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Navigational Instruments
Navigational Instruments - Book
MPS163
With over two-thirds of the globe covered by water, the ability to navigate safely and quickly across the oceans has been crucial throughout human history. As seafarers attempted longer and longer voyages from the sixteenth century onwards in search of profit and new lands, the tools of navigation became ever more sophisticated. The development of instruments over the last five hundred years has seen some revolutionary changes, spurred on by the threat of disaster at sea and the possibility of huge rewards from successful voyages. As this book shows, the solution of the infamous longitude problem, the extraordinary impact of satellite...
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Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 4.4 x 0.3 x 8.3
Author: Richard Dunn
ISBN: 9780747815068
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Haunted Graveyard of the Pacific - Book
ARC175
Despite its idyllic setting, the coast of the Pacific Northwest has another, darker name by which it is known: the "Graveyard of the Pacific." Two thousand ships and countless lives have been lost to the waters of the Pacific Ocean, and the Columbia River has claimed many more. The spirits of early settlers, Native Americans and drowned mariners are said to linger near the shores. From ghostly treasure hunters eternally searching for buried gold to a graveyard filled with souls that met violent ends, legends abound. Join author Ira Wesley Kitmacher as he uncovers mysterious tales and takes readers on a road trip through this most haunted...
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Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 6 x 9
Author: Ira Wesley Kitmacher
ISBN: 9781467149501
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Empire's Crossroads: A History of the Caribbean from Columbus to the Present Day - Paperback Book
PGW257
Ever since Christopher Columbus stepped off the  Santa Maria  and announced that he had arrived in the Orient, the Caribbean has been a stage for projected fantasies and competition between world powers. In  Empire’s Crossroads , historian Carrie Gibson offers a vivid, panoramic view of this complex region and its rich, important history. That fateful landing in 1492 soon launched a savage competition for West Indian territory that would last centuries. Gibson compellingly traces the ups and downs of European imperial expansion—including the first cash crops, failed settlements, and pirating on the open seas—but she also brilliantly...
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Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 6 x 9
Author: Carrie Gibson
ISBN: 9780802124319
$2000
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Blind Man's Bluff: The Untold Story of American Submarine Espionage - Book
HCT051
Discover the secret history of America's submarine warfare in this fast-paced and deeply researched chronicle of adventure and intrigue during the Cold War that reads like a spy thriller. Blind Man's Bluff  is an exciting, epic story of adventure, ingenuity, courage, and disaster beneath the sea. This  New York Times  bestseller reveals previously unknown dramas, such as: The mission to send submarines wired with self-destruct charges into the heart of Soviet seas to tap crucial underwater telephone cables. How the Navy's own negligence may have been responsible for the loss of the USS   Scorpion , a submarine that...
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Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 6 x 9
Author: Sherry Sontag & Christopher Drew
ISBN: 9781610393584
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The Pirate King: The Incredible Story of the Real Captain Morgan - Book
SKY164
A compelling new account of history's most famous pirate. The Pirate King  is the compelling true story of a Welshman who became one of the most ruthless and brutal buccaneers of the golden age of piracy. The inspiration for dozens of fictionalized pirates in film, television, and literature—as well the namesake of one of the world’s most popular rum brands—Captain Sir Henry Morgan was matchless among pirates and privateers. Unlike most of his contemporaries, he was not hunted down and killed or captured by the authorities. Instead he was considered a hero in England and given a knighthood and eventually was made governor of Jamaica....
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Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 6 x 9
Author: Graham A. Thomas
ISBN: 9781510755697
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War In The Pacific (DVD)
War In The Pacific (DVD)
BMHJ63D
Featuring three programs. Pacific Firepower: 25 days of hell to take Saipan. Guam took 17 days of straight air attacks and bombing, paving the way for our massive anphib landings. The Battle Of Rabaul: Having taken Guadalcanal and Papua, New Guinea we planned a major encirclement of New Britain. The goal was to tie up 100,000 of the enemy and immobilize their usefulness. War In The Pacific: The official Armed Forces film record of the bloody air, sea and jungle hell that was the Pacific campaign. From December 7th to the final surrender aboard the USS Missouri. 117 minutes
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Ships, Aircraft & Weapons of the US Navy (DVD)
Ships, Aircraft & Weapons of the US Navy (DVD)
BM423D
Featuring 81 classes of fighting ships and warbirds of the fleet in motion picture profile. From carriers such as Nimitz, Eisenhower, Enterprise, Kitty Hawk to missile cruisers and aerial fleet weapons including A7 Corsair, Hawkeye, A6 Intruder, F14 Tomcat and much more.
