Maritime History

The author brings to life the Zuytdorp story, the Dutch East India ship which disappeared in 1712 enroute from Cape Town to Batavia. It covers the disappearance, the discovery of...

Essential reading for historians and enthusiasts of WW2. First complete history of a hitherto overlooked subject. Previously successful, and reprinted, in hardback. The 'Liberty' ships were the most numerous type...

In 1941, the British people had their backs to the wall in their lone fight against the might of Hitler's Germany. America was neutral, at least until the bombing of...

Richard Hough is a distinguished naval historian and a highly acclaimed storyteller.

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Previous owner,Fair - Rubbed edges and bumping on spine and cornersIn the storm-lashed waters of the North Atlantic during the Second World War,...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodIn the spring of 1839, a young man of remarkable ambition set sail from Plymouth, England, bound for the remote colonial settlement of Melbourne — and...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodThe shimmering waters of Port Phillip Bay have borne witness to a century of sail, competition, and maritime tradition — and Chris de Fraga's...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: GoodFew careers in the annals of British maritime history are as dramatic and morally charged as that of the man at the...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodCondition remarks: light stain on the dj. At the dawn of Australia's European settlement, a young naval lieutenant named Philip Gidley King sailed into...

Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Slipcase: GoodPages: GoodFew love affairs have burned as brightly — or as scandalously — against the backdrop of a nation at war as that of Vice...

No warship name in British naval history has more battle honours than Warspite. While this book looks at the lives of all eight vessels to bear the name (between 1596...

A detailed and fully illustrated account of United States aircraft carriers during World War II. This extensively illustrated volume tells the dramatic yet successful story of US aircraft carriers in...

A Sunday Times 'Must Read' book 'Jam-packed with information, this book will fascinate sailors, fishers, birders, naturalists, hikers, and anyone interested in the natural world.' - Forbes 'This study of...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodFor the dedicated ship modeller seeking mastery over their craft, Ship Modelling Hints & Tips by Lieutenant Commander J.H. Craine — writing under the pen name...

Edition: First Edition ThusCondition remarks:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: Tanning and foxingIn the annals of Victorian naval disaster, few tragedies are as haunting or as preventable as the...

Edition: Second Impression.Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingAt just sixteen years old, Robin Lee Graham set sail from Los Angeles harbour aboard a...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThe sea demands absolute knowledge — and for generations of Royal Navy sailors, the Admiralty Manual of Seamanship,...

Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: Tanning and foxingPublished in the midst of the First World War, Sea Warfare is Rudyard Kipling's gripping firsthand account of the Royal Navy's desperate...

Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerSet against the masts and tides of the Thames estuary in the late...

Edition: 1st ed., Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Boards: worn with some stains; light bumping on...

Condition remarks:Book: AcceptableJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Ex-library with usual markingsAt the twilight of the Roman Empire and through the turbulent centuries that followed,...

Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Boards: bumping and rubbing on corners and spine. Small...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerFew figures in the annals of early Australian exploration burned as brightly — or vanished as mysteriously — as George...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image; worn spine/ In 1788, eleven ships carrying convicts, marines, and colonial officers departed Portsmouth, England,...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFew civilizations have captured the imagination quite like the Vikings — seafarers, warriors, and explorers whose reach extended...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imagePort Phillip Bay — that vast, shimmering expanse of water cradling Melbourne's coastline — has long been the...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageWestern Port Bay, one of Victoria's most storied coastal waterways, comes alive in Richard Hawkins' affectionate and meticulously...

The Imperial Japanese Navy was an early proponent of naval air power and commissioned the world's first purpose-designed aircraft carrier, the Hosho, in 1922. There followed a series of one-off...

This is the story of the Bellerophon, a ship of the line known to her crew as the Billy Rufflan. And like any good biography it runs from birth (in...

The true story of how Britain's maritime power helped gain the country unparalleled dominance of the world's economy. Admirals celebrates the rare talents of the men who shaped the most...

An exciting new edition of Bella Bathurst's epic story of Robert Louis Stevenson's ancestors and the building of the Scottish coastal lighthouses against impossible odds. 'Whenever I smell salt water,...

A fascinating and beautifully illustrated journey across the world and through the centuries in search of the sea monster. 'They rave for food with unceasing frenzy, being always ahungered and...

Sir Benjamin Hallowell, one of Admiral Horatio Nelson's famous "Band of Brothers," served a lifetime in the navy of Great Britain through the American and French Revolutions between 1775 and...

Australia and New Zealand have a proud record of sending troops overseas to fight for Great Britain when conflicts have arisen over the years. This book chronicles the transporting of...

In the early hours of 15 April 1912, after the majestic liner Titanic had split apart and the 1,500 men, women and children struggled to stay alive in the freezing...

The phenomenal, international, million-copy selling true story of the battle to survive the worst storm this century has seen - the 'Halloween' Gale of 1991 - which produced wind speeds...

According to conventional naval history, the Coastal Motor Boat was the brainchild of three enterprising young Royal Navy officers in the early stages of the First World War. This new...

A superb collection of Robert Taylor's maritime paintings, accompanied by commentary on each one by the artist, makes this volume a must for lovers of both ships and fine art...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: Fair - Rubbed edges and bumping on spine and cornersFew warships have captured the imagination quite like the German battleship Bismarck, and fewer still...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageIn the golden age of sail, when iron-hulled clippers raced one another across the world's oceans for glory...

Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Some moisture damageCondition remarks: slight lean to book with minor stains on boards.Long before the...

'What joy to be at sea again, adrift on the vast Pacific, in the clutches of a gifted storyteller. Harrison Christian and the mutineers of Men Without Country held me...

An important record of ancient fishing traditions along Britain's coastal fringes, now rapidly dying out. The Atlantic salmon is an amazing creature: its migration from birth river to Greenland and...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE MARITIME FOUNDATION AWARD FOR BEST BOOK Documenting one of the most comprehensive surveys of a shipwreck ever conducted, Simon Mills' new book takes you inside the SS...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodIn a nation forged by the sea, Australia's Year of Sail stands as a magnificent tribute to one of the most celebrated maritime events...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodIn the fateful year of 1788, eleven ships carrying over a thousand souls — convicts, marines, and officials alike — crossed the vast, unforgiving...

David Bell has been painting ships and the sea for more than forty years. From smacks to schooners, from whalers to warships his investigations have taken him on a remarkable...