Maritime history

Carefully crafted from oral interviews, diaries, letters, written recollections, census data, and other historical sources, Obligation and Opportunity opens a window into the world of the women who moved from the Maritimes to New England for work.

Documents the maritime historical research and archaeological fieldwork used to identify the wreck of the notorious schooner Clotilda Clotilda: The History and Archaeology of the Last Slave Ship is the first definitive work to examine the maritime historical and archaeological record of one of the most infamous ships in American history.

Oceans Odyssey 2 presents the results of the discovery and archaeological survey of ten deep-water wrecks by Odyssey Marine Exploration.

The universe of actors involved in international cybersecurity includes both state actors and semi- and non-state actors, including technology companies, state-sponsored hackers, and cybercriminals.

Containing part of the text of North-west Fox, London, 1635.

Journals, extracts from journals, and narratives, written on board the Dragon and Hosiander by Best and various other persons, including Ralph Standish and Ralph Croft, with Best's correspondence and extracts from the Court minutes of the East India Company.

The French entered the Pacific in the late 17th century, but the ocean remained largely a Spanish preserve until British navigators began to cross its vast expanse in the mid 1760s.

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Agents of Innovation examines the influence of the General Board of the Navy as agents of innovation during the period between World Wars I and II.

This book explores American maritime world, including cursing, language, logbooks, storytelling, sailor songs, reading, and material culture.

New naval history of the First World War which reveals the contribution of the war at sea to Allied victory.

In the era of commercial sail, clipper ships were the ultimate expression of speed and grace.

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In this centennial edition of the definitive book on the Titanic, new findings, photos, and interviews shed light on the world's most famous marine disaster for the 100th anniversary of the Titanic's sinking.

The fourth edition of the acclaimed full-colour annual focusing on all facets of 'scratch-built' model shipbuilding, as well as related articles on restoration, archaeology, historical research and marine art.

This is the first of several volumes on the exploration of the Niger following its discovery by Mingo Park.

There are a few books on all naval weapon systems for all nations in the world.

Challenging the stereotype of premodern China as an agricultural nation, this book examines the development of the maritime sector, maritime institutions, and sea power in the premodern era.

The nineteenth-century Royal Navy was transformed from a fleet of sailing wooden walls into a steam powered machine.

The Law of the Whale Hunt examines how property law was created in the absence of legal institutions regulating whaling in early America.

Written 1580-90, first published at Seville in 1594, translated with notes and an introduction.

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Pioneering study of the transition from war to peace and the birth of humanitarian rights after the Great War.

May We Be Spared to Meet on Earth is a privileged glimpse into the private correspondence of the officers and sailors who set out in May 1845 on the Erebus and Terror for Sir John Franklin's fateful expedition to the Arctic.

The abolishment of flogging in 1850 started the U.

Published on the quatercentenary of the Mayflower's journey, this book offers a unique perspective by placing the story in a British context and providing a fresh analysis of why the journey took place.

'A roaring tale .

The starting point of Roger Knight's magnificent new biography is to explain how Nelson achieved such extraordinary success.

An immersive history of a pivotal stretch of water'Fascinating, spellbinding, erudite and great fun.

Die Nordseeinsel Langeoog als Brennpunkt deutscher Geschichte:

Jörg Echternkamp historisiert erstmals umfassend einen Naturraum am Rande Deutschlands, der sich seit den 1880er Jahren zu einem Drehkreuz historischen Wandels entwickelt hat.

The Atlantic in World History, 1490-1830 looks at the historical connections between four continents – Africa, Europe, North America and South America – through the lens of Atlantic history.

A study of the British Royal Navy’s activities in the Indian Ocean during World War II, led by Admiral Sir James Somerville.

Here for the first time complete in print is the famous pictorial survey of Henry VIII's navy compiled in 1546 by Anthony Anthony, a clerk in the ordnance office.

That seafaring was fundamental to Roman prosperity in the eastern Mediterranean is beyond doubt, but a tendency by scholars to focus on the grandest long-distance movements between major cities has obscured the finer and varied contours of maritime interaction.

In 2009, after a public appeal, the British Library purchased a manuscript 'Booke', which Captain Narbrough bought in 1666 and into which he subsequently entered his journals of his voyages and correspondence relating to them.

Our Blue Planet provides a comprehensive introduction to the field of maritime and underwater archaeology.

From the acclaimed historian of global empire, the dramatic story of how steam power reshaped our cities and our seas, and forged a new world orderSteam power transformed our world, initiating the complex, resource-devouring industrial system the consequences of which we live with today.

The supplementary material consists of the 1892 annual report.

Discover the science, cultural history, and environmental importance of our planet's oceans.

Continues from First Series 67, with the years 1618-1622, .

Texts dealing with Portuguese and Castilian enterprise, translated into English and edited.

Finalist for the 2017 Washington State Book Award in General Nonfiction / HistoryThe plaque said this was the winter fishing hut of Thurdur Einarsdttir, one of Iceland's greatest fishing captains, and that she lived from 1777 to 1863.

Since 1900, the Royal Navy has seen vast changes to the way it operates.

The 10th International Symposium on Boat and Ship Archaeology was held in Roskilde, Denmark in 2003.

For over 40 years, Warship has been the leading annual resource on the design, development, and deployment of the world's combat ships.

Offering an introduction to the world's seas as a platform for global exchange and connection, Michael North offers an impressive world history of the seas over more than 3,000 years.

The name Captain James Cook is one of the most recognisable in Australian history - an almost mythic figure who is often discussed, celebrated, reviled and debated.