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The National Maritime Museum in Greenwich houses the largest collection of scale ship models in the world, many of which are official, contemporary...

The title is derived from George Bernard Shaw's comment that England and America are two countries divided by a common language.' It is not intend...

The perfect guide to Nelson's Navy for all those with an interest in the workings of the great fleet. Patrick O'Brien provides the forward to th...

From the time of the Restoration of Charles II, when he returned to England from Breda and was presented with the yacht Mary by the burgomaster of ...

In June 1940, following the BEF's scrambled evacuation from Dunkirk, the Second World War was brought home to Britain. As the Luftwaffe initiated t...

The National Maritime Museum in Greenwich houses the largest collection of scale ship models in the world, many of which are official, contemporary...

The BBC TV Tie-in to Dan Snows Timewatch series exploring the navys rise over four centuries. The year 1588 marked a turning point in our national...

'The art of command isto be the complete master, and yet the complete friend of every man on board; the temporal lord and yet the spiritual brother...

From the earliest dugout canoes and the boats of the Ancient Egyptians, to the most technologically advanced modern battleships and cruise-liners, ...

'There is no danger that Titanic will sink. The boat is unsinkable and nothing but inconvenience will be suffered by the passengers.' - Phillip Fra...

Just over a million people 923,000 men and 86,000 women served in the Royal Navy during the Second World War. They enlisted after a huge recruitm...

Discover over 5000 years of seafaring history, packed with first-hand accounts of triumphs and disasters A fascinating journey through more than 5...

At the height of the Second World War this small pocket-book was issued to all ratings on board ships of the Royal Navy. In straight period prose i...