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Titanic: Minute by Minute by Jonathan Mayo 9781780726342
RRP: £10.99£7.122.20am on 15th April 1912, the Titanic is plunging 12,000 feet to the ocean floor. Machinery, coal, crystal goblets, pianos and jewellery all tumbled through the dark water. Hundreds of passengers and crew remained trapped below decks - hundreds more... -
The Spanish Armada: A Ladybird Expert Book by Sam Willis
RRP: £7.99£5.79Part of the ALL-NEW LADYBIRD EXPERT SERIES.____________Why did the Spanish launch their Armada on England?How did Francis Drake counter the Spanish threat?And why were so many ships lost at sea?In 1585 Spain was the most POWERFUL Empire in the known... -
US Navy Protected Cruisers 1883–1918 by Brian Lane Herder
RRP: £12.99£9.09Explores the history of the US Navy's 11 new steel warships, built during the late 19th century to advance American naval supremacy. After the American Civil War, the powerful US Navy was allowed to decay into utter decrepitude, and was becoming a... -
Picturing the Pacific by James Taylor
RRP: £25.00£19.88For over 50 years between the 1760s and the early 19th century, the pioneers who sailed from Europe to explore the Pacific brought back glimpses of this new world in the form of oil paintings, watercolours and drawings - a sensational view of a part of... -
The 44-Gun Frigate USS Constitution 'Old Ironsides' by Karl Heinz Marquardt
RRP: £25.00£19.28The Constitution was one of the US Navy's first six original frigates, ordered as a counter to the Barbary corsairs in the Mediterranean. Fast and heavily built, she was nominally rated as a 44 but mounted thirty 24-pdr and twenty-two 12-pdr cannon. Her... -
Samuel Pepys and the Strange Wrecking of the Gloucester: A True Restoration Tragedy by Nigel Pickford
RRP: £20.00£15.04In 1682, Charles II invited his scandalous younger brother, James, Duke of York, to return from exile and take his rightful place as heir to the throne. To celebrate, the future king set sail in a fleet of eight ships destined for Edinburgh, where he... -
Empire's Crossroads: A New History of the Caribbean by Carrie Gibson
RRP: £12.99£9.26In Empire's Crossroads, Carrie Gibson offers readers a vivid, authoritative and action-packed history of the Caribbean. For Gibson, everything was created in the West Indies: the Europe of today, its financial foundations built with sugar money: the... -
Sea of Storms: Shipwrecks of Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly by Richard Larn 9780995502864
RRP: £25.00£17.13Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780995502864Author Richard LarnFormat HardbackPage Count 170Imprint Mabecron Books LtdPublisher Mabecron Books Ltd -
The Coal Black Sea: Winston Churchill and the Worst Naval Catastrophe of the First World War by Stuart Heaver 9780750999601 [USED COPY]
RRP: £20.00£10.81On the morning of 22 September 1914, just six weeks into the First World War, three Royal Navy armoured cruisers were sunk by a German U-boat in the southern North Sea. The action lasted less than 90 minutes but the lives of 1,459 men and boys were lost... -
The Coal Black Sea: Winston Churchill and the Worst Naval Catastrophe of the First World War by Stuart Heaver
RRP: £20.00£15.04On the morning of 22 September 1914, just six weeks into the First World War, three Royal Navy armoured cruisers were sunk by a German U-boat in the southern North Sea. The action lasted less than 90 minutes but the lives of 1,459 men and boys were lost... -
Unlocking the World: Port Cities and Globalization in the Age of Steam, 1830-1930 by John Darwin
RRP: £10.99£7.77From the acclaimed historian of global empire, the dramatic story of how steam power reshaped our cities and our seas, and forged a new world orderSteam power transformed our world, initiating the complex, resource-devouring industrial system the... -
The Invisible Hook: The Hidden Economics of Pirates by Peter T. Leeson 9780691150093
RRP: £13.99£11.42Pack your cutlass and blunderbuss--it's time to go a-pirating! The Invisible Hook takes readers inside the wily world of late seventeenth- and early eighteenth-century pirates. With swashbuckling irreverence and devilish wit, Peter Leeson uncovers the... -
The Channel: The Remarkable Men and Women Who Made It the Most Fascinating Waterway in the World by Charlie Connelly 9781474607926
RRP: £9.99£4.11'A wonderfully quirky history' SUNDAY TIMES'The perfect read while you wait for your summer holiday to begin' MAIL ON SUNDAY'Quippy anecdotes are woven with historical reference and geographical context to give full colour' IRISH TIMESA bulwark against... -
