'Eminently readable' The TLS Books of the Year, 2024Ocean is an ambitious history of the pre-Columbian Atlantic Ocean, a story that begins with the formation of the mid-Atlantic ridge some 200 million years ago and ends with the Castilian conquest of the Canary Islands in the fifteenth century, which provided a template for the methods used by the Spanish in their colonisation of the New World.
The first account of the Allied navies' vital contribution to the success of the D-Day landings and the Normandy campaign The Allied liberation of Nazi-occupied Europe is one of the most widely recognised events of modern history.
Clarence Henry Haring's 'The Pirates of the West Indies in the 17th Century' provides an in-depth look at the lives and exploits of pirates in the Caribbean during this tumultuous period.
In 'Die großen Seefahrer der Geschichte' präsentiert Jules Verne eine faszinierende Sammlung von Porträts berühmter Entdecker und Abenteurer aus verschiedenen Epochen.
The first account of the Allied navies' vital contribution to the success of the D-Day landings and the Normandy campaign The Allied liberation of Nazi-occupied Europe is one of the most widely recognised events of modern history.
The story of the sixteenth-century's epic contest for the spice trade, which propelled European maritime exploration and conquest across Asia and the Pacific Spices drove the early modern world economy, and for Europeans they represented riches on an unprecedented scale.
The Russo-Japanese War (1904-05) was an armed conflict between the Russian Empire and the Empire of Japan over rival imperial ambitions in Manchuria (China)and Korea.
High cliffs jutting out into the Atlantic and the North Sea, many hundreds of rocky skerries, deep sea lochs, dangerous unseen reefs, powerful tides and gales that batter the land fiercely from all points of the compass.
This detailed biography brings to life one of the greatest military heroes of WWII-and demonstrates why his contributions were crucial to Allied victory.
The story of the sixteenth-century's epic contest for the spice trade, which propelled European maritime exploration and conquest across Asia and the Pacific Spices drove the early modern world economy, and for Europeans they represented riches on an unprecedented scale.
Lost San Francisco takes readers on a journey back to the buildings, parks, stadia, ferries - even cemetaries and prisoners - that time and progress have swept aside.
Daniel Defoe's 'The History of the Pirates' is a gripping and detailed account of the ruthless world of pirates during the Golden Age of Piracy in the late 17th and early 18th centuries.
Das Buch 'Königs-Eigen' von Kapitän Frederick Marryat ist ein klassischer Abenteuerroman, der die Geschichte von Kapitän Merton und seiner Mannschaft erzählt, die auf der Suche nach einem sagenumwobenen Schatz sind.
This fascinating collection of entertaining stories from the seven seas reveals unusual and bizarre sailing trips, vessels and characters, and recounts perilous journeys in freak weather and other legendary tales.
The 19th-century MP John Burns described the Thames as 'liquid history' and ever since the Romans founded Londinium in 43 AD, the river has played a key cultural and economic, political and social role in the history of England.
Heinrich Smidts Seegeschichte-Sammelband "Die Abenteuer berühmter Seehelden, Epische Seeschlachten & Erzählungen" entführt den Leser in die faszinierende Welt der Seefahrt.
Heinrich Smidts Buch 'Seeschlachten und Abenteuer berühmter Seehelden' ist eine fesselnde Sammlung von Geschichten über die mutigen Taten und Abenteuer verschiedener Seehelden.
'The Lives & Times of the True Buccaneers' stands as a captivating anthology, shedding light on the enigmatic world of 17th-century piracy through a rich mosaic of narratives and literary styles.
In Jules Verne's 'The Mysterious Island,' readers are transported to a remote island where a group of castaways must use their ingenuity and skills to survive and thrive.
Dieses eBook: "Seeschlachten und Abenteuer berühmter Seehelden - Ein Buch der Admirale" ist mit einem detaillierten und dynamischen Inhaltsverzeichnis versehen und wurde sorgfältig korrekturgelesen.
Leviathane der Lüfte: Amerikas Luftschifffahrt bis 1945In "Leviathane der Lüfte: Amerikas Luftschifffahrt bis 1945" nimmt uns Thomas Gustav mit auf eine faszinierende Reise durch die Entwicklung der amerikanischen Luftschifffahrt.
Rudyard Kipling's 'Captain Courageous (Illustrated)' is a classic literary work that tells the story of a spoiled and entitled young boy named Harvey Cheyne who is rescued from a shipwreck by a group of fishermen.
In 'The Man & The Sea - 10 Maritime Novels in One Edition' by Herman Melville, readers are taken on a literary journey through the vast and unpredictable world of the sea.
Jahrhundertelang träumten europäische Seefahrer vergeblich von einer Ostroute durchs sibirische Eismeer: Willem Barents und Vitus Bering erlagen nach ihren »Entdeckungen« Spitzbergens und der Beringstraße den Strapazen ihrer Expeditionen, und selbst der erfolgsverwöhnte James Cook scheiterte an der Suche nach dem östlichen Ausgang aus den Eismassen.