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Ships of Scapa Flow(2013) MCCUTCHEON, CAMPBELLA new look at the naval base at Scapa Flow, Orkney, and the ships that have used it and still remain today.Vezava: Mehka22,42 € -
Perfect Storm(2006) JUNGER, SEBASTIANThe worst storm in history seem from the wheelhouse of a doomed fishing trawler; a mesmerisingly vivid account of a natural hell from a perspective that offers no escape.Vezava: Mehka15,41 € -
Plimsoll Sensation(2007) JONES, NICOLETTEThe story of a Victorian philanthropist who reformed shipping laws, saved thousands of sailors' lives and became a national hero.Vezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Pirates Of Barbary(2011) TINNISWOOD, ADRIANDrawing on material, from furious royal proclamations to the private letters of pirates and their victims, as well as Islamic accounts, this title provides perspectives of the corsairs and an insight into what it meant to sacrifice all you have for a lifeVezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Sextant(2015) BARRIE, DAVIDIn the tradition of Dava Sobel's ‘Longitude’ comes sailing expert David Barrie's compelling and dramatic tale of invention and discovery – an eloquent elegy to one of the most important navigational instruments ever created, and the daring mariners who usVezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Sodomy and the Pirate Tradition(1995) BURG, B. R.Investigates the social and sexual world of these sea roversVezava: Mehka46,56 € -
Pirate Of Exquisite Mind(2005) PRESTON, DIANA,PRESTON, MICHAELWilliam Dampier, (1651-1715), was an English adventurer and pirate who preyed on ships on the Spanish Main. A unique man ahead of his time, he lived a large part of his life among pirates yet managed to preserve what Coleridge called his "exquisite refineVezava: Mehka15,41 € -
Batavia's Graveyard(2003) DASH, MIKEThe true story of the mad heretic who led history's bloodiest mutiny - 'An adult version of LORD OF THE FLIES that is, moreover, entirely true' Evening StandardVezava: Mehka21,02 € -
Forces of the Hanseatic League(2014) NICOLLE, DR DAVIDThe first detailed, illustrated study in English of the fighting men, weapons and ships of the greatest mercantile and naval power of medieval northern Europe.Vezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Jack Tar(2009) ADKINS, LESLEY,ADKINS, ROY* A unique and thrilling narrative which uncovers the lives of the heroes of Nelson's navyVezava: Mehka21,02 € -
1421(2004) MENZIES, GAVINIn 1421, the largest fleet the world had ever seen set sail from China under the command of Emperor Zhu Di's loyal eunuch admirals. But by the time they returned home, Zhu Di had lost control and China was turning inwards, leaving the records of their disVezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Cornish Wrecking, 1700-1860(2010) PEARCE, CATHRYN J.Highly Commended in Class 6 - Non-Fiction: History and Creative Arts of the Holyer an Gof Awards 2011Shows how the image of Cornish wreckers as villains deliberately luring ships on to the rocks is a myth.Vezava: Trda38,61 € -
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Secret Flotillas Vol 1: Clandestine Sea Operations to Brittany 1940-44(2013) RICHARDS, BROOKSAs the fall of France took place, almost the entire coastline of Western Europe was in German hands. Clandestine sea transport operations provided lines of vital intelligence for wartime Britain. These secret flotillas" landed and picked up agents in andVezava: Mehka23,82 € -
Battleships of the Bismarck Class(2014) KOOP, GERHARD,SCHMOLKE, KLAUS-PETERReprint of a series constituting the best all-round monographs on German surface warships First editions command a high premium on the secondhand market Large format affordable paperbackVezava: Mehka23,82 € -
Spanish Galleon 1530-1690(2004) KONSTAM, ANGUSDuring the 16th century a new type of sailing vessel emerged, designed to carry the wealth of the Americas to Spain. This book traces the development of the Spanish galleon, and outlines the constructional methods, the ordnance and the crewing needed to pVezava: Mehka20,07 € -
Lighthouse Stevensons(2005) BATHURST, BELLAAn exciting new edition of Bella Bathurst’s epic story of Robert Louis Stevenson’s ancestors and the building of the Scottish coastal lighthouses against impossible odds.Vezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Code Name Mulberry: the Planning Building and Operation of the Normandy Harbours(2011) HARTCUP, GUYVezava: Mehka21,02 €









