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  • The Money Pit
    Dustin Gross
    The island doesn’t give up its secrets; it just allows us to bury our own inside of it.Most people know Oak Island from television-a place of dramatic music, cliffhangers, and a revolving door of theories involving everyone from the Knights Templar to Francis Bacon. But the reality of this tiny island in Mahone Bay is far more violent, expensive, and deeply unsettling than a si...
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    17,61 €

  • The Screams of Silence
    sodha iqbal Kasam / The Screams of Silence
    Cellular Jail Dark HistoryForgotten Tales of Kala PaniBritish Colonial BrutalityHuman Rights Violations in HistoryFreedom Struggle Torture MethodsUnheard Screams of MartyrsInfamous Prison Hardships The Screams of Silence:50 Brutal Tortures of Kala Pani That History Forgot to TellThe Human Engine Agony of the Oil MillThe walls of the Cellular Jail did not just hold prisoners th...
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    10,75 €

  • Work at Sea
    Iver P. Cooper
    For millennia, ships have been used to fish; transport passengers and cargo; and bring divers to particular locations to harvest sea life, salvage wrecks, or conduct studies. Anchors must be raised or lowered; rigging adjusted; and cargo loaded, stowed, and ultimately delivered. Employing navigation, equipment, and methods, ships must be steered to their destination despite ...
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    73,43 €

  • The Problem of Piracy in the Early Modern World
    This collection examines early modern maritime predation through three lenses: state jurisdiction over seafarers, diverse predatory practices labeled as piracy, and representations of piracy by states and seafarers themselves. ...
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    82,50 €

  • Maritime Musicians and Performers on Early Modern English Voyages
    James Seth
    Aims to tell the full story of early English shipboard performers, who have been historically absent from conversations about English navigation, maritime culture, and economic expansion. ...
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    82,89 €

  • Tras las huellas de los héroes olvidados
    Sabino Laucirica
    “Tras las huellas de los héroes olvidados” es un paseo nostálgico por los paisajes de un imperio, que nace y crece vigoroso gracias al esfuerzo ilusionante de conquistadores, navegantes y religiosos, cuyo recuerdo permanece en el pozo del olvido. Este libro tiene la intención de rescatarlos y sacarlos a la luz acompañándoles en su viaje.Navegaremos con Cristóbal Colón y Juan de...
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    30,00 €

  • Coffin Ship
    William Henry
    The tragic tale of the sinking of the famine ship, the St. John in Massachusetts Bay in 1849. The Great Irish Famine drove huge numbers of Irish men and women to leave the island and pursue their survival in foreign lands. In 1847, some 200,000 people sailed for Boston alone. Of this massive group, 2,000 never made it to their destination, killed by disease and hunger during th...
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    20,97 €

  • British Naval Prize Law in the Seven Years’ War
    A.B. McLeod
    Examines in detail the full legal process of prize law from capture of the prize to payment of the prize money.Naval historians are well aware that prize money was a huge incentive for British naval officers and sailors during the eighteenth century and much has been written about prize taking and the associated fighting. What is much less known about are the processes which th...
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    75,74 €

  • Discovering Submerged Stories
    Duncan Ross
    Discovering Submerged Stories: A Personal Dive into Britain’s History is Duncan Ross’s passionate venture into the hidden world of underwater archaeology. Blending personal narrative with historical insights, he reveals twelve fascinating submerged sites - from shipwrecks, a Victorian submarine, and a World War II plane, to ancient settlements and forests. Packed with stunning ...
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    45,99 €

  • Kent and Europe, 1450-1640
    An in-depth overview of Kent’s economy, society and politics, and their relationship with Kent’s environs over two centuries.Kent is surrounded by water on three sides, close to both the European continent and London: geography that has influenced those who have lived there in countless ways. This book explores their history in this setting from the mid-fifteenth to mid-sevente...
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    108,40 €

