ,  Gerrit Verhoeven (University of Antwerp, Belgium)
ISBN: 9780367344566
Format: Paperback
$83.99

This book represents an important contribution to the ongoing process of resituating the ""Grand Tour"" as part...  Read More >>

Clyde Rescue Cruisers: The RNLI's rescue cruisers, their design and history

Clyde Rescue Cruisers: The RNLI's rescue cruisers, their...

Author: Nicholas Leach
ISBN: 9781909540156
Format: Paperback
$17.98

The 70ft Clyde class lifeboats were the largest rescue vessels ever built by the RNLI. They were developed during...  Read More >>

Hudson River Lighthouses

Hudson River Lighthouses

Author: Hudson River Maritime Museum
ISBN: 9781540239082
Format: Hardback
$84.45

Set against the backdrop of purple mountains, lush hillsides, and tidal wetlands, the lighthouses of the Hudson...  Read More >>

Roman Warships

Roman Warships

Author: Michael Pitassi
ISBN: 9781783274147
Format: Paperback
$64.66

An examination of Roman naval development, drawing upon archaeological evidence, documentary accounts and visual...  Read More >>

Into the Raging Sea: Thirty-Three Mariners, One Megastorm and the Sinking of El Faro

Into the Raging Sea: Thirty-Three Mariners, One Megastorm...

Author: Rachel Slade
ISBN: 9780008302474
Format: Paperback
$22.99

In the tradition of The Perfect Storm and Into Thin Air, Rachel Slade’s Into the Raging Sea is a nail-biting account...  Read More >>

The Sea Journal: Seafarers' Sketchbooks

The Sea Journal: Seafarers' Sketchbooks

Author: Huw Lewis-Jones
ISBN: 9780500021279
Format: Hardback
$59.99

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Nelson's Arctic Voyage: The Royal Navy’s first polar expedition 1773

Nelson's Arctic Voyage: The Royal Navy’s first polar...

Author: Peter Goodwin
ISBN: 9781472954176
Format: Hardback
$49.99

A detailed account of the Royal Navy's near fatal expedition into the polar regions in 1773--with the young Horatio...  Read More >>

Mutinous Memories: A Subjective History of French Military Protest in 1919

Mutinous Memories: A Subjective History of French Military...

Author: Matt Perry
ISBN: 9781526114105
Format: Hardback
$183.99

The French mutinies of 1919 stretched from the Soviet Union through to France's naval ports. It is the first study...  Read More >>

The Wreck of the Portland: A Doomed Ship, a Violent Storm, and New England's Worst Maritime Disaster

The Wreck of the Portland: A Doomed Ship, a Violent...

Author: J North Conway ,  Gary Bennett
ISBN: 9798200891993
Format: Audio
$110.85

"The SS Portland was a solid and luxurious ship, and its loss in 1898 in a violent storm with some 200 people aboard...  Read More >>

Treasure Island

Treasure Island

Author: Robert Louis Stevenson
ISBN: 9780008329556
Format: Paperback
$18.09

HarperCollins is proud to present its range of best-loved, essential classics.  Read More >>

The Wreck of the Portland: A Doomed Ship, a Violent Storm, and New England's Worst Maritime Disaster

The Wreck of the Portland: A Doomed Ship, a Violent...

Author: J North Conway ,  Gary Bennett
ISBN: 9798200892006
Format: Audio
$97.65

"The SS Portland was a solid and luxurious ship, and its loss in 1898 in a violent storm with some 200 people aboard...  Read More >>

Barnegat Light

Barnegat Light

Author: Reilly Platten Sharp for the Barnegat Li
ISBN: 9781540239068
Format: Hardback
$84.45

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Leon: A LIFE. The True Stories of Captain Leon H Schneider

Leon: A LIFE. The True Stories of Captain Leon H Schneider...

Author: Ivan Schneider ,  Leon H Schneider
ISBN: 9781733997607
Format: Paperback
$47.52

The author presents his father's shockingly funny, poignant, and unforgettable stories. Not just for the extended...  Read More >>

Endeavour: The Sunday Times bestselling biography of Captain Cook’s recently discovered ship

Endeavour: The Sunday Times bestselling biography of...

Author: Peter Moore
ISBN: 9781784703929
Format: Paperback
$38.79

Here, Peter Moore sets out to explore the different lives of this remarkable ship – from the acorn that grew into...  Read More >>

A Short History of Seafaring

A Short History of Seafaring

Author: Brian Lavery
ISBN: 9780241379691
Format: Paperback
$22.99

Title page attributes ""Steve Parker"" but cover and verso/colophon indicate author as Brian Lavery.  Read More >>

"Siebenundneunzig ""Seetage""": "Erlebnisbericht über eine abenteuerliche Praktikumsreise mit dem Ausbildungs- und Frachtschiff ""J.G.Fichte"""

"Siebenundneunzig ""Seetage""": "Erlebnisbericht über...

Author: Wolfgang Martin
ISBN: 9783748136101
Format: Paperback
$37.52

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Kendall's Longitude

Kendall's Longitude

Author: John Bendall
ISBN: 9781788239417
Format: Paperback
$25.85

Lost at sea: every mariner's fear. Maritime navigational tools could find latitude, but finding longitude...  Read More >>

Small Boats and Daring Men: Maritime Raiding, Irregular Warfare, and the Early American Navy

Small Boats and Daring Men: Maritime Raiding, Irregular...

Author: Benjamin Armstrong
ISBN: 9780806162829
Format: Hardback
$92.27

Benjamin Armstrong sets out to take irregular naval warfare out of the shadow of the blue-water battles that dominate...  Read More >>

IJN Destroyers Matsu Class

IJN Destroyers Matsu Class

Author: Grzegorz Nowak ,  Grzegorz Nowak
ISBN: 9788365958389
Format: Paperback
$29.99

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