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A Night to Remember: The Classic Bestselling Account of the Sinking of the Titanic by Walter Lord
RRP: £10.99Booksplease Price: £8.69'There is no danger that Titanic will sink. The boat is unsinkable and nothing but inconvenience will be suffered by the passengers.' - Phillip Franklin, White Star Line Vice-PresidentOn April 15th,... -
Marine Diesel Engines by Nigel Calder 9780071475358
RRP: £23.99Booksplease Price: £19.89Praise for this boating classic:"The most up-to-date and readable book we've seen on the subject."-Sailing World"Deserves a place on any diesel-powered boat."-Motor Boat & Yachting"Clear, logical,... -
X3 to X54: The History of the British Midget Submarine by Keith Hall 9781803991993
RRP: £17.99Booksplease Price: £11.87The X- and XE-Class submarines were conceived during the Second World War: around 51ft (16m) long, they were designed to be towed by a 'mother' submarine and use their small size to complete stealth... -
German and Italian Aircraft Carriers of World War II by Ryan K. Noppen
RRP: £12.99Booksplease Price: £9.78This fully illustrated study details Germany and Italy's failed development of World War II aircraft carriers, and the naval aviation ships that the two Axis powers sent into action in their place. ... -
Warship 2023 by John Jordan
RRP: £45.00Booksplease Price: £36.14The latest edition of Warship, the celebrated annual publication featuring the latest research on the history, development, and service of the world's warships. For over 45 years, Warship has been... -
Illustrated Sail & Rig Tuning: Genoa & Mainsail Trim, Spinnaker & Gennaker, Rig Tuning by Ivar Dedekam
RRP: £14.99Booksplease Price: £10.50A beautifully, uniquely illustrated nautical guide to how to trim your sails and rig for maximum performance. With a revolutionary approach, this guide tackles the practical and realistic elements of... -
Olympic Titanic Britannic: The anatomy and evolution of the Olympic Class by Simon Mills
RRP: £27.99Booksplease Price: £23.68The Titanic. The Britannic. The Olympic. They are some of the most famous ships in history, but for the wrong reasons. The Olympic Class liners were conceived as the largest, grandest ships ever... -
Knot Know-How: How to Tie the Right Knot for Every Job Steve Judkins 9781898660989
RRP: £9.99Booksplease Price: £7.40This beautiful full-colour book covers knots, splices and whippings. It begins with the ten knots everyone should know. The other knots are grouped by use so that if, for example, you want to make a... -
Battleships of World War I & World War II by E V Martindale
Booksplease Price: £18.12For centuries, battleships provided overwhelming firepower at sea. They were not only a major instrument of warfare, but a visible emblem of a nation's power, wealth and pride. The rise of the... -
Introduction to Yacht Design: For Boat Buyers, Owners, Students & Novice Designers Ian Nicolson 9781912621446
RRP: £15.99Booksplease Price: £11.75For all those who love boats, their 'lines' are an essential element in the appreciation of individual craft. But what are these lines and how are they created? This book introduces the reader to... -
The Elements of Boat Strength: For Builders, Designers, and Owners by Dave Gerr 9780070231597
RRP: £27.99Booksplease Price: £22.79"This work is significant. It is the first to include a method of assessing structural strength in the context of the modern marine environment."--Commander M. C. Cruder, U.S. Coast GuardAcclaimed... -
Portishead Radio: A Friendly Voice On Many A Dark Night by Larry Bennett 9781800318960
Booksplease Price: £13.99Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781800318960Author Larry BennettFormat PaperbackPage Count 328Imprint -
Simple Boat Maintenance Pat Manley 9781909911130
RRP: £17.99Booksplease Price: £13.19Simple Boat Maintenance concentrates on the 67 most common boat maintenance jobs. Each is rated for difficulty on a scale of 1-5 and is explained in simple steps with lots of photos and diagrams. No... -
Jib Trimming: Get the Best Power & Acceleration Whether Racing or Cruising Felix Marks 9781909911253
RRP: £14.99Booksplease Price: £10.50Everything you need to know about trimming the foresail. This book demystifies the black art of jib trimming and focuses purely on this role. Concepts covered range from lift, drag and sail shape to... -
The Longest Battle: The War at Sea 1939-1945 by Richard Hough
RRP: £14.99Booksplease Price: £11.28This is the story of the greatest naval conflict in history'The Second World War demanded more of its sailors than any other war in history, in endurance and unremitting need to face danger - danger... -
The Kill Chain: Defending America in the Future of High-Tech Warfare by Christian Brose
RRP: £19.99Booksplease Price: £12.52Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780316533676Author Christian BroseFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint -
RYA Diesel Engine Handbook by Andrew Simpson
RRP: £20.49Booksplease Price: £17.85Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780954730161Author Andrew SimpsonPage Count 96Imprint -
The Battleship Bismarck by Stefan Draminski
RRP: £35.00Booksplease Price: £29.62The Bismarck is perhaps the most famous - and notorious - warship ever built. Completed in 1941, the 45,000-ton German battleship sank HMS Hood, the pride of the British Navy, during one of the most... -
The Sharpie Book by Reuel B. Parker 9780071580137
RRP: £25.99Booksplease Price: £20.99Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
Latitude Hooks and Azimuth Rings: How to Build and Use 18 Traditional Navigational Tools by Dennis Fisher 9780070211209
RRP: £23.99Booksplease Price: £19.14Latitude Hooks and Azimuth Rings is for people who like to work with their hands and who appreciate traditional nautical craftsmanship. You don't have to be the master of any craft to undertake any... -
