Maritime History
BIC code: HBXM
See also: History & Archaeology
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Add to BasketAlways At Sea - - Paperback
£16.95
Based on Mary Wardle's father's own account, this book recounts the exploits of William Donald, who went to sea as a boy in 1912 and stayed in the Merchant Navy for almost 50 years. -
£17.99The Audacious Admiral Cochrane: The True Life Of A Naval Legend - - Hardback
Lord Cochrane was a dominant figure in the maritime history of the 19th century, leading British, Chilean and Greek navys to famous victories. But, behind his achievements, there lay a complex figure who saw things in stark contrast, and could exhibit extreme paranoia and jealousy. -
Add to BasketBattleship Bismarck: A Survivor's Story - - Paperback
£14.99
This work tells the story of the Bismarck. The author describes her influence on the war, sinking the pride of the British navy, and her own sinking at the hands of a British taskforce that marked the ruination of much of German naval strategy. -
Add to BasketBeacon On The Rock: The Dramatic History Of Lighthouses From Ancient Greece To The Present Day - - Paperback
£14.99
'Beacon on the Rock' tells the fascinating history of the lighthouse, including stories of human skill, endeavour and indefatigable resolve in the face of the physical, emotional and mental obstacles of the ocean. -
Add to BasketBeyond The Harbour Lights - - Paperback
£15.95
This volume supplements a selection of contemporary newspaper articles, mainly from the 1920s and 1930s, with background information from other sources such as extracts from ships' log books. The stories are all firmly based on true events as reported and recorded at the time. -
Add to BasketClydebuilt: The Blockade Runners Of The American Civil War - - Hardback
£16.99
Using contemporary accounts and individual case studies, 'Clydebuilt' presents an account of Scotland's involvement in the American Civil War Blockade, an involvement which almost certainly prolonged the conflict by several years. -
Add to BasketAcross The Pond - - Paperback
£15.95
Crossing the Pond provides a history of one of the world's great oceans - the North Atlantic. Beginning with its basic geography, the author traces a chronological voyage through history starting with the early exploration of the Atlantic. -
Add to BasketThe Dundee Whalers: 1750-1914 - - Paperback
£14.99
This is a study of what was Britain's leading whaling port. Cape Adams, Cape Milne, Artic bay and Eclipse Sound recall an era when the city's stoutly built ships, manned by heroic adventurers, discovered new routes, made new friends, but seldom sailed far from danger. -
Add to BasketElizabethan Sea Dogs 1560-1605 - - Paperback
£9.99
The English sea captains of the Elizabethan era combined maritime and military skill with a seemingly insatiable appetite for Spanish treasure. This book describes these captains and outlines their exploits in the New World and war with Spain. -
Add to BasketFast Sailing And Copper-Bottomed: Aberdeen Sailing Ships And The Emigrant Scots They Carried To Canada, 1774-1855 - - Paperback
£15.50
Lucille Campney recounts the days when Aberdeen's 'fast sailing and copper-bottomed' ships carried emigrant Scots to Canada and reveals the processes at work as well as the people behind the scenes who provided the services.











