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  • A Short History of Seafaring

    by Brian Lavery ...
    Series series DK Short Histories
    For more than 5,000 years, the sea has challenged, rewarded, and punished the brave sailors who set forth to explore it.This history of the sea and sailing tells the remarkable story of those individuals--whether they lived to tell the tale themselves or not.From the early Polynesian seafarers and the first full circumnavigations of the globe, to explorers picking their way through the coral reefs ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The British Home Front Pocket-Book

    by Brian Lavery ...
    A revealing and charming pocket book capturing the reality of civilian life during the war.In June 1940, following the BEF's scrambled evacuation from Dunkirk, the Second World War was brought home to Britain. As the Luftwaffe initiated their bombing campaigns and the threat of invasion grew daily, civilians were urged to play their part in the war effort, and take responsibility for their own ... Read more

    $9.49 USD

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  • Churchill Warrior

    How a Military Life Guided Winston's Finest Hours

    by Brian Lavery ...
    A "truly exceptional" account of how Churchill's experiences in the armed forces helped him lead Britain to victory in World War II ( Booklist).No defense minister in modern times has faced the challenges that Winston Churchill did during the Second World War. Fortunately, he had a unique and intimate inside knowledge of all three services, which allowed him to assess their real needs—a crucial ... Read more

    $14.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Wooden Warship Construction

    A History in Ship Models

    by Brian Lavery ...
    "A wonderful book detailing the construction of the Royal Navy's sailing warships" from the maritime historian and author of Nelson's Navy ( Pirates and Privateers).The National Maritime Museum in Greenwich houses the largest collection of scale ship models in the world, many of which are official, contemporary artifacts made by the craftsmen of the navy or the shipbuilders themselves, and ranging ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Empire of the Seas

    How the navy forged the modern world

    by Brian Lavery ...
    The BBC TV Tie-in to Dan Snow's Timewatch series exploring the navy's rise over four centuries.The year 1588 marked a turning point in our national story. Victory over the Spanish Armada transformed us into a seafaring nation and it sparked a myth that one day would become a reality – that the nation's new destiny, the source of her future wealth and power lay out on the oceans.This book tells the ... Read more

    $13.59 USD

  • The Spy Who Stole a Trawler

    (And Other Forgotten Fishing Stories)

    by Brian W. Lavery ...
    A haul of forgotten tales of espionage, derring-do, triumph, disaster, heroes and villains trawled from our fishing fleets by acclaimed Hull-based writer, Brian W. Lavery. This collection, adapted and expanded from a lifetime's writing and research, includes the tale of the spy who stole a trawler and led the authorities on an 8,000- mile sea chase with just a sixpenny atlas to guide him; ex ... Read more

    $19.49 USD

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  • Churchill's Navy

    The ships, people and organisation, 1939-1945

    by Brian Lavery ...
    In this remarkable book, now reissued in paperback, Brian Lavery examines every aspect of the Royal Navy, both ashore and at sea, during the Second World War, and casts a lucid eye over the strengths and weaknesses of an organisation that was put under acute strain during the period, yet rose to the challenge with initiative and determination.Divided into twelve sections, the book delves into the ... Read more

    $22.99 USD

  • The Conquest of the Ocean

    An Illustrated History of Seafaring

    by Brian Lavery ...
    Series series DK Short Histories
    An engaging and vivid read by author and naval historian Brian Lavery, The Conquest of the Ocean tells the 5,000 year history of the remarkable individuals who sailed the seas for trade, to conquer new lands, and to explore the unknown. From the early Polynesian sailors to the first circumnavigations by the Portuguese and the British, The Conquest of the Ocean explores the lives of these sailors ... Read more

    Was $12.99 USD Now $2.99 USD

  • The Last Big Gun

    At War & At Sea with HMS Belfast

    by Brian Lavery ...
    As she lay in dry dock, devastatingly damaged by one of Hitler’s newly deployed magnetic mines after barely two months in service, few could have predicted the illustrious career that lay ahead for the cruiser HMS Belfast. After three years of repairs to her broken keel, engine- and boiler-rooms, and extensive refitting, she would go on to play a critical role in the protection of the Arctic ... Read more

    $16.59 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Royal Navy Officer's Pocket-Book

    by Brian Lavery ...
    'The art of command is…to be the complete master, and yet the complete friend of every man on board; the temporal lord and yet the spiritual brother of every rating; to be detached and yet not dissociated.'A Seaman's Pocket-Book, 1943 has found huge appeal with the British public. Presented in the same format, The Royal Navy Officer's Pocket-Book gathers together useful advice and instruction for ... Read more

    $8.89 USD

  • The Luckiest Thirteen

    A True Story of a Battle for Survival in the North Atlantic

    by Brian Lavery ...
    A relentless nautical drama that would define, or end, men’s lives.The English port city of Hull was home to ‘three day millionaires’ – trawlermen on brief shore leave. They were spilling cash from record catches. With months out working fierce seas, who knew if the next trip would be their last?The St Finbarr was set to change all that.She was built as the perfect trawler, no cost spared. She was ... Read more

    $8.69 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Ship of the Line

    A History in Ship Models

    by Brian Lavery ...
    "A beautiful book . . . a goldmine of information to anyone interested in the capital ships of the sailing navy of the 17th and 19th Centuries."—Ships in ScaleThe National Maritime Museum in Greenwich houses the largest collection of scale ship models in the world, many of which are official, contemporary artifacts made by the craftsmen of the navy or the shipbuilders themselves, and ranging from ... Read more

    $14.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus