The Sea in History – set

Reducere. An assessment of how important the sea was in the development of world history from the earliest times to the present.

DescriptionFor more than 5, 000 years, the sea has challenged, rewarded, and punished the brave sailors who set forth to explore it. This history o...

A special two volume set on the Russian navy at war in the early 20th century Vladimir Semenoff's account of the famous naval Battle of Tsushima is...

Reducere. DescriptionFrom 1990 to 2014, Senior Chief Petty Officer (Retired) Deric Tyrrell tells over fifty unique and true stories from his time in the Unit...

Dip a toe, paw, or fin into history with six fact-tastic Level 2 Ready-to-Reads, part of a series all about famous animals and the people who owned...

Reducere. The 'Estonian Sea Captain'Estonia's history has always been closely linked with the Baltic Sea, its trade and adventurous seafarers but this is mor...

Reducere. In this latest installment of the thrilling naval adventure series, Thomas Payne Kydd and sea-mate Nicholas Renzi are set to sail all the way to th...

A joke? A prank? Or something more sinister?When the Exham-on-Sea residents are targeted by anonymous emails containing apparently harmless nursery...

*Includes pictures*Includes ancient accounts of Britain *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading" The Romans] thinking tha...

Reducere. DescriptionDive into a world of pirates, plunder, and peril with this novel based on Rare's thrilling adventure game, Sea of Thieves. Long ago, at ...

Having inherited his father's Outer Hebridean islands, known as the Shiants, Nicolson set about discovering the his own and the islands' story. The...

Contributor(s): Author: Mark Edward LewisEditor: Timothy BrookThe Tang dynasty is often called China's "golden age, " a period of commercial, relig...

Reducere. Wolfskin is the first of a fantasy duet in The Light Isles series from Juliet Marillier, weaving history and folklore into a saga of adventure, rom...

Reducere. For environmentally critical times, Courage for the Earth is a centennial appreciation of Rachel Carson's brave life and transformative writing Rac...

DescriptionHistoric farms and waterways crisscross Southern Delaware, connecting its residents to a set of rich culinary traditions. The original N...

Over the last twenty years spiritual director, teacher, and pilgrim Tracy Balzer has made more than a dozen transatlantic visits to Scotland's Isle...

DescriptionOn 18 April 1947, British forces set off the largest non-nuclear explosion in history. The target was a small island in the North Sea, f...

Reducere. For more than 40 years, author Richard Fleming has sailed, rowed, and kayaked along the Maine Coast. As a professional sea kayaking guide, he has s...

Reducere. When, as a young man in the 1880s, Benjamin Lundy signed up for duty aboard a square-rigged commercial sailing vessel, he began a journey more exci...

From Norman invaders, religious wars--and the struggle for independence--the fascinating, turbulent history of a tortured nation and its gifted peo...

A fascinating journey through more than 5, 000 years of seafaring history in this essential guide to the most impressive seafaring tales, explorers...

The Ancient Greeks needed to deceive the Romans about the time and location of the Trojan War. At Ilios and Troy, their ancestors had destroyed the...

Reducere. In the far reaches of High Asia, the Purple Empire had set up its factories and its smelters, to forge the most powerful weapon yet devised in mili...

Reducere. In August 1914, days before the outbreak of the First World War, the renowned explorer Ernest Shackleton and a crew of twenty-seven set sail for th...

Reducere. "The gaudy, blabbing and remorseful day Is crept into the bosom of the sea." --Henry VI Eminent Shakespearean scholars Jonathan Bate and Eric Rasmu...

A pictorial and descriptive journey through the history and beauty of the Greek paradise islands of Crete and Santorini which are set in the warm b...

Reducere. The third installment in a rousing naval-adventure series, this historical saga follows the shipwrecked Thomas Kydd and the rest of the crew from t...

Reducere. The most fearsome predators in history...are no longer history.The Philippine Sea Plate: The most unexplored realm on the planet. Hidden beneath it...

Reducere. Irresistibly sunny Set in the brightly lit Mediterranean amid old olive trees and sexual intrigue, music and wine and beautiful women... Propulsive...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Kathleen BridgeNational bestselling author Kathleen Bridge presents a delightful new series set on a barrier island where w...

Reducere. SILENT KEY SynopsisMystery, Quest, Misdirection, and RevelationIt's 2046. Island workers have inadvertently recovered a piece of space debris at a ...

A concise history of warfare between Ancient Middle Eastern cultures in the age of the Old Testament using archaeology and evidence from the Bible....

Reducere. If you want to discover the captivating life of Christopher Columbus, then keep reading...Christopher Columbus was one of the most courageous of th...

Reducere. DescriptionExploring Korean history from its ancient roots to the present day, A Brief History of Korea is the story of a people with a rich and un...

In the summer of 1942, the Wehrmacht invaded the Caucasus in order to overrun critical oil production facilities at Maikop, Grozny, and Baku. Howev...

