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Seamanship in the Age of Sail
Price:£40.00This book is a modern, objective appraisal of the evidence, concerned with the actualities as much as the theory. The author's facility in a remarkable range of languages has allowed him to study virtually every annual published over a period of nearly four centuries. This gives the book a completely international balance and allows the author to describe for the first time the proper historical development of seamanship among the major navies of the world. Learn More -
Miniature Merchant Ships
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Written by the Editor of Model Shipwright, this volume is separated into two sections. In the first, the author discusses research, where to obtain data and plans, tools and materials, and describes in detail the construction of 1/1200 models. Learn More -
Nelson's Navy
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Foreword by Patrick O'Brien The most successful Conway Maritime title, this book is the perfect guide to Nelson's Navy for all those with an interest in the workings of the great fleet. The book is eminently readable and is the first single-volume work to cover in such depth this vast and complex subject. Learn More -
HMS Beagle - Survey Ship Extraordinaire
Price:£25.00This is a history of the 10-gun brig and survey ship, 'HMS Beagle'. It became famous for her survey voyages under Commander Robert Fitzroy, especially once Charles Darwin, a passenger on the second expedition, wrote the 'On the Origin of Species', which was based on studies undertaken during the voyage. Learn More -
Mega Book of Motorcycles
Price:£7.99Discover some of the most amazing machines on earth, focusing on the exciting world of transportation. Each title takes a detailed look at a different mode of transport, highlighting the most intriguing and amazing examples. These extremely informative books tell the reader when the given machine was invented, who invented it, how it's changed through the passage of time, and what creations we can expect to see in the future. Learn More -
The Armed Transport Bounty
Price:£25.00Made eternally famous by the mutiny against Captain Bligh in 1789, Bounty was a small merchant ship purchased and converted into a naval transport to transplant breadfruit to the plantations of the West Indies. Learn More -
Captain Cook's Endeavour
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The Endeavour, made eternally famous by Captain Cook's first voyage in her in 1768-71, was originally the collier Earl of Pembroke and was chosen by Cook for his voyage because of her strong construction. She was purchased by the Royal Navy at Whitby and then converted to an exploration ship at Deptford. Learn More -
The Battlecruiser Hood
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The year 2001 witnesses the sixtieth anniversary of one of the most shocking and tragic episodes in the history of the Royal Navy; the loss of HMS Hood. Built during the First World War, the Hood was the largest, fastest and one of the most handsome capital ships in the world. Learn More -
The 24-Gun Frigate Pandora
Price:£25.00The Pandora was a 24-gun Sixth Rate built at Deptford in 1779. The 20- and 24-gun classes were the smallest regularly commanded by a Post Captain and they were consequently known as post ships; they were also the smallest frigate-built ships on the Navy List. Learn More -
The 74-Gun Ship Bellona
Price:£25.00The '74' was the classic line-of-battle ship of the late eighteenth century, and Bellona was one of the most important and long lived. Launched in 1760, during the Seven Years War, she belonged to the first truly successful class of British 74-gun ships, a design by Thomas Slade that was built in large numbers over more than twenty years. Learn More