Under the Black Flag: The Romance and the Reality of Life Among the Pirates by David Cordingly
RRP: £22.00£12.91Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780812977226Author David CordinglyFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 232gDimensions(mm) 203mm... -
Uncommon Courage: The Yachtsmen Volunteers of World War II by Julia Jones
RRP: £20.00£15.72'An extraordinary account of heroism and sacrifice. An unexpected and important story, rivetingly told. Rip roaring stuff. Get this into the paws of the sea dog in your life.' - Griff Rhys Jones 'A book that had to be written' - Let's Talk 'People... -
11:40: Analysis of Evasive Manoeuvres & Damage Assessment on RMS Titanic by Brad Payne
RRP: £30.00£22.03From the moment the iceberg was spotted to the moment Titanic's fate was realised, it was a race against time for the 2,208 souls on board.At 11:40 p.m. on 14 April 1912, Titanic collided with an iceberg in the middle of the North Atlantic. Less than... -
From War to Peace: The Conversion of Naval Vessels After Two World Wars by Nick Robins
RRP: £25.00£18.02_From War to Peace_ tells the story of the adaptation from White Ensign to Red Ensign, and to flags of other nations, of the numerous classes of naval ships mainly built during the two world wars and surplus to requirements with the advent of peace. It... -
Ship Spotter's Guide by Angus Konstam
RRP: £6.99£4.71Since the days of the Ancient Greeks, naval ships of all sizes have revolutionized warfare. From the Viking longship, pirate ships and super dreadnoughts to today's nuclear submarines and aircraft carriers, naval warfare has proved to be an essential... -
HMS Victory by Jonathan Eastland 9781848320949
RRP: £14.99£10.95HMS Victory is probably the best-known historic ship in the world. A symbol of the Royal Navy's achievements during the great age of sail, she is based in Portsmouth and seen by tens of thousands of visitors each year.As is the case for many historic... -
Pirates Of Barbary: Corsairs, Conquests and Captivity in the 17th-Century Mediterranean by Adrian Tinniswood
RRP: £12.99£7.12From the coast of Southern Europe to Morocco and the Ottoman states of Algiers, Tunis and Tripoli, Christian and Muslim seafarers met in bustling ports to swap religions, to battle and to trade goods and sales - raiding as far as Ireland and Iceland in... -
The Miracle of Dunkirk: The True Story of Operation Dynamo by Walter Lord
RRP: £14.95£12.77The true story of the World War II evacuation portrayed in the Christopher Nolan film Dunkirk, by the #1 New York Times-bestselling author of Day of Infamy. In May 1940, the remnants of the French and British armies, broken by Hitler's blitzkrieg,... -
Kendall's Longitude by John Bendall 9781788239417
RRP: £9.99£7.11Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781788239417Author John BendallFormat PaperbackPage Count 234Imprint Austin Macauley PublishersPublisher Austin Macauley Publishers -
Titanic: A Passenger's Guide Pocket Book by John Blake 9781472834164 [USED COPY]
RRP: £9.99£4.42An examination of one of the most famous ships of all time, from a refreshingly different angle. Compiled from authentic period sources with nostalgic illustrations. Launched in May 1911, the triple-screw steamer Titanic was the pride of the White... -
Titanic: A Passenger's Guide Pocket Book by John Blake
RRP: £9.99£6.52An examination of one of the most famous ships of all time, from a refreshingly different angle. Compiled from authentic period sources with nostalgic illustrations. Launched in May 1911, the triple-screw steamer Titanic was the pride of the White... -
Titanic: Day by Day: 366 days with the Titanic by Medhurst, Simon 9781399011433
RRP: £25.00£18.02After the Titanic sank on 15 April 1912, the story hit the headlines worldwide. Details of the tragedy were displayed on the front pages of every newspaper and magazine, and were talked about in every home. The events that happened on that fateful night... -
Jack Tar: Life in Nelson's Navy by Roy A. Adkins
RRP: £12.99£8.60The Royal Navy to which Admiral Lord Nelson sacrificed his life depended on thousands of sailors and marines to man the great wind-powered wooden warships. Drawn from all over Britain and beyond, often unwillingly, these ordinary men made the navy... -
Messages from the Sea: Letters and Notes from a Lost Era Found in Bottles and on Beaches Around the World by Paul Brown 9780995541214
