Maritime history

First published in 1989.

First published in 1989.

First Published in 1980.

First Published in 1980.

From 1650 to 1750 the provision of medical care for injured seamen in the Royal Navy underwent a major transformation, shifting from care provided by civilians in private homes to care at hospitals run by the navy.

First Published in 1968.

First Published in 1968.

This work shows the extent to which the shipping of Africans to the Americas continued after the Abolition Act of 1807.

This work shows the extent to which the shipping of Africans to the Americas continued after the Abolition Act of 1807.

A useful guide to the state of the slave trade in 1850 and how the trade increased from then until 1873 when up to three times the amount of slaves were being traded.

A useful guide to the state of the slave trade in 1850 and how the trade increased from then until 1873 when up to three times the amount of slaves were being traded.

First Published in 1968.

First Published in 1964.

First published in 1968.

First published in 1968.

First Published in 1966.

First Published in 1966.

First published in 1967.

First published in 1967.

First published in 1967.

First published in 1967.

The state of Russia, under the present czar.

The state of Russia, under the present czar.

Nobleman, writer, adventurer and inspiration for the swashbuckling gun runner in the Adventures of Tintin, Henri de Monfried lived by his own account 'a rich, restless, magnificent life' as one of the great travellers of his or any age.

Nobleman, writer, adventurer and inspiration for the swashbuckling gun runner in the Adventures of Tintin, Henri de Monfried lived by his own account 'a rich, restless, magnificent life' as one of the great travellers of his or any age.

This book is a study of the seafaring communities of the Arabian Gulf and Oman in the past 150 years.

This book is a study of the seafaring communities of the Arabian Gulf and Oman in the past 150 years.

First Published in 1997.

First Published in 1997.

Exploring the themes of the human relationship with the marine environment and the ways in which the peoples of Northern Europe have experienced and exploited their seas, this book reveals how human perception of the northern seas has changed over time.

First Published in 1993.

First Published in 1993.

First Published in 2004.

This is the first scholarly book examining naval coalition warfare over the past two centuries from a multi-national perspective.

Europe's great powers formed two powerful coalitions against France, yet force of numbers, superior leadership and the patriotic fervor of France's citizen-soldiers not only defeated each in turn, but closed the era of small, professional armies fighting for limited political objectives.

Europe's great powers formed two powerful coalitions against France, yet force of numbers, superior leadership and the patriotic fervor of France's citizen-soldiers not only defeated each in turn, but closed the era of small, professional armies fighting for limited political objectives.

In ›Die Erfindung der Freibeuter‹ tauchen Leserinnen und Leser in eine faszinierende Welt ein, in der die Grenzen zwischen Legende und Realität verschwimmen.

The sea has been the site of radical changes in human lives and national histories.

The sea has been the site of radical changes in human lives and national histories.

Iberian Worlds is an imaginative, short text that dramatically depicts important globalization themes and processes through the important flows and impacts Spain and Portugal have had with many important regions of the world for many centuries.

Iberian Worlds is an imaginative, short text that dramatically depicts important globalization themes and processes through the important flows and impacts Spain and Portugal have had with many important regions of the world for many centuries.

Science and Empire in the Atlantic World is the first book in the growing field of Atlantic Studies to examine the production of scientific knowledge in the Atlantic world from a comparative and international perspective.

Science and Empire in the Atlantic World is the first book in the growing field of Atlantic Studies to examine the production of scientific knowledge in the Atlantic world from a comparative and international perspective.

Civil War Navies 1855-1883 is the second in the five-volume US Navy Warships encyclopedia set.

The third volume of The U.

The third volume of The U.

The Sailing Navy, 1775-1854, the first volume in the definitive five-volume U.

The Navy of the Nuclear Age, 1947-2007, the fifth volume in the monumental U.

The Navy of the Nuclear Age, 1947-2007, the fifth volume in the monumental U.

The Navy of World War II, 1922-1946 comprehensively covers the vessels that defined this momentous 24-year period in U.