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When a Loose Cannon Flogs a Dead Horse...
When a Loose Cannon Flogs a Dead Horse... - Book
INT332
A salty collection of over 250 words, phrases and sayings that have become common in English usage. Arranged alphabetically and each entry is accompanied by a full explanation of origins and use. For lovers of English and the sea.
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Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 7 x 7
Author: Olivia A. Isil
ISBN: 9780070328778
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The Golden Age of Piracy: The Truth Behind Pirate Myths - Book
SKY163
"Little has a deep affection for his subject that occasionally leads him to affectation, but his use of piratical jargon is more charming than jarring; clearly he’s having a good time, and so will readers. Packed with insight and adventure, Little’s book is sure to strike a note with armchair swashbucklers of all ages." — Publishers Weekly For thousands of years, pirates have terrorized the ocean voyager and the coastal inhabitant, plundered ship and shore, and wrought havoc on the lives and livelihoods of rich and poor alike. Around these desperate men has grown a body of myths and legends—fascinating tales that today strongly...
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Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 6 x 9
Author: Benerson Little
ISBN: 9781510758346
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Ship Spotter's Guide - Book
RAN338
Ships have been part of military campaigns since the Ancient world, and this expertly illustrated and detailed Spotter's Guide offers a look at the 40 most iconic and recognizable ships throughout history. From the Viking longship through to the powerful modern aircraft carriers, and from the ironclads of the American Civil War to the awesome fighting ships of the Imperial Japanese Navy. Each ship is beautifully illustrated and is accompanied by a brief history. A perfect gift, this book is a must-have for any naval enthusiast and historian.
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Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 7.5 x 0.4 x 5.1
Author: Angus Konstam
ISBN: 9781472808691
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Harpoon: Into the Heart of Whaling
Harpoon: Into the Heart of Whaling - Book
PER008
Chronicles the evolving pursuit of whales and its significance to our humanity. For fans of well-written history and those fascinated by whales and the fierce international conflict surrounding them.
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Book Type: Hardcover
Dimensions (IN): 6 x 9
Author: Andrew Darby
ISBN: 9780306816291
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Command-At-Sea-7Th-Edition-Book
Command at Sea, 7th Edition - Book
NAV107
This newest edition of Command at Sea includes the valuable guidance for prospective and commanding officers that has been the hallmark of this book since it first appeared as well as addressing the evolving nature of command at sea. This seventh edition has been updated to incorporate new strategic guidance, examines recent changes in fleet structure, and reflects the Navy's and our nation's return to Great Power Competition amidst China's rising assertiveness and a resurgent Russia's efforts to undermine NATO unity in Europe. Of vital importance, this newest edition includes lessons learned from the collisions of USS Fitzgerald and USS...
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Dimensions (IN): 9.1 x 6.1
Author: James G., Stavridis,
ISBN: 9781682476130
$4995
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Battle of Midway’s 75th Anniversary Commemorative Chart
Battle of Midway's 75th Anniversary Commemorative Chart
PAR216
NOAA’s  Office of Coast Survey  and  Office of National Marine Sanctuaries  created a commemorative nautical chart for the Battle of Midway’s 75 th  anniversary. This nautical chart was first published in 1943, and the commemorative chart includes the original depth soundings surrounding the islands overlaid with historical photos from the battle. The Battle of Midway was fought from June 3–7, 1942, at and around the island of Midway in the central Pacific Ocean. Today, it is considered to be the decisive battle of the war in the Pacific. Over the next few days, we will mark the 75th...
