Maritime history books

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 >>

Both the Christian Bible and Aristotle’s works suggest that water should entirely flood the earth. This book investigates...  Read More >>

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 >>

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

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

Whaling was the first American industry to exhibit any diversity. Working with archival records at museums, in libraries,...  Read More >>

The author offers a bold and authoritative maritime history of World War II which takes a fully international perspective...  Read More >>

Children at Sea charts the lives of 8 different children who grew up at sea - showcasing a range of experiences...  Read More >>

James Cook FRS (1728-79) was a British explorer, navigator, cartographer, and captain in the British Royal Navy....  Read More >>

The first book to document fully the story behind the frigates that played such a vital role during the Second World...  Read More >>

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Redolent with the colour and action of life on the high seas Daily Telegraph.  Read More >>

Celebrating the 400th anniversary of the Mayflower, Graham Taylor focuses on the ship's place in British history...  Read More >>

This book updates African maritime economic history to analyse the influence of seaports and seaborne trade, processes...  Read More >>

Tells the story of the steamship Robert J. Walker, an early coastal survey ship for the agency that would later...  Read More >>

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New insight into a famous incident, based on the latest research. Highly readable account by an experienced journalist....  Read More >>

David Giblins stint as a seasonal salmon fishing guide on Stuart Island provides a seemingly endless supply of hilarious...  Read More >>

Fully updated with recent developments in Titanic’s on-going story, this superlative book is the result of many...  Read More >>

Published in 1928, this exploration of the accounts of missionary Thomas Gage, edited by A.P.Newton, accounts the...  Read More >>

The contributors of this volume take the Memoirs of Sylvester Syropoulos, written by a Byzantine ecclesiastical...  Read More >>

This book is a detailed analysis of Bangladesh’s maritime strategy. It charts the country’s maritime legacies, including...  Read More >>