Society & Social Sciences books

Captain John Smith's own account of his adventures as soldier, sailor, and founder of Jamestown, Virginia.  Read More >>

Comprehensive 1918 survey of aviation and submarine warfare in WWI.  Read More >>

Captain John Franklin's 1828 account of his second overland Arctic expedition (1825-1827).  Read More >>

James Harrington's influential 1656 work of political philosophy on naval power and republican governance.  Read More >>

Comprehensive dictionary of nautical terminology compiled by Admiral Smyth, published posthumously in 1867.  Read More >>

Biography of the 10th Earl of Dundonald, one of the most daring naval commanders of the Napoleonic era.  Read More >>

An Edwardian boys' adventure following a voyage with the legendary Captain Dynamite.  Read More >>

Admiral Jellicoe's firsthand account of the U-boat menace and the critical struggle for naval supremacy during World...  Read More >>

Narrative of the British Arctic Expedition of 1875-76 under Captain Nares.  Read More >>

Set in a quiet New England harbor town in 1917, this charming novel follows Adam, a clam digger and former teacher,...  Read More >>

Juvenile adventure set during the 1898 Spanish-American War naval campaign at Santiago de Cuba.  Read More >>

A midshipman's memoir of Royal Navy service during the Crimean War and the transition from sail to steam.  Read More >>

Harry Castlemon's 1898 adventure novel at the intersection of American maritime and literary history.  Read More >>

Tales of an old sailor's adventures at sea, told to young listeners in mid-19th century America.  Read More >>

Mahan's definitive analysis of sea power during the War of 1812.  Read More >>

The grand period of the Moslem corsairs who terrorized Mediterranean shipping.  Read More >>

Journals of a Royal Navy captain during the Napoleonic Wars (1793-1814).  Read More >>

Captain James Cook's epic second voyage around the world in the 1770s.  Read More >>

WWI adventure novel centered on German U-boat warfare.  Read More >>

Detailed accounts of every major naval engagement of the War of 1812.  Read More >>

Thrilling true stories about American sailors during the War of 1812.  Read More >>

First-person WWI U-boat memoir by a German submarine commander.  Read More >>

Victorian science-fiction adventure combining early aviation and submarine technology, originally published 1908....  Read More >>

Sir Richard Hawkins's account of his 1593 voyage into the South Seas.  Read More >>

In the winter of 1710, the Nottingham-Galley smashed onto Boon Island off New England.  Read More >>