(Hardback)
By: Karen Dolby
ISBN: 9781789293760
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Apr 2022
UK Publication Date: 16th September 2021
Publisher: Michael O'Mara Books Ltd
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A rousing collection of the most memorable and feel-good shanties in maritime history.
(Hardback)
By: John Harland
ISBN: 9781472982377
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Aug 2020
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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(Paperback)
By: Angus Konstam
ISBN: 9781472808691
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Nov 2014
UK Publication Date: 20th November 2014
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Since the days of the Ancient Greeks, naval ships of all sizes have revolutionized warfare. This guide provides essential information on 40 iconic ships, using detailed profile artwork to illustrate and aid recognition, as well as specification boxes to provide all the technical details.
(Paperback)
By: Sam Willis
ISBN: 9781848664333
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Mar 2014
UK Publication Date: 5th December 2013
Publisher: Quercus Publishing
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The drama and tragedy behind history's most infamous shipwrecks.
(Hardback)
By: Arturo Giraldez
ISBN: 9780742556638
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Mar 2015
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Arturo Giraldez provides a rich history of the ships and sailors that launched the global economy. Beginning with the founding of Manila in 1571 and ending in 1815 when the last galleon left Acapulco for the Philippines, these vessels braved weather and pirates to establish a vital connection between the Spanish empire in America with Asia.
(Paperback)
By: John Roberts
ISBN: 9781472846068
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jul 2020
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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(Paperback)
By: N A M Rodger
ISBN: 9780141026909
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Oct 2006
UK Publication Date: 7th September 2006
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
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Describes the rise of Britain to naval greatness, and the central place of the Navy and naval activity in the life of the nation and government. This work describes not just battles, voyages and cruises but how the Navy was manned, how it was supplied with timber, hemp and iron, how its men were fed, and how it was financed and directed.
(Hardback)
By: Jeff Maynard
ISBN: 9780008532727
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Aug 2023
UK Publication Date: 13th April 2023
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
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A journey through time and water, to the bottom of the ocean and the future of our planet.
(Paperback, Main)
By: Nigel Cliff
ISBN: 9781848870192
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Feb 2013
UK Publication Date: 1st February 2013
Publisher: Atlantic Books
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The first accessible, authoritative and complete account of Vasco da Gama's historic and audacious attempt to seize the spice routes and re-conquer the Holy Land.
(Paperback)
By: Philip Marsden
ISBN: 9780007174546
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Apr 2012
UK Publication Date: 1st March 2012
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
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The story of Britains colourful maritime past seen through the changing fortunes of the Cornish port of Falmouth.
(Paperback)
By: Nicolette Jones
ISBN: 9780349117201
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jul 2007
UK Publication Date: 3rd May 2007
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
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The story of a Victorian philanthropist who reformed shipping laws, saved thousands of sailors' lives and became a national hero.
(Paperback)
By: Paul Kennedy
ISBN: 9780141983820
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Oct 2016
UK Publication Date: 26th January 2017
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
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(Hardback, 2nd edition)
By: John Blake
ISBN: 9781844863143
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Mar 2016
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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This work considers the history and development of the sea chart and the related nautical map, in both scientific and aesthetic terms.
(Hardback)
By: Meg Clothier
ISBN: 9781785949265
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Nov 2024
UK Publication Date: 24th October 2024
Publisher: Ebury Publishing
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(Hardback)
By: Sam Willis
ISBN: 9780718188573
Readership/Audience: Primary and Secondary Educational
Publication Date: Jun 2018
UK Publication Date: 14th June 2018
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
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(Paperback)
By: C. H. Layman
ISBN: 9781910065501
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Dec 2014
Publisher: Unicorn Publishing Group
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This is the astounding story of HMS Wager, driven ashore in foul weather onto the inhospitable coast of Patagonian Chile in 1741
(Hardback)
By: John Blake
ISBN: 9781472834164
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Aug 2018
UK Publication Date: 22nd February 2018
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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(Paperback)
By: Jonathan Mayo
ISBN: 9781780726342
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Dec 2023
UK Publication Date: 17th March 2016
Publisher: Octopus Publishing Group
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This is the definitive chronology of the Titanic's final hours, told in fascinating detail and offering a real-time experience of one of the greatest dramas of twentieth century history.
(Hardback)
By: The RNLI
ISBN: 9780008613051
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: May 2024
UK Publication Date: 1st February 2024
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
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The remarkable 200-year history of The RNLI and their invaluable role in British Maritime history. A beautiful book of kindness, courage, and community to treasure for years to come.
(Hardback)
By: John Jordan
ISBN: 9781472857132
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Sep 2023
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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The latest edition of Warship, the celebrated annual publication featuring the latest research on the history, development, and service of the world's warships.
(Paperback)
By: Peter Plowman
ISBN: 9781877058967
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Aug 2010
Publisher: Rosenberg Publishing
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Peter Plowman describes the liners and companies that traversed the Pacific. The main North American ports were San Francisco, Los Angeles and Vancouver. The Pacific Mail Steamship Company was the first to instigate regular operations, the route was then taken over by the Oceanic Steamship Company.
(Paperback)
By: John Toohey
ISBN: 9781510729179
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Mar 2019
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing
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The true story of what happened after the mutiny
(Hardback)
By: Molly Greene
ISBN: 9780691141978
Readership/Audience: Tertiary Education
Publication Date: Oct 2010
Publisher: Princeton University Press
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A new international maritime order was forged in the early modern age, yet histories of the period have dealt almost exclusively with the Atlantic and Indian oceans. This book brings the Mediterranean and Catholic piracy into the broader context of early modern history, and focuses on commerce and the struggle for power in this volatile age.
(Paperback)
By: Liz Mechem
ISBN: 9781629141770
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Oct 2014
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing
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