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In a night of unforgettable tragedy, the world's most famous liner Titanic struck an iceberg on 14 April 1912 and sank. Over 1500 people died. Whose fault it was, and how the passengers and crew reacted, has been the subject of continuing dispute over the 100 years since the disaster. This title offers an account of Titanic's tragic maiden voyage.

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In the words of those who survived the sinking, this is the story of the Titanic's final hours, taken from the transcripts of the US and British inquiries, and specially rearranged into chronological order to present the disaster as a real-time narrative.

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The shocking story behind the shipwreck that stunned the world and the divers who discovered the truth.

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Presents a story of the Titanic and its only voyage. This work provides an account of ten of those who died, among them, Titanic's captain Edward Smith and builder Thomas Andrews, John Jacob Astor, the richest man on board, and the bandmaster, Wallace Hartley, who played as the ship sank.

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When Titanic set sail in 1912, she was the largest, most luxurious and most technologically advanced man-made moving object in the world. This book tells the untold stories of the men and women who made the ship of dreams a reality.

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In 1983, the freighter Marine Electric ran into a violent storm off the Eastern Seaboard of the United States. Despite Force 10 conditions and fifty feet waves the crew were unconcerned: the ship had survived worse.

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Charts the development of the Viking longship, tracing its evolution from the one-man canoe of the Scandinavian Stone Age, through the "clinker" or wood-built ships of 200BC into the recognisable longboats of the 4th century AD.

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Documenting one of the most comprehensive surveys of a shipwreck ever conducted, Simon Mills new book takes you inside the SS Britannic for a unique dive into the past.

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A fascinating and beautifully illustrated journey across the world and through the centuries in search of the sea monster.

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In 1789, the HMS Bounty was sailing through the western Pacific Ocean when disgruntled crewmen seized control and set their captain, along with 18 men, adrift in one of the ship's boats. Alan Frost investigates the mayhem, mutiny and mythology of the Bounty to shed new light on what truly happened during the infamous expedition.

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A rollicking account of pirates codes, the strict rules essential for survival at sea.

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This title looks at the ways people interact because of the sea, navigate their course across it, and live on and around it. The book also considers the characteristics of different seas and oceans and investigates how the sea is conceptualized in cultures around the world.

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An account on the ninetieth anniversary of the 'dark ship' that tells the story of the Iolaire, the astonishing commitment of the people of Lewis to the war against the Kaiser, its sickening end, and the way of life the disaster effectively destroyed.

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A history of the world through 12 shipwrecks, from ancient Rome to WW2, by world renowned underwater archaeologist David Gibbins

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Gift book celebrating the British Isles maritime history. A history uniquely written in narrative verse. Begins Pre 1066 up to Present Day. Includes The Spanish Armada, The Battle of Trafalgar and D-Day.

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One of the most gripping and exciting stories ever told of an epic period of international warfare, now beautifully repackaged.

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One of the greatest stories of survival and adventure in the Arctic that inspired Shakespeare and Jules Verne

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The true-life story of one of the most notorious maritime disasters of the 19th century, which was the inspiration for Herman Melville's classic novel Moby Dick.