Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The complete history of ships and boats The complete history of ships and boats Robert Curley xvii, 171 p. : 24 cm OL16485995W
Ships Ships Philip Wilkinson Text and illustrations describe how ships and boats have been used throughout history, from the earliest trading vessels to modern luxury liners. OL1897760W
Fifty ships that changed the course of history Fifty ships that changed the course of history Ian Graham "A visual history of economic development in fifty ships, starting from the earliest known record, Pharaoh Khufu's solar barge (roughly 5000 years ago), to MS Allure of the Seas, the biggest passenge… OL20055813W
Britain's historic ships Britain's historic ships 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… OL29245879W
You wouldn't want to sail with Christopher Columbus! You wouldn't want to sail with Christopher Columbus! Fiona MacDonald Uses humor in both text and illustrations to describe what it would require to launch a voyage of discovery, what shipboard life would be like, and what the rewards would be using the voyages of Colu… OL487592W
HMS Gloucester HMS Gloucester Ken Otter On 22 May 1941 the cruiser HMS Gloucester (The Fighting 'G') was sunk by aircraft of the Luftwaffe during the Battle of Crete. Of her crew of 807 men, only 83 survived to come home at the end of the … OL5880206W
The great book of ships The great book of ships Roberts, David Introduces ships over the centuries from reed boats to hovercraft. OL6338299W