Product Type : Chart
Nautical Chart Type: Decorative Chart
Dimensions (IN): 38 x 26
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The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors: The Extraordinary World War II Story of the U.S. Navy's Finest Hour - Book
RAN500
The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors: The Extraordinary World War II Story of the U.S. Navy's Finest Hour
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Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 6 x 9
Author: James D. Hornfischer
ISBN: 9780553381481
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Astounding Sea Stories: Fifteen Ripping Good Tales
Astounding Sea Stories: Fifteen Ripping Good Tales - Book
SKY128
“1789 April: Just before sun-rising, Mr. Christian, with the master at arms, gunner’s mate, and Thomas Burket, seaman, came into my cabin while I was asleep, and seizing me, tied my hands with a cord behind my back and threatened me with instant death if I spoke or made the least noise.”  So began William Bligh’s explanation of the infamous mutiny aboard the  Bounty . His account of his capture and his phenomenal navigation of a small boat filled with men desperate to survive is one of the greatest sailing stories ever told.  It is just one account readers will find in  Astounding Sea Stories ―many that have been sitting unread...
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Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 5.5 x 8.5
ISBN: 9781944824242
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1000 Flags: Banners and Ensigns - Book
FFB165
A guide to the world's flags, their history and design. Did you know that the flag of the United States has been modified 32 times? And that the Jolly Roger is still flown today? Every flag raised through time has a remarkable history tied to the identity and history of whoever is flying it.   1000 Flags   reveals the significance and meaning of a flag's graphic components and introduces the major types of flag, with additional focus on the unusual and the unexpected. The book covers:   Flag definition, composition and forms:   What makes a flag To hoist the colors:   White, black, red, green, blue, yellow and...
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Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 7 x 9
Author: Elisabeth Dumont-Le Cornec
ISBN: 9780228102588
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Sextant: A Young Man's Daring Sea Voyage and the Men Who Mapped the World's OceansSextant: A Young Man's Daring Sea Voyage and the Men Who Mapped the World's Oceans
Sextant: A Young Man's Daring Sea Voyage and the Men Who Mapped the World's Oceans - Book
HRW112
In the tradition of Dava Sobel's  Longitude  comes sailing expert David Barrie's compelling and dramatic tale of invention and discovery—an eloquent elegy to one of the most important navigational instruments ever created, and the daring mariners who used it to explore, conquer, and map the world. Since its invention in 1759, a mariner's most prized possession has been the sextant. A navigation tool that measures the angle between a celestial object and the horizon, the sextant allowed sailors to pinpoint their exact location at sea. David Barrie chronicles the sextant's development and shows how it not only saved...
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Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 5.3 x 0.9 x 8
Author: David Barrie
ISBN: 9780062279354
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The-Naval-Officer'S-Guide-13Th-Edition-Book
The Naval Officer's Guide, 13th Edition - Book
NAV514
The Naval Officer's Guide, intended primarily for commissioned officers in the U.S. Navy, is also a valuable introduction to the sea services for officers from other uniformed services, the U.S. interagency community, and anyone interested in learning more about the Navy. Completely revised and updated, this edition reflects recent changes in the organization and policies of the Department of Defense and the Navy. This revision reflects the current Navy operating environment, technological innovations, and the natural evolution of policies, practices, traditions, and social norms. Topics covered include current operational Navy doctrine...
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Dimensions (IN): 9.06 x 6.06
Author: USN (Ret.), Lesa, McComas
ISBN: 9781682474594
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A History of Sailing in 100 Objects
A History of Sailing in 100 Objects - Book
ACB141
The book provides a fascinating insight into the history of sailing explored through a hundred objects that have been pivotal in the development of sailing and saling boats. From the earliest water-borne craft, through magnificent Viking warships, to the technology that powers some of the most sophisticated modern yachts, the book also covers key developments such as keeps, and navigational aids, including the astrolabe, sextant, and compass. Other more apparently esoteric objects from all around the world are also explored, including the importance of citrus fruit in the prevention of scurvy, scrimshaw made from whalebone, and the...
