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The Titanic and the City of Widows it left Behind: The Forgotten Victims of the Fatal Voyage by Cook, Julie 9781399003469
RRP: $27.28$19.09When Titanic foundered in April 1912, the world's focus was on the tragedy of the passengers who lost their lives. Ever since, in films, dramatisations, adaptations and books, the focus has mostly continued to be on the ones who died. The Titanic and... -
Sodomy and the Pirate Tradition: English Sea Rovers in the Seventeenth-Century Caribbean, Second Edition by B.R. Burg
RRP: $50.38$43.76Explores the sexual world of the one of the most fabled and romanticized character in history--the pirate Pirates are among the most heavily romanticized and fabled characters in history. From Bluebeard to Captain Hook, they have been the subject of... -
Scottish Lighthouse Pioneers: Travels with the Stevensons in Orkney and Shetland by Paul A. Lynn 9781849952651
RRP: $35.68$29.61In the 19th century, the Stevenson engineers pioneered marvelous lighthouses around the coasts of Scotland - lighthouses which inspire with their architectural elegance, and speak of compassion for sailors and fishermen risking their lives in these... -
Under the Banner of King Death: Pirates of the Atlantic, A Graphic Novel by Paul Buhle 9781804293492
RRP: $27.28$26.54Under the Banner of King Death is a tale of mutiny, bloody battle, and social revolution, bringing to life an itinerant community of outsiders behind today's legends. This graphic novel breaks new ground in our understanding of piracy and pirate culture,... -
Enemy Of All Mankind: A True Story of Piracy, Power, and History's First Global Manhunt by Steven Johnson 9780735211605
RRP: $52.48$34.40Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780735211605Author Steven JohnsonFormat HardbackPage Count 304Imprint Prentice Hall PressPublisher Prentice Hall Press -
The Luckiest Thirteen: A True Story of a Battle for Survival in the North Atlantic by Brian W. Lavery 9781909954861
RRP: $27.28$18.12A relentless nautical drama that would define, or end, men's lives.The English port city of Hull was home to 'three day millionaires' - trawlermen on brief shore leave. They were spilling cash from record catches. With months out working fierce seas, who... -
Lighthouse Families by Cheryl Shelton-Roberts 9781561646319
RRP: $27.20$20.14Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781561646319Author Cheryl Shelton-RobertsFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Pineapple Press Inc.,U.S.Publisher Rowman & LittlefieldWeight(grams)... -
Castaway: The remarkable true story of the French cabin boy abandoned in nineteenth-century Australia by Robert Macklin
RRP: $31.48$20.58'Macklin recounts, with beautiful detail, the following years of Narcisse's life and his transformation . . . a great read for anyone interested in Australia and its overlooked history'Ronan Breathnach, Irish Examiner 'A truly remarkable account drawing... -
French Battleships, 1922-1956 by John Jordan 9781526793829
RRP: $41.98$29.99Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
Figureheads: On the Bow of the Ship by Sue Prichard
RRP: $27.28$18.88Figureheads developed from an ancient tradition of decorating vessels with painted eyes, carved figures and animal heads. Vikings in Northern Europe adorned the bows of their ships with dragon heads, which were thought to help ships see their way through... -
1545: Who Sank the Mary Rose? by Peter Marsden 9781526749352
RRP: $63.00$46.10The raising of the _Mary Rose_ in 1982 was a remarkable feat of archaeology and her subsequent preservation and display at Portsmouth a triumph of technical skill and imagination. She is more than a relic, however. She has a story to tell, and her... -
Steadfast Boats and Fisher People by Gloria Wilson 9780752456089
RRP: $31.48$24.26The introduction of the transom stern into the seiner-trawler fleet in the mid-twentieth century was one of the most radical departures in Scottish wooden fishing craft design since the development of the cruiser stern after the First World War. During... -
The Barbary Pirates 15th-17th Centuries by Angus Konstam 9781472815439
RRP: $31.48$20.01For the best part of three centuries the 'corsairs' or pirates from the 'Barbary' coasts of North Africa dominated the Western and Central Mediterranean. They made forays far into the Atlantic, preying on the shipping and coastal settlements across... -