Wooden Boatbuilding: The Sydney Wooden Boat School Manuals by Ian Hugh Smith 9780648138617
RRP: £29.00Booksplease Price: £22.64Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780648138617Author Ian Hugh SmithFormat PaperbackPage Count 222Imprint -
The Dive: The untold story of the world's deepest submarine rescue by Stephen McGinty
RRP: £9.99Booksplease Price: £7.63The Dive is a thrilling narrative nonfiction in the tradition of The Perfect Storm and Apollo 13. They were out of their depth, out of breath, and out of time. It... -
Super-Battleships of World War II: Montana-class, Lion-class, H-class, A-150 and Sovetsky Soyuz-class by Mark Stille
RRP: £12.99Booksplease Price: £9.78An illustrated study of the design, development and eventual fates of the uncompleted super-battleships intended to be built before and during World War II. Before the start of World War II, the ... -
Submarines, The World Encyclopedia of: A complete history of over 150 underwater vessels from the Hunley and Nautilus to today's nuclear-powered submarines by John Parker 9780754835721
RRP: £15.00Booksplease Price: £13.39From Aristotle's description of a submersible chamber and experiments with an underwater capsule by Alexander the Great, inventors have pursued the dream of undersea travel. This fully illustrated... -
Reeds Vol 7: Advanced Electrotechnology for Marine Engineers by Christopher Lavers 9781408176030
RRP: £55.00Booksplease Price: £39.52Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
Battleship Warspite: Detailed in the Original Builders' Plans Robert Brown 9781526719379
RRP: £46.95Booksplease Price: £23.48The technical details of British warships were recorded in a set of plans produced by the builders on completion of every ship. Known as the as fitted general arrangements, these drawings... -
British Battleships 1890–1905: Victoria's steel battlefleet and the road to Dreadnought by Angus Konstam
RRP: £11.99Booksplease Price: £10.11The Royal Navy's battleships at the turn of the 20th century were the most powerful battlefleet in the world, and embodied one of the key periods in warship development - the development of the... -
Sailor of Liberty: 'Rivals the immortal Patrick O'Brian' Angus Donald by J. D. Davies 9781804365045
RRP: £10.99Booksplease Price: £4.39The call of the republic, the weight of destiny. A new legend takes to the seas.'A thrilling new adventure series that rivals the immortal Patrick O'Brian' Angus Donald1793. The infant French... -
Building the Greenland Kayak by Christopher Cunningham 9780071392372
RRP: £23.99Booksplease Price: £18.99Take to the water in style for less than $300 and a few weekends and evenings of work. Simplicity, elegance, performance, and speed: these are the hallmarks of the Greenland kayak. Its low profile... -
US Navy Gunboats 1885-1945 Brian Lane Herder 9781472844705
RRP: £11.99Booksplease Price: £9.10A study of the history of the US Navy's gunboats and their role in building a worldwide American naval presence abroad and in combat, from the Yangtze era through to World War II. For more than... -
Diesel Troubleshooter for Boats: Diesel Troubleshooting for Yachts, Motor Cruisers and Canal Boats Don Seddon 9781898660811
RRP: £12.99Booksplease Price: £9.26There is no hard shoulder afloat, and no mechanic around the corner. If your engine breaks down, you'll have to fix it. Open Diesel Troubleshooter, dig out your toolbox, and go to work with... -
Deep Into Deco Revised and Updated: The Diver's Decompression Textbook by Asser Salama 9781947239098
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Steam Lifeboats: The RNLI's steam-powered lifeboats, their design, history and careers Nicholas Leach 9781909540286
RRP: £10.00Booksplease Price: £7.74Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781909540286Author Nicholas LeachFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint -
The Sailing Frigate: A History in Ship Models by Mark Smithers
RRP: £34.95Booksplease Price: £13.16The National Maritime Museum in Greenwich houses the largest collection of scale ship models in the world, many of which are official, contemporary artefacts made by the craftsmen of the navy or the... -
Model Boat Building: The Spritsail Skiff by Steve Rogers
RRP: £11.99Booksplease Price: £8.85Menhaden steamers were double framed, heavily built offshore fishing boats in use during much of the 20th century. As the name implies, they were used to catch menhaden, a member of the herring... -
In the Treacle Mine: The Life of a Marine Engineer by J W Richardson 9781849954884
RRP: £16.99Booksplease Price: £15.04If anyone has ever wondered what happens in the engine room when the Captain on the bridge rings 'Full Ahead' on the telegraph then this book will enlighten the reader. This is a story of one man's... -
A CLASS INSHORE LIFEBOATS: The RNLI's A class rigid-hulled inshore lifeboats, their design and history by Nicholas Leach
RRP: £7.50Booksplease Price: £6.04Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781909540224Author Nicholas LeachFormat PaperbackPage Count 64Imprint -
Diesels Afloat: The Essential Guide to Diesel Boat Engines Pat Manley 9781912621378
RRP: £18.99Booksplease Price: £13.82Diesel engines are installed in just about every yacht and in most large motorboats and, while professional help is often at hand, sometimes it is not. Indeed, engine failure is one of the most... -
Deadliest Sea: The Untold Story Behind the Greatest Rescue in Coast Guard History by Kalee Thompson 9780061766305
RRP: £14.99Booksplease Price: £12.41Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780061766305Author Kalee ThompsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint -
Churchill and the Navy: The Wartime Leader and the Battles at Sea by Richard Hough
RRP: £10.99Booksplease Price: £7.89Soldier by instinct, sailor by fate... The relationship that defined a career - and saved a nationThe Navy almost finished the career of Britain's greatest wartime leader. As a young minister...