Ships and boats: general interest

A tale of two tugboats brimming with adventure, mishap and intrigue.

The trials and tribulations experienced while sailing two old and tired American tugboats halfway around the world.

Hard Down!

A tale of 117 years of devotion to duty, peacefulness and calm, disrupted forever by a day of inexplicable violence, a community's battle to have a lighthouse built.

National Service, Britain's name for conscription, existed between 1945 and 1963.

Accounts of diving a variety of wrecks, often containing gold and other valuables, and the exciting stories of diving in often dangerous conditions.

Although merchant ships carry 90% of the world's trade, the mariners who run them have little guidance on leadership.

This is a thought-provoking work, capturing the march of time which overtook the maritime world in the last quarter of the 20th century.

In the 19th century, the Stevenson engineers pioneered marvellous lighthouses around the coasts of Scotland - lighthouses which inspire with their architectural elegance, and speak of compassion for sailors and fishermen risking their lives in these notoriously dangerous waters.

The Richard Perkins warship identification albums form one of the most detailed studies ever undertaken of the changes to the appearance of Royal Navy ships.

The Richard Perkins warship identification albums form one of the most detailed studies ever undertaken of the changes to the appearance of Royal Navy ships.

"e;A beautiful book .

"e;A beautiful book .

Warship 2017 is devoted to the design, development and service history of the world's combat ships.

Warship 2017 is devoted to the design, development and service history of the world's combat ships.

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.

Working with prestigious archives of contemporary photographs, the authors chart the history of Britain's fishing heritage with 120 rarely seen photographs.

On 2 August 1708 Captain Woodes Rogers set sail from Bristol with two ships, the Duke and Duchess, on an epic voyage of circumnavigation that was to make him famous.

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Britains industrial revolution depended on canals for the cheap movement of materials and goods until the coming of the railways.

Anthony Burton's concise and informative guide to British shipbuilding will be absorbing reading for anyone who wants to learn about its history or find out about the life of a shipbuilder and his family.

Sir Martin Frobisher was one of the great sea dogs of Elizabethan England.

One hundred and fifty years ago the Royal Navy fought a daring campaign against ruthless pirates and won, killing The King of the Pirates, Bartholomew Roberts off the coast of Africa and capturing his fleet.

Ships and Guns brings together experts from the field of historic artillery and underwater archaeologists to present a series of papers which focus on the development of naval ordnance in Europe and, especially, Venice, in the 15th17th centuries, as exemplified by the maritime archaeological resource.

Ships and Guns brings together experts from the field of historic artillery and underwater archaeologists to present a series of papers which focus on the development of naval ordnance in Europe and, especially, Venice, in the 15th17th centuries, as exemplified by the maritime archaeological resource.

This is a beautiful and informative guidebook and history of HMS Victory.

This is a beautiful and informative guidebook and history of HMS M.

This is a beautiful and informative guidebook and history of HMS Alliance.

The aim of the Watching series is to draw attention to some of the very interesting items around us, things that perhaps we don't notice as much as we might.

A guide to places to visit, history and wildlife along the Liverpool, Wirral and Cheshire shores of the Mersey EstuaryStretching for around thirty miles to the coast, the Mersey Estuary is perhaps best known for Liverpool s spectacular waterfront and the Mersey Ferry.

The start of a gripping, page-turning, cosy historical murder mystery from Kelly Oliver'A fun, mix of whodunnit and thriller set amid American high society' T.

With over two-thirds of the globe covered by water, the ability to navigate safely and quickly across the oceans has been crucial throughout human history.

With over two-thirds of the globe covered by water, the ability to navigate safely and quickly across the oceans has been crucial throughout human history.

The Japanese Imperial Navy's impressive but ill-fated WWII battleships are examined in detail in this fully illustrated modeling guide.

Until recently, there was little practical knowledge of the ships of the distant past.

The stunning elegance and luxurious interiors of todays vast fleet of cruise liners remains unrecorded in all but holiday brochures.

A Royal Navy sailor recounts his adventuresome life at sea in this colorful memoir offering a rare look at early nineteenth century naval life.

John Newton is now best remembered as an Anglican clergyman and the author of the hymn Amazing Grace.

The 21st century saw the naval power of Great Britain rise from that of an obscure island to that of a world-wide empire.

Edward Teach Blackbeard-is one of the legends of the so-called golden age of piracy.

The venerable Queen Elizabeth 2 has long since become a floating legend.

The author begins this fascinating book by tracing aircraft carrier development between the Wars.

The British maritime historian explores the golden age of cargo liners and the routes they took around the world in this beautifully illustrated volume.

The 'ShipCraft' series provides in-depth information about building and modifying model kits of famous warship types.

Edward Teach Blackbeard-is one of the legends of the so-called golden age of piracy.

The 21st century saw the naval power of Great Britain rise from that of an obscure island to that of a world-wide empire.

A graphic account of the defence of Hartlepool, Whitby and Scarborough against German seaborne raiders in 1914 and a detailed history the coastal defences that confronted the German navy.

"e;A quite enlightening book that discusses the most important group of heavy cruisers serving during WW2 and how the type evolved.

Captain Alan William Frank Sutton's enthralling biography starts when, as a young midshipman he was in command of a small rowing cutter returning a potentially mutinous crew to the battle-cruiser HMS Repulse in which he served.