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Book Type: Hardcover
Dimensions (IN): 10 x 1 x 7.9
Author: Barry Pickthall
ISBN: 9781472918857
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The Queen's Pirate: Sir Francis Drake and the Golden Hind - Book
IPS196
For more than four centuries, Sir Francis Drake has been world-famous for his feats as a master mariner – the captain who “singed the King of Spain’s beard” with his daredevil attack on the fleet at Cadiz, and who led the British Navy to victory against the Spanish Armada in 1588. But Drake’s exploits in his earlier years, though less well known, are even more remarkable. Born into a poor, obscure family, he worked his way rapidly up in the maritime world to his first captaincy. Before long, he was the most successful of all English pirates, admired by his countrymen, hated and feared by the Spanish. Queen Elizabeth and her ministers...
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Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 5.5 x 7.5
Author: Kevin Jackson
ISBN: 9781948585187
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Seafaring Lore & Legend
Seafaring Lore & Legend - Book
INT219
A wonderfully entertaining miscellany of maritime myths, superstitions, fable and even fact. Presented in a relaxed style displaying a passion for the classic and sometimes obscure nautical tales of pirates, mermaids, castaways and buccaneers.
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Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 6 x 9
Author: Peter D. Jeans
ISBN: 71486569
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A Short Bright Flash: Augustina Fresnel and the Birth of the Modern Lighthouse
A Short Bright Flash: Augustina Fresnel and the Birth of the Modern Lighthouse - Book
WWN296
How a scientific outsider came up with a revolutionary theory of light and saved untold numbers of lives. Augustin Fresnel (1788–1827) shocked the scientific elite with his view of the physics of light. The lens he invented was a feat of engineering that made lighthouses blaze many times brighter, farther, and more efficiently than they had before. As secretary of France's Lighthouse Commission, he planned and oversaw the lighting of the nation's coast. Although Fresnel died young, his brother Léonor presided over the spread of the new technology around the globe. The new lights were of strategic importance in navigation, and the Fresnel...
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Author: Theresa Levitt
ISBN: 9780393350890
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Cod: A Biography of the Fish that Changed the World - Book
PGN018
Spans a thousand years and four continents to tell the history of cod fishing and the fish that changed the world and made possible the settlement of North America.  
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Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 5 x 7.25
Author: Mark Kurlansky
ISBN: 9780140275018
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Never Say P*g: The Book of Sailors’ Superstitions - Book
HPC166
The nautical reference book you never knew you needed: a compendium of all superstitions maritime and marine. Learn your A-B-Seas of sailors’ guiding magic and mythos―and why you should never stir your tea with a knife, lest you invite trouble and strife. Ever wondered why the skipper gave you a hairy eyeball when you stepped aboard the ship with your left foot? Or why a brolly or a bumbershoot―for the newly seasoned sailor, an umbrella―will bring trouble aboard? Find out all this and more in  Never Say P*g , the never-seen-before collection of maritime superstitions ranging from the East Coast to the Great Lakes of Canada, the...
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Book Type: Hardcover
Dimensions (IN): 5.5 x 8.5
Author: R. Bruce Macdonald
ISBN: 9781550179798
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Fleet Tactics And Naval Operations, 3rd Edition - Book
NAV509
The revised edition of this indispensable work still covers battle tactics at sea from the age of fighting sail to the present, with emphasis on trends (factors that have changed throughout history), constants (things that have not changed), and variables (things pertinent to each individual battle). Fleet Tactics and Naval Operations continues to emphasize combat data, including how hitting and damage rates and maneuvering have been conducted to achieve an advantage over the centuries. The third edition highlights the current swift advances in unmanned vehicles, artificial intelligence, cyber warfare in peace and war, and other effects...
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Book Type: Hardcover
Dimensions (IN): 6.2 x 9
Author: Capt. Wayne P. Hughes
ISBN: 9781682473375
$5595
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Crimson Waters: True Tales of Adventure. Looting, Kidnapping, Torture, and Piracy on the High Seas - Book
SKY167
A  New York Times  bestsellling author separates history from myth from the Pharaohs to Blackbeard and Captain Kidd to today.  Soon after the first maritime trade routes became operational, seafaring bandits appeared to prey upon the cargo, crews, and ships of others.  Crimson Waters  traces the history of piracy around the globe, stretching back from its roots in 2500 BCE, through the Golden Age of Piracy in the 17th and 18th centuries, and up to the modern-day pirates who still threaten boats along coastlines and on the open seas.  This journey through history includes:    Evidence of "Sea People" during the reigns of...
