The stories of the great lost liners - the Titanic, Lusitania, Britannic, Empress of Ireland, Andrea Doria and others - are filled with drama, romance and tragedy. Today those fabled ships...
Based on detailed research, this enthralling account of the "Lusitania's" sinking examines the myth and mystery of the maritime disaster. 18 illustrations.
To be published in the 60th anniversary year of the infamous bombing of Pearl Harbor, Graveyards of the Pacific is Dr. Robert Ballard's compelling survey of the major WWII Pacific...
In de collectie van Het Scheepvaartmuseum bevindt zich een scheepsmodel dat bekend staat als het oudste, complete Nederlandse scheepsmodel. Historicus Louis Sicking deed in opdracht van het...
A true account of the discovery of the centuries-old diary of Diego Rivadeneira, a seventeenth-century Spanish priest, discusses how the diary led to the discovery and salvage of the...
It was late December 1785, the twenty-fifth year of the reign of King George III, King of Great Britain and King of Ireland. For the past six weeks the Honorable Company Ship (HCS)...
Following Britain and the Ocean Road, Ian Friel expertly navigates the history of Britain and the sea from the Middle Ages to modern times. With Breaking Seas, Broken Ships, we follow the...