Ghost Ship by Brian Hicks
RRP: $33.58$24.78Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780345466655Author Brian HicksFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 261gDimensions(mm) 203mm *... -
Norman Naval Operations in the Mediterranean by Charles D. Stanton
RRP: $56.68$47.19The formidable force of the Normans at sea has been frequently overlooked. This volume shows their dominance over the Mediterranean, and its far-reaching effects. The rise of Norman naval power in the central Mediterranean in the eleventh and twelfth... -
The Far Land by Brandon Presser
RRP: $42.00$28.27'The Far Land swells in the cause and effect of actions of passion. Brandon Presser's fascinating narrative of the relentless consequences of the Bounty mutineers asks: were they brave or damned? They lived so very troubled ever after. You can't make... -
A History of Ship Launches and Their Ceremonies by George Hodgkinson 9781399049450
$65.06Throughout history, man has been performing rituals at the launch of a new ship to seek supernatural or divine protection for his ship and those who will sail in her. The form of the ritual varies according to local custom and religion: from the breaking... -
Boat Trains - The English Channel and Ocean Liner Specials: History, Development and Operation by Martyn Pring 9781526761927
RRP: $73.50$51.01In many ways this title featuring the evolution of cross-channel boat trains and the many dedicated services responsible for moving international passengers to and from trans-Atlantic steamers, is an extension of luxury railway travel. But that's not the... -
Life Among the Pirates: The Romance and the Reality by David Cordingly
RRP: $23.08$15.54What were pirates really like? How much, if any, of the piratical stereotype - of a dashingly handsome man with an eye-patch, peg-leg and a parrot on his shoulder - is based on the documented fact.In this revealing and highly original study David... -
Dog Boats at War: Royal Navy D Class MTBs and MGBs 1939-1945 by Leonard C. Reynolds 9780752450452
RRP: $46.20$38.60Built of plywood and measuring 115 feet long, powered by four supercharged petrol engines and armed to the teeth with heavy weapons, the 'D' Class Motor Gun Boats (MGBs) and Motor Torpedo Boats (MTBs) were better known as Dog Boats and played havoc with... -
Scurvy: How a Surgeon, a Mariner, and a Gentleman Solved the Greatest Medical Mystery of the Age of Sail by Stephen Bown
RRP: $31.48$24.26In the Age of Sail scurvy was responsible for more deaths at sea than piracy, shipwreck and all other illnesses, and its cure ranks among the greatest of military successes - yet its impact on history has mostly been ignored.Stephen Bown searches back to... -
The Anarchic Sea: Maritime Security in the Twenty-First Century by Dave Sloggett 9781849041003
RRP: $136.50$120.56Maritime security covers many issues including disputes over ownership of the continental shelf and of the boundaries of Exclusive Economic Zones, as well as protecting citizens from ballistic missile attacks using sea-based platforms and the... -
The Ultimate Shipwreck Guide: Whitby to Berwick by Ron Young
RRP: $41.98$35.32The author has acquired a vast wealth of knowledge, data and experience in boat angling, sport and wreck diving over a period of almost 50 years and has written various wreck books, including two volumes about shipwrecks off the north-east coast of... -
All Ships, All Ships: A History Of The Short & Medium-Range Coast Radio Stations In Great Britain by Larry Bennett 9781800311459
$50.63Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781800311459Author Larry BennettFormat PaperbackPage Count 508Imprint New Generation PublishingPublisher New Generation PublishingWeight(grams)... -
The History of Navigation by Dag Pike
RRP: $52.50$37.00Today travellers by land, sea and air take accurate navigation for granted but it was not always thus. The author, a highly experienced sailor, sets out to record the development of navigational techniques from the earliest time, five millenniums ago... -
A Short History of Seafaring by Brian Lavery 9780241379691
RRP: $20.98$13.69Discover over 5000 years of seafaring history, packed with first-hand accounts of triumphs and disasters A fascinating journey through more than 5,000 years of seafaring history in this essential guide to the most impressive seafaring tales,... -
A Short History of Seafaring by Brian Lavery 9780241379691 [USED COPY]
