Maritime history

A maritime archeologist recounts twenty years of remarkable discoveries and adventures both in and under the waters of South Carolina.

Black Friday is the astonishing true story of a coastal community that lost 189 men in a single afternoon.

This volume brings together scholars of Mediterranean archaeology, ancient history, and complexity science to advance the study of maritime connectivity.

Argues that Qing China was not just a continental empire, but a maritime power protecting its interests at sea.

The experiences of men who fought at sea reveal the relationship between discipline, leadership, and the strength of the fleet.

This book situates protection at the centre of the global history of empires, thus advancing a new perspective on world history.

Explores foreign seamen''s employment in the British Royal Navy of the French Wars, and deconstructs the meanings of ''foreignness'' itself.

This book is available in an open access edition thanks to the generous support by the Lund University Library and the Joint Faculties of Humanities and Theology at Lund University.

A maritime archeologist recounts twenty years of remarkable discoveries and adventures both in and under the waters of South Carolina.

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In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, Britain had eased its problem of crowded jails and surplus criminals by packing them into ships and sending them off to the American colonies to be sold as what amounted to slave labour.

This new addition to the best-selling Conway pocket-book range features Admiral Nelson's fully preserved flagship HMS Victory, the most tangible symbol of the Royal Navy's greatest battle off Cape Trafalgar on October 21st 1805.

Empire Javelin an American-built LSI (Landing Ship, Infantry) in Royal Navy service, played an important role on D-Day.

For Ireland, the year 1798 saw a major rebellion breaking out against rule from London, a time in which Britain was in its fifth year of a hard-fought war against revolutionary France.

This new addition to the best-selling Conway pocket-book range features Admiral Nelson's fully preserved flagship HMS Victory, the most tangible symbol of the Royal Navy's greatest battle off Cape Trafalgar on October 21st 1805.

The Titanic disaster is examined through the experiences of seven officers, revealing their bravery and the mysteries surrounding the tragedy.

Examines the realities of ocean liner travel, revealing contrasts between luxurious experiences and harsh immigrant conditions throughout history.

Monsoon Voyagers follows the voyage of a single dhow, theCrooked, along with its captain and crew, from Kuwait to port cities around the Persian Gulf and Western Indian Ocean, from 1924 to 1925.

Exploring the role that courts martial played in the professional lives of flag officers in the late Georgian Royal Navy, this book examines the genesis, proceedings and outcomes of nine trials faced by British admirals in the American and French wars.

Song and music have always played an important part in the cultural identity of the mariners and coastal peoples of the Red Sea.

Exploring the role that courts martial played in the professional lives of flag officers in the late Georgian Royal Navy, this book examines the genesis, proceedings and outcomes of nine trials faced by British admirals in the American and French wars.

Song and music have always played an important part in the cultural identity of the mariners and coastal peoples of the Red Sea.

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