Maritime history books

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

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"No safe harbours for steamboats or sailing vessels could be found along the isolated 70-mile stretch at the eastern...  Read More >>

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Examines the social, economic and cultural synthesis in the South China Sea along with trade and cultural communications....  Read More >>

This vintage book contains a fascinating history of the steamboat, exploring its origin and evolution with a particular...  Read More >>

David Hannay endeavours to give a popular, but clear and not inaccurate, account of the growth, and services, of...  Read More >>

David Hannay endeavours to give a popular, but clear and not inaccurate, account of the growth, and services, of...  Read More >>

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Robinson Crusoe - fact or fiction?  Read More >>

In 1764, the Canceaux began a voyage of 12 years during which the officers and men performed survey work used in...  Read More >>

"""Originally published in 2018 by Chatto & Windus, Great Britain, as Endeavour: the ship and the attitude that...  Read More >>

"""Originally published in 2018 by Chatto & Windus, Great Britain, as Endeavour: the ship and the attitude that...  Read More >>

"""Originally published in 2018 by Chatto & Windus, Great Britain, as Endeavour: the ship and the attitude that...  Read More >>

Jahrhundertelang wurde die Frage eines zentralamerikanischen Kanals zur Verbindung des Pazifischen mit dem Atlantischen...  Read More >>

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This book is brimming with facts about the Titanic and its passengers, the history of the Titanic, strange stories...  Read More >>

The Weymouth lifeboat station has a fine record of gallantry. The lifeboat crews have undertaken hundreds of rescues,...  Read More >>

New edition of a classic, much-sought-after work by the ex-QE2 master, Commodore R.W. Warwick  Read More >>

Traces the roots of modern global East Asia by focusing on the fascinating history of its seaways. The East Asian...  Read More >>

This is a study of the Russo- Japanese of 1904-1905 as reported by Captain William Pakenham.  Read More >>

With contributions from some of the world's leading experts, this volume explains the forces and doctrines driving...  Read More >>

Gift book celebrating the British Isles maritime history. A history uniquely written in narrative verse. Begins...  Read More >>

A revised and enhanced new edition of this classic work, filling an important gap in maritime history  Read More >>