  • Empire Autopsy
    J.F. Yates
    Empire Autopsy: How Britain Lost the World by Ruling ItA Revolutionary Analysis of Imperial Rise and FallWhy did the largest empire in human history collapse not from external defeat, but from its own greatest strengths?In this groundbreaking work, Empire Autopsy: How Britain Lost the World by Ruling It challenges everything we thought we knew about imperial decline. Through th...
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    32,59 €

  • Empire Autopsy
    J.F. Yates
    Empire Autopsy: How Britain Lost the World by Ruling ItA Revolutionary Analysis of Imperial Rise and FallWhy did the largest empire in human history collapse not from external defeat, but from its own greatest strengths?In this groundbreaking work, Empire Autopsy: How Britain Lost the World by Ruling It challenges everything we thought we knew about imperial decline. Through th...
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    72,96 €

  • On Shoreless Sea
    Roy Grundmann
    Combines new archival research with innovative theory to reassess the ship’s dramatic voyage and analyze its representation in a broad range of texts, films, and artifacts of popular memory.In 1939, the ocean liner MS St. Louis undertook a dramatic voyage with over nine hundred Jewish refugees that caught the world’s attention and has been remembered in numerous printed texts, ...
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    183,21 €

  • On Shoreless Sea
    Roy Grundmann
    Combines new archival research with innovative theory to reassess the ship’s dramatic voyage and analyze its representation in a broad range of texts, films, and artifacts of popular memory.In 1939, the ocean liner MS St. Louis undertook a dramatic voyage with over nine hundred Jewish refugees that caught the world’s attention and has been remembered in numerous printed texts, ...
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    29,28 €

  • Studies on Late Medieval Gdańsk
    Beata Możejko
    Studies on Late Medieval Gdańsk discusses Gdańsk (Danzig), a city whose governing authorities changed in the 15th century, with Polish kings replacing the Teutonic Knights. ...
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    268,32 €

  • The Shipwreck Decoder
    Ashton East
    Transform your understanding of the underwater world with The Shipwreck Decoder. This essential illustrated guide helps you understand the silent stories told by submerged vessels. This insightful handbook delves into the features of shipwrecks, placing them in their rich historical context. It teaches you how to interpret your observations. Spanning different eras of maritime ...
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    29,65 €

  • The Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration on Film and Television, Volume 1
    John Atkins
    This book examines in detail for the first time the screen legacy of the great Irish-born Antarctic explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton (1874-1922). It encompasses the pioneering expedition films he made from 1909 to 1922 and the documentary and drama productions he has inspired since then. The book provides a unique and original approach to understanding Shackleton, including th...
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    73,30 €

  • Doubloons
    Charles B. Driscoll
    'Once a good tale of buried treasure, always a good tale of buried treasure. And few persons recount them with the verve and air of authenticity that marks Mr. Driscoll’s narrative.' (1931 review)'Doubloons is certainly one of the best, and quite possibly the actual best work on treasure trove ever compiled. Mr. Driscoll, impelled by an obvious affection for the subject, has ma...
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    24,52 €

  • The Pilot Fish
    Vince DeOrchis
    It’s a fast and silent sub and it threatens a city along the U.S. East Coast. The only sure thing: It comes from North Korea. But where is it now? It’s a deadly puzzle attorney Joe Barrett needs to solve in The Pilot Fish. This is Vince DeOrchis’s second fast-paced book in his thriller adventure series. After a collision with a container ship in the English channel reveals a sh...
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    23,76 €

  • The Routledge Handbook of Maritime India
    This handbook provides a comprehensive study of India’s maritime heritage. It presents perspectives on India’s maritime history, territorial concerns, bilateral and multilateral engagements, traditional and non-traditional threats, maritime management and development, as well as climate change and its implications. ...
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    436,27 €

  • Pursuing the Leviathan
    Paul Magid
    Set in the golden age of whaling in the nineteenth century, this book brings to life the adventures of Benjamin Clough, best known for single-handedly rescuing the ship Sharon from mutineers in 1842. Clough's heroism earned him a whaling command, which led to a whaling career that for a quarter-century took him into the Atlantic, Pacific, and Arctic Oceans.  The extraordin...
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    29,71 €