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Book Type: Hardcover
Dimensions (IN): 6 x 9
Author: Don Mann, Kraig Becker
ISBN: 9781510754874
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The Oceans and the Stars - A Sea Story, A War Story, A Love Story - Book
The Oceans and the Stars - A Sea Story, A War Story, A Love Story - Book
HCT063
Mark Helprin, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Winter’s Tale and A Soldier of the Great War, presents a fast-paced, beautifully written novel about the majesty of the sea; a life dedicated to duty, honor, and country; and the gift of falling in love. A Navy captain near the end of a decorated career, Stephen Rensselaer is disciplined, intelligent, and determined to always do what’s right. In defending the development of a new variant of warship, he makes an enemy of the president of the United States, who assigns him to command the doomed line’s only prototype––Athena, Patrol Coastal 15––with the intent to humiliate a man who...
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Dimensions (IN): 6.5 x 9.3 x 1.8"
Author: Mark Helprin
ISBN: 9781419769085
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Lost Treasure Ships of the Oregon Coast
Lost Treasure Ships of the Oregon Coast - Book
SPC058
Explore the early history of Oregon by delving into the journals of explorers Alexander Mackenzie, David Thompson, and Lewis & Clark. Read about journeys into Oregon and first encounters with Native Americans on the coast. Hear legends of white-winged ships that first came to these shores and eyewitness accounts of survivors from shipwrecks who intermarried with local tribes. Return to the days of treasure ships and their mysteries along the Oregon coast.
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Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 9 x 5.9 x 0.6
Author: Theodore Schellhase
ISBN: 9780764331978
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Silent Service: Submarine Warfare from World War II to the Present?An Illustrated and Oral History - Book
SKY145
See the secret and dangerous world of submarine life and warfare like never before. From the ingenious but impractical designs of seventeenth-century inventors through the nuclear-powered submarines of today, this heavily illustrated volume traces the history of the silent force and the elite corps of men who fought and often died beneath the waves. Though fully describing the development of the submarine, this book’s main focus is on the men who served from World War I through the Cold War. Drawing upon journals, memoirs, and interviews with submariners of the past and present, Philip Kaplan paints a vivid portrait of their lives and...
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Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 8 x 10.5
Author: Philip Kaplan
ISBN: 9781634505536
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Seamen, Ships, and Cargo
Seamen, Ships, and Cargo - Book
WIC003
 The story of ships and crews that moved cargo along the West Coast from the 18th century to the present. From the paddlewheel steamers that served the CA and Yukon gold rushes to container-laden coastal barge traffic and space-age cruise ships.
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Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 8.5 x 11
Author: R. Sheret
ISBN: 921107102
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A Higher Call: An Incredible True Story of Combat and Chivalry in the War-Torn Skies of World War II - Book
RAN641
THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER: “Beautifully told.” —CNN •  “A remarkable story...worth retelling and celebrating.”— USA Today •  “Oh, it’s a good one!” —Fox News   A “beautiful story of a brotherhood between enemies” emerges from the horrors of World War II in this   New York Times  bestseller by the author of   Spearhead .  December, 1943 : A badly damaged American bomber struggles to fly over wartime Germany. At the controls is twenty-one-year-old Second Lieutenant Charlie Brown. Half his crew lay wounded or dead on this, their first mission. Suddenly, a Messerschmitt fighter pulls up on the bomber’s tail. The pilot is German...
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Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 6 x 9
Author: Adam Makos
ISBN: 9780425255735
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Rescue at the Top of the World - Book
PAR033
Winter came early to the Arctic in 1897. Frigid temperatures brought pack ice that filled the waters north of the Bering Strait. As a result, virtually the entire North American whaling fleet was trapped, stranding 300 men to die of starvation and exposure. Three escaping ships raised the alarm. Answering the call, three officers from the early U. S. Coast Guard and two missionaries volunteered to travel over 1,500 miles through the Arctic winter to reach the shipwrecked whalers. The rescuers' perilous four-month journey, through mountainous territory and barren sub-zero landscapes never before traversed, was fraught with blizzards,...