£10.48Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780995541214Author Paul BrownFormat PaperbackPage Count 200Imprint SuperelasticPublisher Superelastic -
Europe Between the Oceans: 9000 BC-AD 1000 by Sir Barry Cunliffe
£25.54A sensational, interdisciplinary work which entirely reorients our understanding of Europe from 10,000 BC to the time of the Vikings In this magnificent book, distinguished archaeologist Barry Cunliffe reframes our entire conception of early European... -
The History of the Port of London: A Vast Emporium of All Nations by Stone, Peter 9781399085229
RRP: £14.99£10.95The River Thames has been integral to the prosperity of London since Roman times. Explorers sailed away on voyages of discovery to distant lands. Colonies were established and a great empire grew. Funding their ships and cargoes helped make the City of... -
Icebound by Andrea Pitzer
RRP: £9.99£6.41'An epic tale of exploration, daring and tragedy told by a fine historian - and a wonderful writer' - Peter Frankopan, author of the bestselling The Silk Roads. 'The name of William Barents isn't that familiar to us these days...but this enthralling,... -
Why We Love Pirates: The Hunt for Captain Kidd and How He Changed Piracy Forever by Rebecca Simon 9781642503371
RRP: £13.99£10.95For Fans of True-Life Pirate Stories"Only someone who has lived in the shadows chasing faded pirates for an age, and is blessed with creativity, can pull off a book of this high caliber." -Wreck Watch MagazineMaritime Media Mountbatten Literary Award... -
Racundra's First Cruise by Arthur Ransome
RRP: £16.99£11.54Racundra's First Cruise is Arthur Ransome's account of Racundra's maiden voyage, which took place in August and September 1922. The cruise took him from Riga, in Latvia to Helsingfors (Helsinki) in Finland, via the Moon Sound and Reval (Tallinn) in... -
Tudor Warship Mary Rose by Douglas McElvogue
RRP: £18.99£14.99The great warship the Mary Rose was built between 1509 and 1511 and served 34 years in Henry VIII's navy before catastrophically sinking in the Battle of the Solent on 19 July 1545. A fighting platform and sailing ship, she was the pride of the Tudor... -
Warships in the Baltic Campaign 1918-20: The Royal Navy takes on the Bolsheviks by Angus Konstam
RRP: £11.99£8.43A fascinating look at the British naval intervention in the Baltic in 1918-20, and at the British, Soviet and Baltic nationalist fleets that fought. Following the Russian Revolution of October 1917, the Baltic states became a battleground between... -
Expedition Britannic: Diving Titanic's Sister Ship by Rick Ayrton 9781909455412
RRP: £25.00£17.62What does it take to dive Titanic's sister ship? This huge vessel from a bygone golden age of ocean travel lies at over 100 metres (330') below the surface. It is not a dive for the faint-hearted. Requiring meticulous planning, precise execution and good... -
The South China Sea: The Struggle for Power in Asia by Bill Hayton
RRP: £13.99£12.25Why the world can't afford to be indifferent to the simmering conflict in the South China Sea"The greatest risk today in U.S.-Chinese relations is the South China Sea, through which passes 40% of world trade. . . . Hayton explains how this all came about... -
Columbus: The Four Voyages, 1492-1504 by Laurence Bergreen
RRP: £10.99£7.77He knew nothing of celestial navigation or of the existence of the Pacific Ocean. He was a self-promoting and ambitious entrepreneur. His maps were a hybrid of fantasy and delusion. When he did make land, he enslaved the populace he found, encouraged... -
A Brief History of the Caribbean: Indispensable for Travellers by Jeremy Black
RRP: £9.99£6.80A concise history of the Caribbean's long and fascinating history, from pre-contact civilisations to the present day This is a concise history, intended for travellers, but of inestimable value to anyone looking for an overview of the Caribbean and its... -
A Seaman's Pocketbook: June 1943, by the Lord Commissioners of the Admiralty by Brian Lavery
RRP: £9.99£5.92At the height of the Second World War this small pocket-book was issued to all ratings on board ships of the Royal Navy. In straight period prose it outlines all the basic expressions and tasks a seaman needed to know to perform his duties efficiently... -
Cutty Sark by Eric Kentley
RRP: £22.00£14.71An updated and expanded edition to celebrate the 150th anniversary of this iconic ship. The narrative spans her construction at Dumbarton in 1869; her famous tea voyages as well as those with other cargoes; her career under a Portuguese flag; her...