Ships & shipping: general interest books

Lighthouses of the North Atlantic Coast will explore many of the lighthouses and breakwater, pier, and reef lights...  Read More >>

"Everything there is to know about the maritime world of 1890 in a single, huge, two-volume edition. This is the...  Read More >>

"Given a huge economic boost in 1873 when the Northern Pacific Railroad chose it as the western terminus of its...  Read More >>

For nearly two centuries, the beacons of light stations guided vessels through the deceptively hazardous waters...  Read More >>

The harrowing story of the Zaandam cruise ship, which set sail with a deadly and little-understood stowaway - Covid-19...  Read More >>

A fully revised and expanded edition of the only resource you'll need for choosing, owning and maintaining a narrowboat....  Read More >>

A new colour book on British passenger ships, following on from the success of Cruise Liners in Colour and Ships...  Read More >>

In this skilful blending of historical narration and personal memoir, Jack takes us on a gripping journey through...  Read More >>

A wonderful story of the construction of a replica Dutch sailing ship called Duyfken in Fremantle, Western Australia...  Read More >>

A fascinating account not just of a racing sailboat storied for its exploits and victories, but of the man who built...  Read More >>

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Armor of the Iowa-Class Battleships is the second book in this series on these warships. Devoting a single, large...  Read More >>

Celebrating passenger ships in colour, large and small, from the 1940s onwards  Read More >>

The most detailed technical history of one of the world's greatest ocean liners.  Read More >>

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The Official Chronology of the U.S. Navy in World War II, published in 1999 and updated here in a new format and...  Read More >>

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Mix of interesting stories of modern shipwrecks and marine accidents surrounding the Isle of Wight. Serious incidents...  Read More >>

"years, these stalwarts maintained the beacons that guided vessels through these waters. They also rescued those...  Read More >>

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This historical-fiction paranormal story is about a soldier who witnessed a mysterious flying saucer ship crash...  Read More >>

Condition Red: Destroyer action in the South Pacific, first published in 1943, recounts the adventures of the USS...  Read More >>

Organised by class, Battleships of World War I and World War II offers a highly-illustrated guide to the main battleships...  Read More >>

At Close Quarters: PT Boats in the U.S. Navy, first published in 1962, is the official Navy history of Patrol Torpedo...  Read More >>

Ordeal by Sea, first published in 1963, is the moving account of the World War Two-era cruiser U.S.S. Indianapolis...  Read More >>