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Last Fish Tale
Last Fish Tale
PGN096
$16.00  
Paperback, Mark Kurlansky, 269 pages, 5 x 7.75, 9781594483745
From the "New York Times"-bestselling author of "Cod, Salt," and "The Big Oyster" comes the colorful story of a way of life that for hundreds of years has defined much of America's coastlines but is slowly disappearing. Illustrated.  
The Sea of Glory: America's Voyage of Discovery U.S. Exploring Expedition, 1838-1842
The Sea of Glory: America's Voyage of Discovery U.S. Exploring Expedition, 1838-1842
PGN004
$19.00  
Paperback, Nathaniel Philbrick, 439 pages, 5.5 x 8, 9780142004838
America's first frontier was not the West; it was the sea, and no one writes more eloquently about that watery wilderness than Nathaniel Philbrick. In his bestselling  In the Heart of the Sea  Philbrick probed the nightmarish dangers of the vast Pacific. Now, in an epic sea adventure, he...
The Journals of Captain Cook
The Journals of Captain Cook
PGN134
$17.00  
Paperback, Capt. James Cook, 9780140436471
Cook led three famous expeditions to the Pacific Ocean between 1768 and 1779. In voyages that ranged from the Antarctic circle to the Arctic Sea, Cook charted Australia and the whole coast of New Zealand, and brought back detailed descriptions of the natural history of the Pacific. Accounts...
Raising the Hunley: The Remarkable History and Recovery of the Lost Confederate Submarine
Raising the Hunley: The Remarkable History and Recovery of the Lost Confederate Submarine
PGN222
$18.00  
Paperback, Brian Hicks & Schuyler Kropf, 330 pages, 5.5 x 0.7 x 8.2, 9780345447722
The history of the Confederate submarine  H. L. Hunley  is as astonishing as its disappearance. On February 17, 1864, after a legendary encounter with a Union battleship, the iron “fish boat” vanished without a trace somewhere off the coast of South Carolina. For more than a century the fate of...
Heroes Beneath the Waves: True Submarine Stories of the Twentieth Century
Heroes Beneath the Waves: True Submarine Stories of the Twentieth Century
SKY148
$14.99  
Paperback, Mary Nida Smith, 224 pages, 6 x 9, 9781634505123
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...
Silent Service: Submarine Warfare from World War II to the Present?An Illustrated and Oral History
Silent Service: Submarine Warfare from World War II to the Present?An Illustrated and Oral History
SKY145
$29.99  
Paperback, Philip Kaplan, 240 pages, 8 x 10.5, 9781634505536
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...
Fleet Tactics And Naval Operations, 3rd Edition
Fleet Tactics And Naval Operations, 3rd Edition
NAV509
$55.95  
hardcover, Capt. Wayne P. Hughes, 408 pages, 6.2 x 9, 9781682473375
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...
Scoundrels of the Salish Sea: Tales of Crime and Punishment in Washington State's History
Scoundrels of the Salish Sea: Tales of Crime and Punishment in Washington State's History
ARC169
$21.99  
Paperback, Carol Turner, 176 pages, 6 x 9, 9781634992237
From Orcas Island to Tacoma, and west to the Kitsap and Olympic Peninsulas, the American section of the Salish Sea serves as an abundant setting for a wild ride through Washington's history of crime and punishment. These stories came primarily from the pages of old newspapers--the earliest...
Empire's Crossroads: A History of the Caribbean from Columbus to the Present Day PAPERBACK
Empire's Crossroads: A History of the Caribbean from Columbus to the Present Day PAPERBACK
PGW257
$16.00  
Paperback, Carrie Gibson, 480 pages, 6 x 9, 9780802124319
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...
Ghost Ship: The Mysterious True Story of the Mary Celeste and Her Missing Crew
Ghost Ship: The Mysterious True Story of the Mary Celeste and Her Missing Crew
RAN080
$18.00  
Paperback, Brian Hicks, 304 pages, 5.25 X 8, 9780345466655
On December 4th, 1872, a 100-foot brigantine was discovered drifting through the North Atlantic without a soul on board. Not a sign of struggle, not a shred of damage, no ransacked cargo—and not a trace of the captain, his wife and daughter, or the crew. What happened on board the ghost ship...
Ship Spotter's Guide
Ship Spotter's Guide
RAN338
$12.00  
Paperback, Angus Konstam, 128 pages, 7.5 x 0.4 x 5.1, 9781472808691
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...
The Sea and Civilization
The Sea and Civilization
RAN329
$25.00  
Paperback, Lincoln Paine, 784 pages, 9.6 x 7.1 x 1.9, 9781101970355
A monumental retelling of world history through the lens of maritime enterprise, revealing in breathtaking depth how people first came into contact with one another by ocean and river, lake and stream, and how goods, languages, religions, and entire cultures spread across and along the world’s...
The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors: The Extraordinary World War II Story of the U.S. Navy's Finest Hour
The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors: The Extraordinary World War II Story of the U.S. Navy's Finest Hour
RAN500
$25.00  
Paperback, James D. Hornfischer, 499 pages, 6 x 9, 9780553381481
The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors: The Extraordinary World War II Story of the U.S. Navy's Finest Hour
US Submarines 1941-45
US Submarines 1941-45
OSP002
$20.00  
Paperback, Jim Christley, illust. by Tony Bryan, 48 pages, 7.25 X 9.75, 9781841768595
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.
Secrets of the Viking Navigators
Secrets of the Viking Navigators
OEP001
$19.95  
Paperback, Leif K. Karlsen, 204 pages, 6.5 x 9, 9780972151504
How the Vikings used their amazing sunstones and other techniques to cross the open ocean. Begins with retelling and examining the Norse sagas for clues to navigation techniques and progresses to well founded conjecture on sunstone use. Photos, maps, charts, and more.  
1000 Flags: Banners and Ensigns
1000 Flags: Banners and Ensigns
FFB165
$24.95  
Paperback, Elisabeth Dumont-Le Cornec, 240 pages, 7 x 9, 9780228102588
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...
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