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  • Ocean Liners

    An Illustrated History

    by Peter Newall ...
    "A truly comprehensive publication, running the gamut from the first Atlantic sail-enhanced steamers to today's remaining handful of combi-liners." — Maritime MattersBefore the advent of the jet age, ocean liners were the principal means of transport around the globe, and carried migrants and business people, soldiers and administrators, families, and lone travelers to every corner of the world. ... Read more

    $26.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • A Night to Remember

    The Sinking of the Titanic

    by Walter Lord ...
    Series Book 1 - The Titanic Chronicles
    #1 New York Times Bestseller: The definitive book on the sinking of the Titanic , based on interviews with survivors, by the author of The Miracle of Dunkirk ."Absolutely gripping and un-put-downable." —David McCullough, author of John AdamsAt first, no one but the lookout recognized... ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • A History of Pirates

    Blood and Thunder on the High Seas

    The modern image of the pirate is derived from Captain Charles Johnson's accounts of the cut-throats who sailed under the Jolly Roger. It was he who gave mythical status to the likes of Blackbeard and Captain Kidd. Using contemporary sources, Nigel Cawthorne now turns the spotlight on the reality of pirate life, revealing the truth behind the legends. It gives us an insight into the men - and ... Read more

    $4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Titanic

    'Goodbye Miss Young. Good luck to you and don't forget to remember me to the folks back home.'Major Archibald Butt (1865-1912)The sinking of the Titanic on her maiden voyage in 1912 is one of the most dramatic stories in maritime history. The largest passenger steamship in the world, fitted with more advanced safety features than any of her rivals, she was proclaimed to be virtually unsinkable ... Read more

    $4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Sinking of the Titanic and Great Sea Disasters

    Thrilling Stories of Survivors with Photographs and Sketches

    Edited by Logan Marshall ...
    The Sinking of the Titanic and Great Sea Disasters is an exciting collection of first-hand stories describing the catastrophe of Titanic’s maiden voyage as told by its survivors shortly after the ship sank.Originally written and published in 1912, Logan Marshall’s book was the very first attempt to solve the mystery of the accident and relieve the heartache it stirred internationally. Marshall ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • The Complete Titanic Chronicles

    A Night to Remember and The Night Lives On

    by Walter Lord ...
    Series series The Titanic Chronicles
    The complete and definitive New York Times –bestselling chronicle of the Titanic, including survivors' stories and extensive research separating fact from myth.In just two hours and forty minutes, 1,500 souls were lost at sea when the RMS Titanic succumbed to the icy waters of the North Atlantic. Based on interviews with sixty-three survivors, A Night to Remember tells the story of that fateful ... Read more

    $20.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Taking of K-129

    How the CIA Used Howard Hughes to Steal a Russian Sub in the Most Daring Covert Operation in History

    by Josh Dean ...
    **An incredible true tale of espionage and engineering set at the height of the Cold War—a mix between The Hunt for Red October and Argo—about how the CIA, the U.S. Navy, and America’s most eccentric mogul spent six years and nearly a billion dollars to steal the nuclear-armed Soviet submarine K-129 after it had sunk to the bottom of the Pacific Ocean; all while the Russians were watching.In the ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Why the Titanic Sank

    Although the answer appears obvious, there is far more to the sinking of the Titanic than is popularly understood. On 10 April 1912 Titanic - the largest and most luxurious ocean liner in the world - left Southampton on her maiden voyage. The only headlines she expected to make were on her triumphant arrival in New York. But just five days later, she was a wreck at the bottom of the North Atlantic ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • The Merchant Navy

    Series Book 736 - Shire Library
    At one time British ships carried half of the world's trade, transporting every conceivable type of freight from and to all four corners of the globe – and in times of crisis the merchant fleet has also offered military assistance. In fact, the merchant convoys and armed cruisers that defied the German blockades to supply Britain in the First World War were so pivotal that they were recognised as ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • Shipwreck

    A History of Disasters at Sea

    by Sam Willis ...
    Shipwrecks have captured our imagination for centuries. Here acclaimed historian Sam Willis traces the astonishing tales of ships that have met with disastrous ends, along with the ensuing acts of courage, moments of sacrifice and episodes of villainy that inevitably occurred in the extreme conditions. Many were freak accidents, and their circumstances so extraordinary that they inspired ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

  • Titanic Scandal: The Trial of the Mount Temple

    The Trial of the Mount Temple

    by Senan Molony ...
    From the day she sank in April 1912 to the present, one of the enduring mysteries of the Titanic disaster was the singlefunneled, fourmasted mystery ship, sighted as the White Star liner, outward bound on her maiden voyage, began to slip beneath the calm waters of the icebergstrewn North Atlantic.The Leyland liner SS Californian has been blamed, but was she the real mystery ship the one that ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • Titanic

    Illustrated Edition

    by Filson Young ...
    The story of the Titanic is now well known. But in the months following the disaster wild speculation was rife. On Thursday 22 May 1912, a mere 37 days after the sinking, respected London publisher Grant Richards, delivered Filson Young's book to booksellers around the capital. It was the first attempt to plot the demise of the unsinkable ship from a well-respected writer who had already argued in ... Read more

    $8.99 USD