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

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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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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...

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

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...

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...

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. 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...

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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...

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

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...

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

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...

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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 ...

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,...

Reducere. Scurvy took a terrible toll in the Age of Sail, killing more sailors than were lost in all sea battles combined. The threat of the disease kept shi...

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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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The Age of Innocence - Edith Wharton

The Age of Innocence - Edith Wharton

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A story about the horrors of the holocaust but also of hope through the redeeming power of sport.

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...

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...

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Reducere. DescriptionPart religious study and part scientific study The Age of Aquarius: The Golden Age of Mankind is a fascinating insight into religion, sc...

Plutarch's influential writings on the ancient worldPlutarch's parallel biographies of the great men in Greek and Roman history are cornerstones of...

"At once thoughtful and thought-provoking", Beloved Beasts tells the story of the modern conservation movement through the lives and ideas of the p...

Offers commentary and an illustrated history of the representations of people of African descent ranging from the ancient images of Pharaohs create...

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When your foe is Napoleon Bonaparte and the United States of America, how do you win a war at sea? What made the British Royal Navy sail to success...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): Professor Simon Shaw-MillerIllustration(s): 52 bw illusNumber of pages: 336Publication date: 2022Dim...

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...