  • Merchant and Naval Ship Movements, 1764-1799
    Erik S. Hinckley
    A supplement to existing ship logs and naval histories, this volume presents a selection of first-hand accounts from the Connecticut Courant, a prominent 18th-century newspaper, documenting significant maritime events of the period. It includes reports on shipwrecks, piracy, privateering, naval engagements, and the transportation of trade goods, offering a window into the co...
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    93,92 €

  • The Royal and Russian Navies
    David Fields / Robert Avery
    Before the political rupture between Russia and the West-triggered by Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014 and the invasion of Ukraine in 2022-the Royal Navy and the Russian Navy engaged in a complex programme of military cooperation. From 1988, the Royal Navy first collaborated with the Soviet Navy, then the Russian Federation Navy, culminating in a 1998 Memorandum of Underst...
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    157,31 €

  • The Royal and Russian Navies
    David Fields / Robert Avery
    Before the political rupture between Russia and the West-triggered by Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014 and the invasion of Ukraine in 2022-the Royal Navy and the Russian Navy engaged in a complex programme of military cooperation. From 1988, the Royal Navy first collaborated with the Soviet Navy, then the Russian Federation Navy, culminating in a 1998 Memorandum of Underst...
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    35,64 €

  • Pirates and Piracy
    Frederick Ehrlich / Herman A. (Herman August) Heydt / Oscar Herrmann
    'Pirates and Piracy' by Oscar Herrmann delves into the captivating history of pirates and their impact on maritime history. Explore the thrilling world of piracy on the open sea, examining the organized crime that thrived on the world’s waterways. This meticulously prepared print edition explores the historical realities of pirates, their ships, and the era of maritime conflict...
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    15,63 €

  • Q-Ships and Their Story
    E. Keble (Edward Keble) Chatterton
    'Q-Ships and Their Story' recounts a remarkable chapter in naval warfare during World War I. Edward Keble Chatterton chronicles the clandestine operations of the Q-ships, also known as mystery ships, employed by Great Britain against German submarines. These disguised merchant vessels were armed to lure U-boats into attack, revealing their hidden weaponry to devastating effect....
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    23,17 €

  • Q-Ships and Their Story
    E. Keble (Edward Keble) Chatterton
    'Q-Ships and Their Story' recounts a remarkable chapter in naval warfare during World War I. Edward Keble Chatterton chronicles the clandestine operations of the Q-ships, also known as mystery ships, employed by Great Britain against German submarines. These disguised merchant vessels were armed to lure U-boats into attack, revealing their hidden weaponry to devastating effect....
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    35,65 €

  • The Real Captain Kidd
    Cornelius Neale Dalton
    Unravel the truth behind the legend in 'The Real Captain Kidd: A Vindication' by Cornelius Neale Dalton. Delve into the captivating story of William Kidd, the infamous figure synonymous with piracy and buried treasure. Was Captain Kidd truly the villainous pirate history has painted him to be, or was he a victim of circumstance and political maneuvering?This meticulously resear...
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    20,24 €

  • The Real Captain Kidd
    Cornelius Neale Dalton
    Unravel the truth behind the legend in 'The Real Captain Kidd: A Vindication' by Cornelius Neale Dalton. Delve into the captivating story of William Kidd, the infamous figure synonymous with piracy and buried treasure. Was Captain Kidd truly the villainous pirate history has painted him to be, or was he a victim of circumstance and political maneuvering?This meticulously resear...
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    33,87 €

  • The Sea Rovers
    May Fratz / Rufus Rockwell Wilson
    'The Sea Rovers,' by Rufus Rockwell Wilson, delves into the captivating history of seafaring life, focusing on the daring exploits of pirates and other sea rovers. This historical work explores maritime and naval history through accounts of those who lived it. Meticulously prepared for print republication, this book offers a timeless look at a thrilling era. Explore the lives a...
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    33,85 €


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