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The Truth about the Mutiny on Hmav Bounty - And the Fate of Fletcher Christian by Glynn Christian
RRP: $41.98$29.99Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781399014182Author Glynn ChristianFormat HardbackPage Count 200Imprint Pen and Sword HistoryPublisher Pen and Sword HistoryWeight(grams) 152g -
Titanic by David Ross
RRP: $41.98$28.67On 14 April 1912, less than a week into a transatlantic trip from Southampton to New York, the largest luxury cruise liner in the world struck an iceberg off the coast of Labrador, causing the hull to buckle. The massive 50,000 ton ship hailed as... -
Labyrinth of Ice: The Triumphant and Tragic Greely Polar Expedition by Buddy Levy
RRP: $42.00$26.12Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781250782069Author Buddy LevyFormat PaperbackPage Count 400Imprint St. Martin's GriffinPublisher St. Martin's GriffinWeight(grams) 363gDimensions(mm) 206mm... -
Vikings of the Irish Sea by David Griffiths 9780752436463
RRP: $42.00$31.58This book looks at the activities of the Vikings in the Irish Sea, a band of water that has been important since prehistoric times in the history of maritime cultural exchange between Britain and Ireland as well as the Scandinavian countries. The Vikings... -
Titanic Collections Volume 1: Fragments of History: The Ship by Mike Beatty 9781803993331
RRP: $84.00$62.58'A wonderful gallery of period items related to the Titanic and Olympic, presented and shared by some of the top researchers and collectors in the field. Many of these items are quite rare or unique, and are not often seen by the general public.' - Bill... -
Yangtze Showdown: China and the Ordeal of HMS Amethyst by Brian Izzard 9781526782076
RRP: $27.28$19.09The attack on the British frigate Amethyst on the Yangtze River by Chinese Communists in 1949 made world headlines. There was even more publicity when the ship made a dramatic escape after being trapped for 101 days. Eulogised by the British as an... -
The South China Sea: The Struggle for Power in Asia by Bill Hayton
RRP: $29.38$25.73Why 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... -
The Last of the Hunters: Life with the Fishermen of North Shields by Peter Mortimer 9781905512218
RRP: $14.68$12.47Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781905512218Author Peter MortimerFormat PaperbackPage Count 100Imprint Five Leaves PublicationsPublisher Five Leaves Publications -
The Black Joke: The True Story of One British Ship's Battle Against the Slave Trade by A. E. Rooks
RRP: $52.50$35.68**Longlisted for the Mountbatten Maritime Media Awards 2022**A groundbreaking history of the Black Joke, the most famous member of the British Royal Navy's anti-slavery squadron, and the long fight to end the transatlantic slave trade.Initially a slaving... -
Seafaring: The Full Story by Captain George P Boughton
RRP: $50.38$44.46A sailing classic, of real life adventure, beautifully illustratedTV Presenter JULIETTE FOSTER: "Captain George P Boughton's maritime career began in 1881 at the age of 12, and thanks to his grandson, the founder of GB Publishing Org, this intriguing... -
Pirates: A New History, from Vikings to Somali Raiders by Peter Lehr 9780300273335
RRP: $25.18$21.32A global account of pirates and their modus operandi, from the Middle Ages to the present day In the twenty-first century piracy has regained a central place in Western culture, thanks to a surprising combination of Johnny Depp and the Pirates of the... -
Titanic: 'Iceberg Ahead': The Story of the Disaster By Some of those Who Were There by James W Bancroft
RRP: $31.48$23.00To have sailed on the voyage of the century' aboard White Star Line's RMS Titanic - described at the time as a floating palace' - was like being one of the first passengers to fly on Concorde. On 10 April 1912, people from all walks of life began... -
Dunkirk Little Ships by Nigel Sharp
RRP: $33.58$24.38In May 1940, following the rapid advance of German troops through Holland, Belgium and France, the British Expeditionary Force and French army retreated to Dunkirk. Operation Dynamo was instigated in an attempt to rescue as many of them as possible. With... -
Quirky History: Maritime Moments Most History Books Forgot by John Quirk
RRP: $37.78$28.04John Quirk loves history, drawing and boats and these three elements come together in this attractive and entertaining book. He has sought out obscure episodes or familiar events from the past and written engagingly about them, illustrated with his... -