Naval warfare is the unsung hero of ancient Greek military history, often overshadowed by the more glorified land battles. Owen Rees looks to redre...

Reducere. DescriptionWestern North Carolina's Blue Ridge Mountains are some of the oldest on earth, boasting old-growth forests, pristine streams, and ancien...

Reducere. Just like Godzilla, Gamera and their kaiju kin, King Kong was to be the star of many an unmade film. In this new book learn of a plethora of preque...

DescriptionGeorgina Corrigan is worried. The first women sent to her Percy Place home by the BOBs - an organisation which supports women escaping d...

In June 1941, Adolf Hitler, whose loathing of Slavs and Jewish Bolsheviks knew no bounds, launched Operation Barbarossa, throwing 4 million troops,...

Reducere. On the bustling docks along the River Thames, Great Britain's merchant ships unload the treasures of the world. And here, in dank and sinister alle...

Reducere. A critically acclaimed debut from an award-winning writer an epic family saga set against the magic and the rhythms of the Virgin Islands. In the e...

Reducere. Experience the Pathfinder Campaign Setting as you never have before: as a native! Construct a background for your character that puts you in touch ...

Reducere. A seafaring story with a twist -- the incredible voyage of a shipload of disorderly girls and the men who transported them, fell for them, and sold...

DescriptionThe Spanish Civil War was fought on land and at sea but also in an age of great interest in air warfare and the rapid development of war...

Reducere. The first offshoot of the internationally successful "Atlas of the Irish Rural Landscape, " "Newgrange and the Bend of the Boyne" is the exploratio...

Reducere. By the author of 2021 Pura Belpré Honor Book The Total Eclipse of Nestor Lopez, a sweeping, emotional middle grade historical novel about a twelve-...

Reducere. DescriptionAfter the treachery and slaughter they met during the raid on Glendalough, Thorgrim Night Wolf and his small band of surviving Northmen ...

Reducere. From Roman times until the Age of Exploration, the Silk Road carried goods and ideas across Central Asia between two major centers of civilization,...

Reducere. A sweeping tale of clashing cultures, warring gods, and forbidden love: In 1000 AD, a young Inuit shaman and a Viking warrior become unwilling alli...

DescriptionOn a summer night in 1969, two men climbed down a ladder onto a sea of dust at the edge of an ancient dream. When Neil Armstrong and Buz...

Reducere. The University of Florida has an ambitious goal: to harness the power of its faculty, staff, students, and alumni to solve some of society's most p...

Set against the dramatic backdrop of America's during the War of 1812, Beverly Swerling's gripping and intricately plotted sequel to the much-loved...

Reducere. Set during Ireland's devastating potato famine, a spellbinding novel of a young woman torn between love for her family and duty to her English husb...

Reducere. As the Summer of Love comes to an end, 15-year-old Ida Petrovich waits for a father who never comes home. While commercial fishing in Alaska, he is...

Reducere. It was 1942, and Theodora, a charming Dutch/Indonesian teenager, was uprooted from her pampered East Indies upbringing and forced to live in one of...

Reducere. The First Book of Enoch was lost for centuries to the western world although it was kept by the Ethiopian church. In 1773 the Scottish explorer Jam...

Reducere. A seafaring story with a twist--the incredible voyage of a shipload of "disorderly girls" and the men who transported them, fell for them, and sold...

Reducere. 'A stone cold classic. One of the best military aviaton memoirs ever written' Rowland White, author of Vulcan 607'I only have to think Speed, and I...

Reducere. From the author of Uncle Tom's Cabin, a domestic comedy that examines slavery, Protestant theology, and gender differences in early America.First p...

Reducere. ``The most exciting literary adventure fiction I've read since Deliverance.`` -Howard Frank Mosher, author of God's KingdomIn The River of Kings, b...

Reducere. The cradle of Western civilisation, Ancient Greece was a land of contradictions and conflict. Intensely quarrelsome and competitive, the Greek city...

With the advent of the steamship, repeated outbreaks of cholera marked oceanic pilgrimages to Mecca as a dangerous form of travel and a vehicle for...

DescriptionChina's Belt and Road strategy is acknowledged to be the most ambitious geopolitical initiative of the age. Covering almost seventy coun...

DescriptionThis book reveals how powerful undercurrents of sex, gender, and culture helped shape the history of the American frontier from the 1760...

Reducere. Widely considered the most famous work of the professional soldier and writer Xenophon, "Anabasis" is a true tale of dangerous adventure in ancient...

Reducere. Eons before the birth of the Roman Empire, there was a civilization dedicated to the sciences of earth, sea, and sky. In the City of Light lived pe...

Reducere. DescriptionErnest HemingwayErnest Hemingway has sometimes been called one of the most influential authors of the twentieth century. The titles of h...

Reducere. The mountains of western North Carolina and upstate South Carolina are a hikers paradise--rich with human history and home to some of the greatest ...

Reducere. "Dark family secrets, the lore of the sea, and a tender, protective friendship between women all converge in The Speed of Mercy, an unusual and sur...