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Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 9 x 5.9
Author: Shawn Shallow
ISBN: 9780939837656
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Task Force: Power at Sea (DVD)
Task Force: Power at Sea (DVD)
BMH420D
Hook Down, Wheels Down: Featuring Naval Aces at their finest including the Langely, Saratoga, Lexington, Enterprize, Wasp, Hornet, Ranger and their fighting aircraft the Wildcat, Dauntless, Avenger and the Hellcat. Seapower - Plymouth Rock To Polaris: American seapower from the creaking decks of wooden saiing ships to Nuclear submarines and carriers. The Rise Of The Soviet Navy: A bold and powerful record of the Russian fleet from the days of Czar to today's modern and potential threat.
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ISBN: 97278004205
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Great American Shipwreck Stories
Great American Shipwreck Stories - Book
NBN030
Great American Shipwreck Stories  is a magnificent collection of gripping accounts of a ship's encounter with a great whale or an overwhelming monsoon or a disastrous passage through the Straits of Magellan, leading to a wreck and a crew's harrowing plight for survival on the open seas or on a desert island. Capturing all the elements of ancient and powerful tragedy, this book is chockful of thrilling tales of survival - as well as a frightful examination of man's darkest impulses - which allow the reader a gruesome glimpse behind the veil of honor and bravery that history often ascribes to such men of the sea.  These are all...
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Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 5.5 x 1 x 8.5 inches
Author: Tom McCarthy
ISBN: 9781493033713
$1600
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Heroes Beneath the Waves: True Submarine Stories of the Twentieth Century - Book
SKY148
The unbelievable stories of the heroic men who sailed under the sea. In  Heroes Beneath the Waves , many brave men who rode submarines to great depths and across the oceans into unknown territory share their experiences, fears, and thoughts. They allow us to travel back in time through their memories. Trained for years to keep silent—for “loose lips sink ships”—many still believe what they know to be classified and refuse to disclose even the minutest of recollections. Others, however, want to leave a legacy of reminiscences for people to learn and live by—to know that freedom is not free. Some stories will never be told. Held...
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Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 6 x 9
Author: Mary Nida Smith
ISBN: 9781634505123
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Longitude
Longitude - Book
WAC005
Engagingly told true story of John Harrison, the lone genius who met the greatest scientific challenge of his time by perfecting the marine chronometer and solving the problem of measuring longitude at sea, profoundly altering history. Color photos.
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Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 4.5 x 7.5
Author: Dava Sobel
ISBN: 9780802715296
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Fortune's A River: The Collision of Empires in Northwest America - Book
HPC171
Winner of the John Lyman Book Award for best Canadian naval and maritime history Finalist for the Nereus Writers' Trust Non-fiction Award Finalist for the Roderick Haig-Brown Regional Prize, BC Book Prize Longlisted for the 2007 Victoria Butler Book Prize Honourable Mention for the Canadian Nautical Research Society's Keith Matthews Award Fortune's a River  is the most authoritative and readable account to date of just how British Columbia became British and how Oregon, Washington and Alaska became American. By the closing years of the 18th century, the stage was set for a major international confrontation over the Northwest...
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Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 6 x 9
Author: Barry Gough
ISBN: 9781550174595
$2895
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Never Call Me a Hero: A Legendary American Dive-Bomber Pilot Remembers the Battle of Midway - Book
HRW159
Hailed as "t he single most effective pilot at Midway" ( World War II   magazine),   Dusty Kleiss struck and sank three Japanese warships at the Battle of Midway, including two aircraft carriers, helping turn the tide of the Second World War. This is his extraordinary memoir.  NATIONAL BESTSELLER •   "AN INSTANT CLASSIC" — Dallas Morning News On the morning of June 4, 1942, high above the tiny Pacific atoll of Midway, Lt. (j.g.) "Dusty" Kleiss burst out of the clouds and piloted his SBD Dauntless into a near-vertical dive aimed at the heart of Japan’s Imperial Navy, which six months earlier had ruthlessly struck...