Sons of the Waves: The Common Seaman in the Heroic Age of Sail by Stephen Taylor 9780300257519
RRP: $27.28$24.07A brilliant telling of the history of the common seaman in the age of sail, and his role in Britain's trade, exploration, and warfare"No other book resurrects the wooden world of Jack Tar in such captivating and voluminous detail."-Roger Ekirch, Wall... -
The Life and Tryals of the Gentleman Pirate, Major Stede Bonnet by Jeremy R Moss 9781646631490
RRP: $29.30$20.64Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781646631490Author Jeremy R MossFormat PaperbackPage Count 228Imprint Captain''s Row BooksPublisher Captain''s Row BooksWeight(grams) 340gDimensions(mm)... -
Enemy of All Mankind: A True Story of Piracy, Power, and History's First Global Manhunt by Steven Johnson
RRP: $35.68$24.23Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780735211612Author Steven JohnsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Prentice Hall PressPublisher Prentice Hall Press -
Cutty Sark by Eric Kentley
RRP: $46.20$30.89An 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... -
The Naval History of Wales: Unleashing Britannia's Dragon by J.D. Davies 9781803994857
RRP: $33.58$25.73Based on extensive research, The Naval History of Wales tells a compelling story that spans nearly 2,000 years, from the Romans to the present.Many Welsh men and women have served in the Royal Navy and the navies of other countries. Welshmen played major... -
Waves Across the South: A New History of Revolution and Empire by Sujit Sivasundaram 9780007575572
RRP: $23.08$14.95WINNER OF THE BRITISH ACADEMY BOOK PRIZE FOR GLOBAL CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING SHORTLISTED FOR THE PEN-HESSEL TILTMAN PRIZE 2021 LONGLISTED FOR THE CUNDILL HISTORY PRIZE 2021 'Helps re-centre how we look at the... -
Pedestal: The Convoy That Saved Malta by Peter C. Smith 9780907579199
RRP: $20.98$14.93Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780907579199Author Peter SmithFormat PaperbackPage Count 280Imprint Goodall Publications LtdPublisher Crecy Publishing -
Royal Greenwich: From the Plantagenets to the Windsors by Pieter van der Merwe 9781906367756
RRP: $42.00$29.53Discover the rich royal history of the area where Henry VIII built his first tournament ground, Elizabeth I took daily walks in the Park and Charles II raced early royal yachts against his brother. In 2012, to celebrate Her Majesty The Queen's Diamond... -
Black Flags, Blue Waters: The Epic History of America's Most Notorious Pirates by Eric Jay Dolin
RRP: $31.48$25.68Set against the backdrop of the Age of Exploration, Black Flags, Blue Waters reveals the surprising history of American piracy's "Golden Age" - spanning the late 1600s through the early 1700s - when lawless pirates plied the coastal waters of North... -
Arctic Convoys 1942: The Luftwaffe cuts Russia's lifeline by Mark Lardas
RRP: $31.48$23.00A new history of the most crucial few months of the Arctic Convoys, when Germany's air power forced the Allies to retreat to the cover of winter. Between spring and autumn 1942, Germany was winning the battle of the Arctic Convoys. Half of... -
Merchant Adventurers: The Voyage of Discovery that Transformed Tudor England by James Evans
RRP: $31.48$20.58A Tudor voyage of exploration - an extraordinary story of daring, discovery, tragedy and pioneering achievement.In the spring of 1553 three ships sailed north-east from London into uncharted waters. The scale of their ambition was breathtaking. Drawing... -
Dragon by Rose Gan 9781912049882
RRP: $20.98$14.28Before Raffles, before Rajah Brooke, there was Francis Light, the 18th-century trailblazer in the Malay Archipelago. 'Dragon', the first volume of the Penang Chronicles, charts Light's colourful adventures in the decades before the settlement of Penang... -
The New Age of Naval Power in the Indo-Pacific: Strategy, Order, and Regional Security by Catherine L. Grant
RRP: $77.70$69.20A new framework contextualizes crucial international security issues at sea in the Indo-Pacific Competition at sea is once again a central issue of international security. Nowhere is the urgency to address state-on-state competition at sea more strongly... -
Southampton Docks: Looking Back at Britain's Premier Port by Andrew Britton 9780752498812
