Maritime history books

The story of the first ever offshore yacht race, and the notorious New York playboy who won it.  Read More >>

An assessment of how important the sea was in the development of world history from the earliest times to the present....  Read More >>

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

In the 1920s and early 1930s, the government imposed strict laws against transporting and selling alcohol. This...  Read More >>

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Nelsonian history at its best. Written by the leading authority on the subject, drawing on both British and Danish...  Read More >>

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A new edition of a classic work, fully revised and expanded  Read More >>

The first ever book on the world's greatest ship modeller superbly illustrated with line work and close-up colour...  Read More >>

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The German battleship Scharnhorst was built at Wilhelmshaven shipyard. It was initially designed as a heavy cruiser,...  Read More >>

The 1930s was the period of extensive growth of military aviation throughout the world, including carrier-based...  Read More >>

"Laid down at Kure on 11 March 1912, launched 28 March 1914, joined the Navy on 8 November 1915. He was the second...  Read More >>

Musashi battleship was the second ship of the Yamato class of Imperial Japanese Navy during the Second World War....  Read More >>

"""Pola"" was a Zara-class heavy cruiser of the italian Regia Marina operating during the Second World War. She...  Read More >>

Nagato, named for Nagato Province, was a super-dreadnought battleship built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN)...  Read More >>

Akizuki was the lead ship of her class of destroyers in the Japanese Imperial Navy considered by many to be among...  Read More >>

The contract for construction of the Panzerschiff E (Ersatz Hessen) was signed with the Deutsche Werke shipyard...  Read More >>

On 4 May 1940 the third Yamato-class battleship was laid down at the Navy Shipyard in Yokosuka. It was to be named...  Read More >>

"The last battleship of the German Kriegsmarine was ceremonially launched on 1 April 1939. After the failure of...  Read More >>

A collection of illustrated essays from the fourth edition of naval Archives. This issue contains highly detailed...  Read More >>

The British aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal was one of the most famous and recognizable Royal Navy vessels of the...  Read More >>

The American battleship USS Iowa is one of the most famous warships of World War Two era. Built in 1943 at New York...  Read More >>

"Battleship Vittorio Veneto was one of the three Italian Littorio class battleships operating in the Second World...  Read More >>

The vessel, which was to become the most famous Japanese aircraft carrier and the symbol of the might of the Imperial...  Read More >>