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Book Type: Hardcover
Dimensions (IN): 6 x 9
Author: N. Jack "Dusty" Kleiss, Timothy Orr, Laura Orr
ISBN: 9780062692351
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The Outlaw Ocean - Book
PGN345
A riveting, adrenaline-fueled tour of a vast, lawless, and rampantly criminal world that few have ever seen: the high seas. There are few remaining frontiers on our planet. But perhaps the wildest, and least understood, are the world's oceans: too big to police, and under no clear international authority, these immense regions of treacherous water play host to rampant criminality and exploitation.      Traffickers and smugglers, pirates and mercenaries, wreck thieves and repo men, vigilante conservationists and elusive poachers, seabound abortion providers, clandestine oil-dumpers, shackled slaves and cast-adrift stowaways--drawing...
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Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 5 x 8
Author: Ian Urbina
ISBN: 9781101972373
$2100
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A Speck On the Sea
A Speck On the Sea - Book
INT164
Looks back half a millennium to chronicle the greatest ocean voyages attempted in the littlest of boats-rowboats, canoes, and tiny sailboats like Hugo Vihlen's 6 ft. April Fool. This is history, adventure and seafaring legend of the highest order.
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Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 6 x 9
Author: William Longyard
ISBN: 9780071440295
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Shipwrecks & Lost Treasures: Great Lakes
Shipwrecks & Lost Treasures: Great Lakes - Book
GPT039
Twenty-one riveting stories with illustrations of ships that met their end in the treacherous waters of the Great Lakes including British gunboat, The USS Niagara, Civil War steamer Island Queen and, of course, the Edmund Fitzgerald.
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Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 5.5 x 8.5
Author: Michael Varhola
ISBN: 9780762744923
$1495
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San Diego Harbor PoliceSan Diego Harbor Police
San Diego Harbor Police - Book
ARC120
The San Diego Harbor Police Department has proudly provided more than 50 years of law enforcement. From its humble beginnings as a small security force formed after World War II to protect San Diego imports to the modern and sophisticated police force it is today, the San Diego Harbor Police Department serves as a shining example of the exciting and important role law enforcement plays in the development of a busy 21st-century city. Through a stunning collection of never-before-seen photographs, this book tells the story of the officers who have served and protected one of Americas most historic and vital harbors. History lovers, police...
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Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 6.5 x 95
Author: Michael P. Rich
ISBN: 9781467132428
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Conquering the Pacific: An Unknown Mariner and the Final Great Voyage of the Age of Discovery - Book
HPC170
The story of an uncovered voyage as colorful and momentous as any on record for the Age of Discovery—and of the Black mariner whose stunning accomplishment has been until now lost to history   It began with a secret mission, no expenses spared. Spain, plotting to break Portugal’s monopoly trade with the fabled Orient, set sail from a hidden Mexican port to cross the Pacific—and then, critically, to attempt the never-before-accomplished return, the  vuelta.  Four ships set out from Navidad, each one carrying a dream team of navigators. The smallest ship, guided by seaman Lope Martín, a  mulatto  who had risen through the ranks to...
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Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 5 x 7
Author: Andrés Reséndez
ISBN: The story of an uncovered voyage as colorful and momentous as any on record for the Age of Discovery—and of the Black mariner whose stunning accomplishment has been until now lost to history It began with a secret mission, no expenses spared. Spain, plo
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Blood Ransom: Stories from the Front Line in the War against Somali Piracy
Blood Ransom: Stories from the Front Line in the War against Somali Piracy - Book
ACB132
For the first time in history, the navies of the world have united against a common enemy--a couple of thousand rag-tag, underfed men and boys in the western Indian Ocean. Crammed into open boats and armed with ancient AK-47s, they range up to a thousand miles from home shores in Somalia. No one knows how many die at sea. But occasionally they hit the jackpot, seizing vessels and crews to be ransomed for millions of dollars. This is a war that's estimated to have cost the world economy as much as eighteen billion dollars in a single year. Lawyer turned award-winning filmmaker John Boyle takes us with him in this investigation into...
