Maritime history

Edited with introduction and notes.

A fully illustrated collection of the most thrilling shipwrecks of all time!

Dieses eBook: "Reinhard Flemmings Abenteuer zu Wasser und zu Lande" ist mit einem detaillierten und dynamischen Inhaltsverzeichnis versehen und wurde sorgfältig korrekturgelesen.

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

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

Two high-achieving African-Americans in the U.

In 2001, while vacationing on Panama's Pacific coast, maritime archaeologist James P.

This classic study examines the deployment of U.

This study examines how intellectual and institutional developments transformed the U.

Since 1977 Nathan Miller's concise history of the U.

More a book about Coast Guard heritage than an academic history, this book focuses on a variety of relatively unknown Guardsmen who personify the service's core values.

The Military Advantage, 2014 Edition is the most complete annual reference guide to Military and Veteran's benefits.

Written by two World War II veterans who later became well-known war correspondents, this biography records the inspiring life of one of America's great naval heroes.

Admittedly small and vulnerable, PT boats were, nevertheless, fast-the fastest craft on the water during World War II-and Dick Keresey's account of these tough little fighters throws new light on their contributions to the war effort.

The abolishment of flogging in 1850 started the U.

A Sea of Misadventures examines more than one hundred documented shipwreck narratives from the seventeenth to the nineteenth century as a means to understanding gender, status, and religion in the history of early America.

This seaman's journal recounts a twenty-month voyage from Boston to the African coast to intercept slave-trading vessels as America approach the Civil War.

An exceptional figure in the history of the German Navy, Wolfgang Luth was one of only seven men in the Wehrmacht to win Germany's highest combat decoration, the Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords, and Diamonds.

Immortalized by David Farragut's apothegm, "e;Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead,"e; the Battle of Mobile Bay remains one of history's great naval engagements, a contest between two admirals trained in the same naval tradition who once fought under the same flag.

A World War II adventure story of epic proportions, this book tells the heroic tale of a dedicated band of men who refused to let their crippled ship sink to the bottom of the Pacific in late 1944.

This richly detailed tribute to the legendary Yamato is now back in print by popular demand.

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

Dieses eBook: "Wir Seezigeuner" ist mit einem detaillierten und dynamischen Inhaltsverzeichnis versehen und wurde sorgfältig korrekturgelesen.

In James Fenimore Cooper's novel 'The Red Rover, Afloat and Ashore & Homeward Bound - 3 Sea Adventures in One Edition', the reader is taken on a thrilling journey through three sea adventures filled with vivid descriptions of naval battles, daring escapades, and complex characters.

For all the romantic mythology surrounding the court of Queen Elizabeth I, the financial underpinning of the reign of 'Gloriana' was decidedly sordid.

In 'The Pirates Own Book' by Charles Ellms, readers are treated to a comprehensive collection of accounts, anecdotes, and adventures from the world of piracy.

The Pirates of the High Seas - Know Your Infamous Buccaneers, Their Exploits & Their Real Histories serves as a compelling anthology that dives into the tempestuous lives of pirates, exploring this broad theme through a tapestry of literary styles ranging from historical analysis to swashbuckling narratives.

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.

Being an island nation, the ocean is never too far from Sri Lanka.

Siguiendo un amplio concepto de investigacion transversal, y tras la celebracion de tres eventos relacionados con el Hombre y el Mar, en Cadiz -Facultad de Filosofia y Letras (2016-2017) y la Universidad Nova de Lisboa- Facultad de Ciencias Humanas y Sociales (2018), presentamos en esta obra coral una seleccion de nueve trabajos que nos incitan a reflexionar sobre la arqueologia y la historia maritimas.

Este libro muestra cómo el surgimiento del Canal del Dique y la consolidación del río Grande de la Magdalena, como la principal arteria fluvial en tiempos de la Colonia, inciden notoriamente en la configuración de una subregión muy singular: el Bajo Magdalena.

Este libro muestra cómo el surgimiento del Canal del Dique y la consolidación del río Grande de la Magdalena, como la principal arteria fluvial en tiempos de la Colonia, inciden notoriamente en la configuración de una subregión muy singular: el Bajo Magdalena.

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Binnenvaart over de Zuiderzee is zeer belangrijk geweest voor de spectaculaire groei van de vroegmoderne Nederlandse economie (1550-1700).

For centuries, the Dutch landscape and her inhabitants have been connected to the water, sometimes lovingly, sometimes full of fear and often with awe.

This volume gathers 88 contributions related to the theme ‘Ships and Maritime Landscapes’ of the Thirteenth International Symposium on Boat and Ship Archaeology (ISBSA 13) held in Amsterdam on the 7th to 12th October 2012.

Refreshing and educational narrative historyAfter a life-changing diagnosis, Dutch entrepreneur Jacob Gelt Dekker decides to take a step into the unknown.

Dieses eBook: "Der algerische Panther (Historischer Abenteuerroman)" ist mit einem detaillierten und dynamischen Inhaltsverzeichnis versehen und wurde sorgfältig korrekturgelesen.

This work aims to constitute an objective analysis of a German World War I naval combat commander within his proper context, by closely defining both the military-technical and military-political milieux in which Franz Hipper operated.

La apasionante historia de los reyes de los mares, protagonistas de épicas hazañas legendarias en todos los océanos y mares del globo, desde 1850 hasta la Segunda Guerra Mundial.

Profundice en la búsqueda del Nuevo Mundo desde un punto de vista histórico y antropológico.

Descubra la Edad Media a través de la guerra en el mar: las invasiones bárbaras, musulmanas y normandas (Vikingos), las cruzadas, las primeras potencias navales (Venecia, Génova y Aragón) hasta la campaña naval otomana durante la conquista de Constantinopla.

Desde la Caída de Constantinopla y la Guerra de Flandes hasta la Segunda Guerra Mundial, conozca catorce desconocidas campañas navales de ámbito universal, que, a pesar de su trascendencia y marcar su época, suelen permanecer ignoradas o minusvaloradas.

Breve historia de la batalla de Lepanto le acercará, minuto a minuto, a la batalla naval más polémica de todos los tiempos.

Aunque su inauguración oficial tuvo lugar el 17 de noviembre de 1869, en 2017 se cumplen 150 años desde que el primer barco atravesó el Canal de Suez, un canal que cambió una forma de viajar en plena era Victoriana.

Las vías de comunicación que se establecieron desde la antigüedad entre los continentes de Europa y Asia, conocidas como las "Rutas de la Seda", facilitaron la difusión de esta actividad manufacturera en la península Ibérica a partir de su conquista por el Islam en el siglo VIII.

The author of River of Fire examines the events surrounding the post-World War I sinking of HMY Iolaire and its aftermath.

Historiador ameno y riguroso, Haring y su libro serán sin duda un descubrimiento para los interesados en el caleidoscópico mundo de la piratería en el Caribe.

Quien es quien en la piratería.

Por la pérdida de la pierna derecha, quinientos pesos o cinco esclavos e igualmente indemnización por el brazo izquierdo.