Maritime History

RMS Majestics history was shaped by war. Built in Germany for Albert Ballins HAPAG, she was launched just before the start of the First World War a...

The sturdy Fokker C.XIw was designed and built for service in the Royal Netherlands Navy. Development started in early 1934. The biplane scout was ...

Liverpool is a cosmopolitan city populated by people and communities from all over the world. One of the least known components is the Greek commun...

Uses rare surviving records, including fully intact logbooks, to situate the customs-enforcement interceptor Sultana within the wider picture of th...

A gorgeous, sweeping epic ANN NAPOLITANO 'A master of prose' WASHINGTON POST O...

The Isle of Man is predominantly a maritime nation. For many generations its menfolk have made their living from the sea, sometimes as fishermen, b...

Everyone knows about pirates: or do they? The Hollywood stereotype black flags and peg-legs, cutlasses and cannons, exotic yet sinister pets, buri...

Few fish have captured the souls and minds of men and women quite like wild Atlantic salmon. Bill Taylor, President, Atlantic Salmon FederationCel...

Traces the impact of world events on St Helena's topography, ecology and human population, from the early 1500s to the present day. Since its disc...

Taken for granted as the natural order of things, peace at sea is in fact an immense and recent achievement -- but also an enormous strategic chall...

Taken for granted as the natural order of things, peace at sea is in fact an immense and recent achievement -- but also an enormous strategic chall...

When is a boat not a ship? Was Captain Kidd truly a pirate? What was the deadliest disaster at sea? Is the Bermuda Triangle dangerous? Are mermaids...

This book offers a unique account of Christopher Columbuss first voyage, the most consequential voyage in world history. It provides a detailed day...

This book offers a unique account of Christopher Columbuss first voyage, the most consequential voyage in world history. It provides a detailed day...

Can you escape the sinking Titanic? Make your way up the decks with this exhilarating adventure puzzle book.     This exciting escape book is a bus...

One Firm Anchor uncovers nineteen centuries of contact between the churches and the seafarer. This extensive introductory history goes beyond anyth...

The remarkable 200-year history of The RNLI and their invaluable role in British Maritime history. A beautiful book of kindness, courage, and commu...

The military operations of Scandinavian societies in the Viking Age depended on their ships. Different types of ships were used in order to transpo...

The ocean is humanity's largest battlefield. Resting in its depths lie the lost ships of war, spanning the totality of human history. Many wrecks a...

This is an unusual maritime story in that the author looks at life from the lower echelons of a merchant ships company and the relationship between...

A detailed and riveting account of the U.S. Navy's greatest mutiny and its wide-ranging cultural and historical impact The greatest controversy in...