RRP: $20.98$4.81Discover over 5000 years of seafaring history, packed with first-hand accounts of triumphs and disasters A fascinating journey through more than 5,000 years of seafaring history in this essential guide to the most impressive seafaring tales,... -
The Mysterious Case of the Mary Celeste: 150 Years of Myth and Mystique by Graham Faiella
RRP: $35.68$28.014 December 1872: The brigantine Dei Gratia chances upon another brigantine out on the Atlantic near the Azores. She is the Mary Celeste. She is under sail. But she is deserted. Silent as a drowned cadaver.For 150 years since then, the mystery of why the... -
Sinkable: Obsession, the Deep Sea, and the Shipwreck of the Titanic by Daniel Stone
RRP: $44.08$29.32Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593329375Author Daniel StoneFormat HardbackPage Count 336Imprint Dutton / SignetPublisher Penguin Putnam Inc -
Venice, A Maritime Republic by Frederic Chapin Lane
RRP: $73.50$66.44"Frederic Lane has achieved what is the often unfulfilled dream of every historian who has devoted his entire work to the exploration of partial aspects of a single broad subject: he has given us a comprehensive, thoughtful, readable, beautifully... -
Tudor and Stuart Seafarers: The Emergence of a Maritime Nation, 1485-1707 by James Davey
RRP: $52.50$41.75Tudor and Stuart Seafarers tells the compelling story of how a small island positioned on the edge of Europe transformed itself into the world's leading maritime power. In 1485, England was an inward-looking country, its priorities largely domestic and... -
The Treasure of the <I>San Jose</I>: Death at Sea in the War of the Spanish Succession by Carla Rahn Phillips
RRP: $52.50$46.26Sunk in a British ambush in 1708, the Spanish galleon San Jose was rumored to have one of the richest cargos ever lost at sea. Though treasure hunters have searched for the wreck's legendary bounty, no one knows exactly how much went down with the ship... -
Brede Intermediate Lifeboats: The RNLI's 33ft Brede intermediate lifeboats, their design and history by Nicholas Leach
RRP: $15.75$11.49Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781909540217Author Nicholas LeachFormat PaperbackPage Count 68Imprint Foxglove Publishing LtdPublisher Foxglove Publishing Ltd -
Manxmen at Sea in the Age of Nelson, 1760-1815 by Matthew Richardson 9781399044493
RRP: $42.00$32.80The Isle of Man is predominantly a maritime nation. For many generations its menfolk have made their living from the sea, sometimes as fishermen, but often as crewmen aboard merchant vessels or warships. Indeed, such were their skills of seamanship that... -
Diving the Thistlegorm: The Ultimate Guide to a World War II Shipwreck by Simon Brown 9781909455382
RRP: $52.50$37.84Diving the Thistlegorm is a unique in-depth look at one of the world's best-loved shipwrecks, the World War II British Merchant Navy steamship, featuring award-winning underwater photography. In this highly visual guide, cutting edge photographic methods... -
Warship 2023 by John Jordan
RRP: $94.50$67.26The 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 the leading annual resource on the design,... -
Liverpool Docks: A Short History by David Paul 9781781555187
RRP: $35.68$27.17The book is about Liverpool docks and the dockland area its history, strategic importance in times of peace and war; the kinds of cargoes carried into the docks including slaves! The book provides a complete timeline from the very earliest days right up... -
Canals in Britain by Tony Conder
RRP: $18.88$13.55In the early years of the Industrial Revolution, canals formed the arteries of Britain. Most waterways were local concerns, carrying cargoes over short distances and fitted into regional groups with their own boat types linked to the major river... -
Chasing the Dawn: Travelling the World with P&O by Sharon Poole
RRP: $42.00$30.01There is still some romance attached to the idea of sea travel; cruising the world's oceans in luxury and comfort; sailing to far-flung destinations as the first explorers did hundreds of years ago. Some cities are seen at their best by an arrival by... -
A Book of Voyages by Patrick O'Brian
RRP: $20.98$13.69An anthology of 17th and 18th century travel writing that inspired the hugely popular Aubrey/Maturin series, collected and introduced by Patrick O'Brian, beautifully repackaged to mark the centenary of his birth. Patrick O'Brian has unearthed...