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The Oxford companion to ships & the sea
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Peter Kemp |
This new Companion will help its readers to gather the flowers of the sea, presenting in its 3,700 articles information which can otherwise be gleaned only with the help of an extensive library. The … |
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European Warfare, 1494-1660
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Jeremy Black |
The onset of the Italian Wars in 1494, subsequently seen as the onset of 'modern warfare', provides the starting point for this impressive survey of European Warfare in early modern Europe. Huge deve… |
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Halfhyde and the guns of arrest
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Philip McCutchan |
Royal Navy Lieutenant St Vincent Halfhyde is once again despatched to Africa. This time his mission is to help capture a British traitor who carries secret blueprints of British warships. Even the th… |
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Empires of the sea
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Roger Crowley |
A thrilling account of the brutal decades-long battle between Christendom and Islam for the soul of Europe. This struggle's brutal climax came between 1565 and 1571, seven years that witnessed a figh… |
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Britain's historic ships
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Paul Brown |
The British Isles have a long, rich and celebrated seafaring history stretching from the earliest times through the victories of Drake and Nelson, the voyages of discovery of Cabot and Cook and the d… |
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Captain Hornblower
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C. S. Forester |
"Hornblower and the Atropos" skippering the flagship for Nelson's funeral on the Thames is not Hornblower's idea of thrilling action. But soon his orders come, and he sets sail for the Mediterranean … |
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Naval Warfare, 1815-1914 (Warfare and History)
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Lawren Sondhaus |
This book looks at the transition of wooden sailing fleets to the modern steel navy. It details the technological breakthroughs that brought about this change - steampower, armour, artillery and torp… |
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