This new title in this bestselling series relates 37 stories of  shipwrecks,  great  discoveries,  mysteries,  and disappearances still thrilling a...

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...

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...

David Giblin’s stint as a seasonal salmon fishing guide on Stuart Island provides a seemingly endless supply of hilarious and bizarre stories that ...

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...

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...

Explore the early history of Oregon by delving into the journals of explorers Alexander Mackenzie, David Thompson, and Lewis & Clark. Read abou...

In 1789, as the Bounty made its return voyage through the western Pacific Ocean, disgruntled crewmen seized control from their captain, William Bli...

The University of Otago has always taken pride in its status as New Zealand’s first university. Starting a university in 1869 was a bold move: othe...

Nova Scotia’s 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...

The past and present of Auckland’s waterfront come alive in this superbly illustrated, sumptuously produced hardback. Building on a lifetime connec...

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, ...

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 ...

The summer of 1840, and Boston Harbor is thrumming with politicians, business people, civic leaders, members of the judiciary, and the public. The ...

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...

Øresund, or the Sound—the body of water separating Denmark from Sweden—has always been strategically important. Between 1429 and 1857, Denmark levi...

This book contains the daily logs kept by Columbus -- himself, and by Magellan's scribe, Antonio Pigafetta, on their fateful voyages to the unknown...

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...

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...

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...