Maritime History
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Atlas of Shipwrecks and Fortunes of the Sea
Schiffer£27.99| /This new title in this bestselling series relates 37 stories of shipwrecks, great discoveries, mysteries, and disappearances still thrilling a...
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German U-boat Ace Carl Emmermann
Schiffer Military£27.99| /Though he entered combat late in May 1942, Carl Emmermann sank twenty-six Allied ships in only four combat patrols while commanding U-172, becoming...
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Ghost Stories of the Maritimes
Lone Pine Publishing (CA)£11.99| /From the towns and cities of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and P.E.I.--and the often unforgiving waters beyond them--come these unique tales of fright...
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Gilly the Ghillie
Heritage Group Distribution Ltd£20.99| /David Giblins stint as a seasonal salmon fishing guide on Stuart Island provides a seemingly endless supply of hilarious and bizarre stories that ...
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Lighthouse Companion
Tide-Mark (US)£13.99| /This book is the 2nd in the 'Lighthouse Companion' series. In it you will find full colour photographs of each of the 81 lighthouses on the coast o...
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Live Bait Squadron
Aspekt Uitgeverij BV (NL)£19.95| /On 22 September 1914 between 6.20am and 7.55am three British cruisers went down off the Dutch coast, HMS Aboukir, Hogue and Cressy. Of the combined...
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Lost Treasure Ships of the Oregon Coast
Schiffer£13.99| /Explore the early history of Oregon by delving into the journals of explorers Alexander Mackenzie, David Thompson, and Lewis & Clark. Read abou...
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Mutiny, Mayhem, Mythology
Sydney University Press£26.99| /In 1789, as the Bounty made its return voyage through the western Pacific Ocean, disgruntled crewmen seized control from their captain, William Bli...
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Otago
Otago University Press (NZ)£25.99| /The University of Otago has always taken pride in its status as New Zealands first university. Starting a university in 1869 was a bold move: othe...
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Roar of the Sea
Boulder Publications£15.99| /Nova Scotias maritime heritage is brought to life in the story of an adventurer who travelled the world on an epic solo voyage in a 23-foot sailbo...
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Sea Edge
Oratia Books£57.99| /The past and present of Aucklands waterfront come alive in this superbly illustrated, sumptuously produced hardback. Building on a lifetime connec...
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Setting Sail
Tide-Mark (US)£35.99| /Setting Sail tells the 10,000-year story of mankind's quest to cross the world's oceans. It is a remarkable saga that moves from island to island, ...
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Shipwrecked
Oratia Books£46.99| /Shipwrecks litter the coasts and reefs of New Zealand. Disasters at sea are no longer the regular occurrence they were in the days when sea travel ...
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Steam Lion
Brick Tower Press (UK)£16.95| /The summer of 1840, and Boston Harbor is thrumming with politicians, business people, civic leaders, members of the judiciary, and the public. The ...
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Sternwheelers & Canyon Cats
Caitlin Press (CA)£11.99| /The story of men who braved the dangerous waterways of the uppper Fraser River to build the GTP Railway. Forbidding canyons, raging rapids and mena...
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The Sound Toll at Elsinore
Museum Tusculanum Press (DK)£78.99| /Øresund, or the Soundthe body of water separating Denmark from Swedenhas always been strategically important. Between 1429 and 1857, Denmark levi...
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To America & Around the World
Branden Publishing Co (US)£19.99| /This book contains the daily logs kept by Columbus -- himself, and by Magellan's scribe, Antonio Pigafetta, on their fateful voyages to the unknown...
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USS Missouri (BB-63)
Schiffer Military£18.99| /The story of the USS Missouri, one of America's most famous warships of the twentieth century, and the world's last battleship, is told from her in...
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USS North Carolina (BB-55)
Schiffer Military£18.99| /As lead ship of America’s first “fast battleship” class, and the US Navy’s newest battleship when America entered WWII, the construction of the USS...
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Way of the Pirate
Brick Tower Press (UK)£5.95| /A true treasure trove of maritime history. 'The Way of the Pirate' is a fascinating account of the men, women, kings and countries that aided, supp...
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