Maritime history

The amazing true story of Blackbeard, Calico Jack and all the other pirates of the Caribbean and Captain Woodes Rogers, the privateer turned governor of the Bahamas, who brought them to book.. ..More

A compendium of fascinating information about the great waters that cover two-thirds of our Earth and the men and women that sailed them.. ..More

Tells the stories of 21 ships that have met disastrous ends. This work features images of ships, wrecks, charts, and the characters involved, that illustrate the stories behind each shipwreck. It describes the history of world shipping, the advances in weaponry, armour and navigation, and looks at safety at sea.. ..More

World War I has been called 'the war to end all wars', the first time combatants were mobilized on a massive scale to ruthlessly destroy an enemy. A tour de force of interpretive history, this work argues that the Great War was not, in fact, the first total war.. ..More

The essays in this volume analyse the relationship between trade and empire, between the Indian Ocean and its ports and between merchants and markets in the late medieval world.. ..More

A comprehensive work on all the important issues in the infrastructural sector of port and shipping in India.. ..More

A loving look at some of the most beautiful motor yachts in the world.. ..More

Looks at the work of the sailors, marines, ships and planes that comprise the modern US Navy and Marine Corps. Sailors and Marines describe their experiences in their own words illustrated by photographs ranging from mine detecting dolphins to multiple missile launches.. ..More

This history of the steam-powered passenger ship details its story from the "Savannah" of 1819, through to the "Hamburg" of 1969. It contains historical details of all civilian ships built in the intervening years, with numerous illustrations and much previously unpublished material.. ..More

This title is a history of the ocean liner from the end of the 19th century to the new Cunard Queen Mary project of the 21st century. It has full listings of the vessels, their dates, voyages and fates, the designs of the most famous liners and accounts of those who worked and sailed on them.. ..More