Broadsides: The Age of Fighting Sail, 1775-1815, Hardcover - Nathan Miller

Praise for BROADSIDES""Pace the pitching black deck with a sleepless Admiral Nelson the night before battle bestows eternal rest and peerless immor...

Reducere. Praise for BROADSIDES""Pace the pitching black deck with a sleepless Admiral Nelson the night before battle bestows eternal rest and peerless immor...

Reducere. For nearly two hundred years huge wooden warships called "ships of the line" dominated war at sea and were thus instrumental in the European strugg...

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The rise of populism in the West and the rise of China in the East have stirred a rethinking of how democratic systems work--and how they fail. The...

Reducere. The Age of Sail has long fascinated readers, writers, and the general public. Herman Melville, Joseph Conrad, Jack London et al. treated ships at s...

To mark the 300th anniversary of the publication of Robinson Crusoe, this book looks at some of the stories which inspired Daniel Defoe - stories o...

All three theatres of the Waterloo Campaign after Waterloo analysed - Belgium, the Rhine and the Alps.

A brilliant telling of the history of the common seaman in the age of sail, and his role in Britain's trade, exploration, and warfare

Reducere. For nearly two hundred years huge wooden warships called "ships of the line" dominated war at sea and were thus instrumental in the European strugg...

Reducere. DescriptionChatham Sea Captains in the Age of Sail chronicles the lives and adventures of twenty-five men who traveled the seas from the eighteenth...

A brilliant telling of the history of the common seaman in the age of sail, and his role in Britain's trade, exploration, and warfare "No other boo...

Publisher: Beacon PressAuthor(s): Marcus RedikerNumber of pages: 248Publication date: 2015Dimensions: 155 x 228 x 26Cover type: Paperback / softbac...

The long-awaited sequel to Jane Austen's final novel, Persuasion-After an eight-year separation and a tumultuous reunion, Anne Elliot marries the d...

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Recent challenges to US maritime predominance suggests a return to great power competition at sea, and this new volume looks at how navies in previ...

Reducere. The Royal Navy is immobilised by mutiny, and the only thing that's standing in the way of an invasion is a commander who is communicating with a fl...

The only detailed English-language study of this great sea battle.

An introduction to period ship modelling beginning with readily available kits. Describes methods of improving kits, in preparation for building a ...

The only published listing of career histories for Dutch warships of this period. A 'must have' reference work for anyone interested in this field,...

The future of Star Trek is modelled on the world of the British Golden Age of Sail as it is commonly found in the genre of sea fiction. Star Trek a...

Reducere. "one of the most popular books ever published in the United States and the standard work on classical mythology for nearly a century"-Edith Hamilto...

Reducere. "one of the most popular books ever published in the United States and the standard work on classical mythology for nearly a century"-Edith Hamilto...

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Reducere. Just because you can't respect a movie doesn't mean you can't enjoy it. A seminal text of the VHS nostalgia movement, The Golden Age of Crap serves...

Reducere. 1. "Che gelida manina" - Jonas Kaufmann, Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Marco Armiliato 2. "E lucevan le stelle" - Jonas Kaufmann, Prague Philharmo...

The Age of Innocence - Edith Wharton

The Age of Innocence - Edith Wharton

The story of how three individuals conquered the plague of the seaPublisher: The History Press LtdAuthor(s): Stephen BownIllustration(s): 20 Illust...

HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. 'I want -- I want somehow to get away with you into a world wher...

HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. 'I want -- I want somehow to get away with you into a world wher...

Reducere. Ramanand miraculos la varsta de 29 de ani timp de aproape opt decenii, Adaline Bowman (Blake Lively) duce o existenta retrasa, evitandu-i din raspu...

Reducere. " A] quietly terrifying book. . . . It's hard not to feel a bit feverish at times while reading." --The Boston GlobeIn The Viral Storm, award-winni...

Examines how viruses like HIV, swine flu, and bird flu have almost wiped us out in the past - and may do so in the future. This title explores why ...

Reducere. Every person has a story. Every story is a part of something Greater.Long ago, the elven Kingdom of Marindel governed the realm of Tyrizah from its...

Europe was forged out of the ashes of the Napoleonic wars by means of a collective fight against revolutionary terror. The Allied Council created a...