Maritime History

A Sunday Times Book of the Year 'Three and a half millennia of British Maritime history, from the Middle Bronze Age to the early 20th century ... T...

With American independence came the freedom to sail anywhere in the world under a new flag. During the years between the Treaty of Paris and the Tr...

The first book-length study of London as a maritime writer Jack Londons fiction has been studied previously for its thematic connections to the oc...

With American independence came the freedom to sail anywhere in the world under a new flag. During the years between the Treaty of Paris and the Tr...

Shipwrecks and the Bounty of the Sea is a work of social history examining community relationships, law, and seafaring over the long early modern p...

Trade, Circulation, and Flow in the Indian Ocean World is a collection which covers a long time span and diverse areas around the ocean.  Many of t...

How did the British come to conquer South Asia in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries? Answers to this question usually start in nor...

Discover the fascinating and outrageously readable account of the roguish acts of the first pirates to raid the Pacific in a crusade that ended in ...

A vivid account of a forgotten chapter of British naval history. - Dan Snow, Historian, TV Presenter and Broadcaster The true story of one of the ...

Greenwich has been a centre for scientific computing since the foundation of the Royal Observatory in 1675. Early Astronomers Royal gathered astron...

This book investigates the highly engaging topic of the literary and cultural significance of sailor talk. The central argument is that sailor talk...

Wexford has always had a close relationship with the sea. One of the countys most famous sons, John Barry, is known as the Father of the US Navy an...

Both Tromp-class frigates entered service in 1975/-76. Their primary task was area air defense. They acted as flagships for the COMNLTG (Commander ...

As he prepared to embark for India in 1774, Alexander Mackrabie's excitement at the sights to be seen and novelties to be experienced was palpable....

The suppression of piracy and other forms of maritime violence was a keystone in the colonisation of Southeast Asia. Focusing on what was seen in t...

A sweeping, lavishly illustrated one-volume history of the rise of American naval power during World War II  When he is at his best, as he often is...

An assessment of the work of the contractors who were commissioned by the Victualling Board to provision the fleet in this period. Provisioning th...

Describes the voyages of East India Company's ships to India and China in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, discussing the nature of t...

A fascinating study of midshipmen and other young gentlemen, outlining their social background, career paths and what life was like for them. Offi...

An overview of a wide range of aspects of maritime social history in the Tudor and early Stuart period. Traditionally, the history of English mari...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE DUFF COOPER PRIZE 2022 A FINANCIAL TIMES BEST HISTORY BOOK OF 2022 _______________ 'Rigorous, deft and entertaining ... a spar...

Overturns the generally held view that the press gang was the main means of recruiting seamen by the British navy in the late eighteenth century. ...

Triumphs and disasters in the deep sea This is a journey through time and water, to the bottom of the ocean and the future o...

An immersive history of a pivotal stretch of water Fascinating, spellbinding, erudite and great fun. Roddy Doyle ...

Sarah Baartman's iconic status as the Hottentot Venus - as victimized African woman, Mother of the new South Africa, and ancestral spirit to countl...

Trading Companies and Travel Knowledge in the Early Modern World explores the links between trade, empire, exploration, and global information tran...

__________Available now: the biggest and best quiz book about the deep blue!__________Think you know the difference between a ship and a boat? Do y...

Shows how the political turmoil of the Spanish American Wars of Independence allowed an upsurge in prize-taking activity by navies, privateers and ...

Considers naval leadership and management very widely, moving beyond a focus on leading admirals. Many works on naval history ascribe success to t...

The story of the war at sea in the reign of Edward III, including the important sea battles, and an analysis of the development of the English navy...