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Book Type: Hardcover
Dimensions (IN): 6 x 1.2 x 9
Author: John Boyle
ISBN: 9781472912671
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Tall Ships on Puget Sound (Images of America)
Tall Ships on Puget Sound (Images of America) - Book
ARC017
This engaging pictorial history tells of the tall sailing ships that came to the Pacific Northwest beginning in the mid-1700s. Met by native Salish people, the ships brought Spanish, British, Russian, and American explorers, as well as settlers and entrepreneurs, to the region. Over the next two centuries, during boom and bust periods, these majestic vessels have continued to ply the waters of Puget Sound. Today the proud tall ships operate in a training and education rather than commercial context; however, the commitment to preserving and promoting their heritage remains strong within the region, as well as throughout the United States...
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Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 6.5 x 0.3 x 9 inches
Author: Chuck Fowler
ISBN: 9780738548142
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Why We Love Pirates: The Hunt for Captain Kidd and How He Changed Piracy Forever (Maritime History and Piracy, Globalization, Caribbean History) - Book
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For Fans of True-Life Pirate Stories "Only someone who has lived in the shadows chasing faded pirates for an age, and is blessed with creativity, can pull off a book of this high caliber." ― Wreck Watch Magazine #1 New Release in Globalization How the global manhunt for Captain Kidd turned pirates into the romantic antiheroes we love today. Crime and punishment.  During his life and even after his death, Captain William Kidd’s name was well known in England and the American colonies. He was infamous for the very crime for which he was hanged, piracy. Rebecca Simon dives into the details of the two-year manhunt for...
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Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 5.5 x 8.5
Author: Rebecca Simon
ISBN: 9781642503371
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Six Frigates
Six Frigates - Book
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The epic history if the founding of the American Navy and how a handful of bastards and outlaws fighting under a piece of striped bunting humbled the omnipotent Royal Navy. From the decision to build six heavy frigates through the war of 1812.
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Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 6 x 95
Author: Ian Toll
ISBN: 9780393330328
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US Submarines 1941-45 - Book
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A fine examination of the fleet submarines of the U. S. Navy during WWII. Archival photos combine with detailed artwork to bring these fascinating vessels to vivid life. Features detailed cutaways and interior photos.
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Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 7.25 X 9.75
Author: Jim Christley, illust. by Tony Bryan
ISBN: 9781841768595
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Farragut Naval Training Station
Farragut Naval Training Station - Book
ARC162
The Farragut Naval Training Station, located near Coeur d' Alene, Idaho, was only operational between 1942 and 1946, but during that time it was the largest city in Idaho, the largest business in Idaho, and the second-largest U.S. naval training station. Named for Civil War hero Adm. David G. Farragut, it trained sailors from 23 different states and by June 15, 1946, the day its doors closed, a total of 293,381 recruits, or "boots," and over 25,943 service-school sailors had passed through its doors. At least two Medal of Honor recipients and one Navy Cross recipient, along with a future governor of Idaho, spent time at the station. After...
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Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 6 x 9
Author: Gayle E. Alvarez & Dennis Woolford
ISBN: 9780738570969
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50 Aircraft That Changed the World - Book - Paracay
50 Aircraft That Changed the World - Book
FFB177
In December of 2019, Vancouver-based airline Harbour Air took to the sky in a 1956 Havilland Beaver retrofitted to fly on battery power. Eschewing gasoline and easily able to fly commuter distances, this old new plane took the first steps of 21st-century flight. 50 Aircraft That Changed the World is about exactly this type of flight revolution. Written by the authors of the widely acclaimed Aviation Century series, it profiles 50 of history's most influential aircraft and their pilots and designers. Now an aviation classic, the book has been reformatted to a smaller size but otherwise remains the same. It begins with the 1905 Wright Flyer...
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Dimensions (IN): 9 x 9 x 0.6"
Author: Ron Dick, Dan Patterson
ISBN: 9780228102618
$1995
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