Maritime History

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodFew reference volumes capture the sheer scale and power of modern naval warfare quite like Fighting Ships of the World, a comprehensive compendium that chronicles...

Edition: First ed.Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerIn the pitch-black waters of the South Atlantic in November 1942, a German U-boat torpedoed the S.S. City of Cairo,...

Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerFew oceans have captured the imagination of the world quite like the Pacific — vast, mysterious, and fiercely...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodAt the heart of one of England's most turbulent and transformative centuries stands Samuel Pepys — diarist, civil servant, and,...

Edition: repr.,Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerFew battles have shaped the course of history as decisively as the clash of fleets off Cape...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerFew waterways on earth have witnessed as dramatic a transformation as Sydney Harbour, and A Century of Ships in Sydney Harbour presents...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageOn the night of 31 May 1942, three Japanese midget submarines slipped silently into Sydney Harbour, bringing the...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedFor nearly a century, the Royal Navy maintained a commanding presence across the vast and turbulent waters of the South West Pacific, and The...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageBeneath the sun-drenched waters of Darwin Harbour lies a graveyard of ships, each one a silent...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Signed with inscriptionCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageOne of Australia's greatest wartime mysteries consumed Glenys McDonald for decades — and Finding HMAS...

Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: Slipcase: WornPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Contains Japanese text with limited English captions. Markings on slipcase. Binding slightly shaky, ephemera included. At the height of...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodFrom the ironclad colonial gunboats of the nineteenth century to the sleek guided-missile frigates of the modern Royal Australian Navy, Warships of Australia presents...

Edition: 1st GB. ed.Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: glue/tape residue on endpapers. From the thunderous opening salvos at Pearl Harbor to the desperate,...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerIn 1788, eleven ships carrying convicts, marines, and civilians departed Portsmouth, England, on one of the most audacious maritime journeys in modern...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: YellowedIn the turbulent waters of the Second World War, the Royal Australian Navy stood as a resolute shield across the Pacific and...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerPublished in the final months of the Second World War, H.M.A.S. Mk. II stands as a remarkable wartime document — a vivid,...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerA rare and authoritative volume produced from within the ranks of Australia's naval forces, H.M.A.S. Mk. III stands as a...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerPublished in 1954 at the close of the Second World War, H.M.A.S. Mk. IV stands as a remarkable...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodTwo centuries after eleven tall ships carrying convicts, marines, and settlers departed Portsmouth Harbour to forge a new colony at the edge of the...

Edition: 2nd ed.,Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerFrom the bridge of a destroyer to the corridors of naval command, Reports of Proceedings: A Naval Career...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodFrom the thunderous naval engagements of the First World War to the vast Pacific campaigns of the Second, Australian & New Zealand Warships 1914–1945...

Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: YellowedThe final chapter of the naval war unfolds with gripping authority in The War at Sea 1939–1945: Volume III, The...

Edition: 2nd ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodWhen the drums of war sounded across the Pacific and Europe in 1939, Australia's naval forces found themselves thrust into a conflict...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodFrom the torpedo-armed vessels of the late nineteenth century to the sophisticated missile-carrying warships of the modern era, Destroyers presents a sweeping and authoritative...

Portolan charts, so called from the Italian adjective portolano, meaning 'related to ports or harbours', were born during the 12th century in the maritime community. These charts, drawn on parchment...

At War at Sea is a fascinating account of the most important naval conflicts of the twentieth century. The book begins with a gripping account of one of the most...

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...

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: 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,...

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: 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...

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,...

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...

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...