RRP: $52.50$38.93Southampton is one of the most important maritime centres in the UK - 'the Gateway to the World', as it is often described. The docks is the cornerstone of the city, both past and present. Here Andrew Britton explores this rich history. From... -
Where Light in Darkness Lies: The Story of the Lighthouse by Veronica della Dora 9781789145496
RRP: $52.50$37.00Suspended between sea and sky, battered by the waves and the wind, lighthouses mark the battlelines between the elements. They guard the boundaries between the solid human world and the primordial chaos of the waters; between stability and instability;... -
The Plimsoll Sensation: The Great Campaign to Save Lives at Sea by Nicolette Jones
RRP: $27.28$18.06The story of a Victorian philanthropist who reformed shipping laws, saved thousands of sailors' lives and became a national hero'A story of ambition, treachery, libel, political intrigue and cold-blooded murder on a mass scale' Herald'Nicolette Jones... -
Warlord of the Seas by Mark Time 9780993547041 [USED COPY]
RRP: $29.38$5.86Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780993547041Author Mark TimeFormat PaperbackPage Count 350Imprint Smashed Plate BooksPublisher Smashed Plate BooksWeight(grams) 381gDimensions(mm) 203mm *... -
Warlord of the Seas by Mark Time 9780993547041
RRP: $29.38$26.25Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780993547041Author Mark TimeFormat PaperbackPage Count 350Imprint Smashed Plate BooksPublisher Smashed Plate BooksWeight(grams) 381gDimensions(mm) 203mm *... -
The Struggle for Sea Power: The Royal Navy vs the World, 1775-1782 by Sam Willis
RRP: $31.48$21.42With a cast of swaggering swashbuckling characters, The Struggle for Sea Power charts the greatest war in the age of sail.In 1775 thirteen isolated colonies, without a navy or an army, began a war with Britain to win their independence from the greatest... -
Sea of Pearls: The History of Pearl Fishing in Bahrain and the Gulf by Robert A. Carter 9781911487739
RRP: $94.50$72.89The history of pearling is inextricably linked to the history of Bahrain, the strategically-located Gulf archipelago set amidst one of the richest and most plentiful pearl fisheries in the world. Sea of Pearls tells the story of pearl fishing in the... -
Pepys's Navy: Ships, Men and Warfare 1649-89 by J. D. Davies
RRP: $41.98$32.09Pepys's Navy describes every aspect the English navy in the second half of the seventeenth century, from the time when the Fleet Royal was taken into Parliamentary control after the defeat of Charles I, until the accession of William and Mary in 1689... -
Born to Be Hanged: The Epic Story of the Gentlemen Pirates Who Raided the South Seas, Rescued a Princess, and Stole a Fortune by Keith Thomson 9780316703635
RRP: $35.68$23.67Discover the "fascinating and outrageously readable" account of the roguish acts of the first pirates to raid the Pacific in a crusade that ended in a sensational trial back in England-perfect for readers of Nathaniel Philbrick and David McCullough... -
Fish and Ships: A Nautical Miscellany by National Maritime Museum 9781906367763 [USED COPY]
RRP: $27.28$10.98When is a boat not a ship? Was Captain Kidd truly a pirate? What was the deadliest disaster at sea? Is the Bermuda Triangle dangerous? Are mermaids real? What does 'three sheets to the wind' mean? How do you tie a clove hitch knot? Ahoy! Want to... -
Fish and Ships: A Nautical Miscellany by National Maritime Museum 9781906367763
RRP: $27.28$17.47When is a boat not a ship? Was Captain Kidd truly a pirate? What was the deadliest disaster at sea? Is the Bermuda Triangle dangerous? Are mermaids real? What does 'three sheets to the wind' mean? How do you tie a clove hitch knot? Ahoy! Want to... -
Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea: The mission to rescue the hostages the world forgot by Colin Freeman
RRP: $23.08$14.95'Captivating, a John le Carre-esque yarn' Telegraph'A thoroughly good read' Michael Portillo, author of Portillo's Hidden History of Britain and presenter of Great British Railway Journeys'A compelling story of courage, determination and skill' Terry... -
Crash Boats of Gorleston: The Exploits of No.24 Air Sea Rescue Unit of the Royal Air Force During World War 2 by Tony Overill 9781903953846
$26.86Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781903953846Author Tony OverillFormat PaperbackPage Count 250Imprint Woodfield PublishingPublisher Woodfield PublishingWeight(grams) 350gDimensions(mm)...