Ships & shipping: general interest books

A groundbreaking history of the Panama Canal offers a revelatory workers-eye view of the momentous undertaking and...  Read More >>

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At a turning point in his life, George Fetherling embarked on an adventure to sail round the world on one of the...  Read More >>

The previously untold story of the first steam-powered vessel to cross the Atlantic is written in a scholarly, well-documented...  Read More >>

The US Navy Warship Series is a comprehensive encyclopaedia of every ship in the history of the US Navy, from its...  Read More >>

Ben leaves a happy ship, to join a most unhappy ship, under Captain Sharp. Ben is shanghaied aboard a slaver, escapes...  Read More >>

(i)The Trailer Sailer Owner's Manual(/i) should be included with every trailer ready sailboat. This comprehensive...  Read More >>

A meticulously-researched reference guide to 300 shipping losses  Read More >>

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The story of HM Submarine Upholder of the 10th Submarine Flotilla, under the command of David Wanklyn VC.  Read More >>

Ship 16, aka Atlantis, sank 22 British and Allied ships in its career at sea, becoming the most successful German...  Read More >>

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Second part of Mariner's trilogy - as a young deck officer in the 1960s and 1970s  Read More >>

This work touches on the specialized world of wooden-ship building, looking at the endless variations of techniques...  Read More >>

When the wreck was discovered in 1971 it was hoped some of the questions would be answered but the subsequent excavation...  Read More >>

The sinking of the Titanic has captured the imagination of the public like no other tragedy of the modern age. Lawrence...  Read More >>

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Tells the story of the USS Edsall, a WWII-era destroyer that disappeared on a mission to java on March 1, 1942....  Read More >>

The trials and tribulations experienced while sailing two old and tired American tugboats halfway around the world...  Read More >>

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In 1915, on a voyage to the South Atlantic, the Endurance was crushed in the ice, leaving its men castaways in one...  Read More >>

Although the golden age of the great luxury liners cruising the world's seas is long gone, the myth of luxurious,...  Read More >>

Shipping and marine transportation is a highly regulated global industry. This book covers the aspects of maritime...  Read More >>

Here is everything you need to know about this increasingly popular activity.  Read More >>