Zbirka: Pomorska zgodovina
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Saltwater Slavery(2008) SMALLWOOD, STEPHANIE E.This bold, innovative book promises to radically alter our understanding of the Atlantic slave trade, and the depths of its horrors. Smallwood offers a penetrating look at the process of enslavement from its African origins through the Middle Passage andVezava: Mehka38,13 € -
Command of the Ocean(2006) RODGER, N A MDescribes the rise of Britain to naval greatness, and the central place of the Navy and naval activity in the life of the nation and government. This work describes not just battles, voyages and cruises but how the Navy was manned, how it was supplied witVezava: Mehka28,04 € -
Levelling Sea(2012) MARSDEN, PHILIPThe story of Britain’s colourful maritime past seen through the changing fortunes of the Cornish port of Falmouth.Vezava: Mehka18,21 € -
And the Band Played On: The enthralling account of what happened after the Titanic sank(2012) WARD, CHRISTOPHERAND THE BAND PLAYED ON brings to life the trauma of the Titanic through the true story of one family.Vezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Ships of Scapa Flow(0) 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: Mehka44,89 € -
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 € -
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 € -
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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 €
