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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

  • Life in Nelson's Navy

    by Brian Lavery ...
    What was it really like to be at sea in the Navy with Nelson? Were the sailors excited about the Battle of Trafalgar, or suffering scurvy? How did life compare between those of a high range, and those who served them? What were conditions like below the decks, living among the rats and the filth? How did you cope if you suffered from sea sickness? This book takes you back in time to see, hear, ... Read more

    $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • 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 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

  • 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

    Was $10.99 USD Now $8.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • 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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  • Journal of a Young Midshipman

    The Royal Navy and the Crisis in the Mediterranean 1940–41

    by John Hashim ...
    In the years 1910 to the 1950s, Midshipman’s journals were compulsory for all trainee regular officers, and were written up day by day, often in a vivid and revealing narrative style, sometimes with evocative illustrations. Thousands were produced, but not many survive. This journal by John Hashim, preserved by his son Simon and introduced by naval historian Brian Lavery, provides a unique and ... Read more

    $23.79 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Running a Big Ship

    The Classic Guide to Commanding A Second World War Battleship

    by Rory O'Conor ...
    The ultimate officers' guide from the commander of the HMS Hood. "A fascinating historical record . . . a first-class textbook for modern managers" ( Baird Maritime).Published in 1937 and now recognized as one of the most influential, yet highly accessible, volumes on naval command and organization, Running a Big Ship provides truly unique insight into life at sea during the Second World War.O ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • 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

    $2.99 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

  • The Royal Navy Officer’s Jutland Pocket-Manual 1916

    by W.M. James ...
    Published in the months leading up to the Battle of Jutland, W.M. James’ New Battleship Organisations, was the ultimate guide to command and organization of every aspect of a modern First World War capital ship. The book provides a unique, and highly revealing, insight into life aboard ship, the mechanics of command, seamanship, the issuing of orders, and the broad expectations placed upon British ... Read more

    $8.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Nelson's Victory

    250 Years of War and Peace

    by Brian Lavery ...
    May 2015 sees the 250th anniversary of the launch of HMS Victory, the ship that is so closely associated with Nelson and his great victory at Trafalgar and which, still extant, has today become the embodiment of the great Age of Sail. Many books have been written about Victory but none like this, which tells the full story of the ship since she first took to the waters in May 1765. It contains ... Read more

    $14.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus