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MAN OF WAR LIFE

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In 1844, when barely 14, Charles Nordhoff managed to talk his way into the U.S. Navy. He was better educated than most of his fellow seamen, and was...

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NAVY, NATION AND NELSON

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Navy, Nation and Nelson explores the Royal Navy’s relationship with Britain from the Glorious Revolution to the Napoleonic Wars, encompassing...

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NELSON'S REFUGE

by Jason R. Musteen

Since its capture from Spain in 1704, Gibraltar has been one of Great Britain's most legendary citadels.   As the gatekeeper of the...

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NELSON’S NAVY, REVISED AND UPDATED

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With a foreword by Patrick O’Brian, Nelson's Navy is the definitive reference work on the British Navy in the Napoleonic era for...

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NOT ENOUGH ROOM TO SWING A CAT

NOT ENOUGH ROOM TO SWING A CAT

by Martin Robson

Many phrases in common use today, like "as the crow flies" and "three sheets to the wind," originated from naval slang. The...

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PASSAGE TO THE WORLD

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From the early nineteenth century onwards, millions of people left their homes to cross the seas. Some, like the convicts transported from England to...

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ROLLING HOME

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Barnes was born in 1850 into a ship owning family in St. Johns, Newfoundland, and first went to sea while still a boy. At the outbreak of the First...

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THE 100-GUN SHIP VICTORY

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The three-decker First Rate-Victory, was the most successful 100-gun ship of the period and the flagship of Nelson at Trafalgar. First published in...

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THE CAPTAIN FROM CONNECTICUT

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The Captain from Connecticut is the definitive biography of the man who became a national hero as the commander of the USS Constitution in her...

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THE CAPTAIN WHO BURNED HIS SHIPS

by Gordon S. Brown

This is the first biography of Captain Thomas Tingey, who was a key figure in the development of the early U.S. Navy.  Having come to America...

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THE GREAT TRADE ROUTES

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The ancient world saw the expansion of Western Asian, Mediterranean and Polynesian civilizations as transport networks for trade were established....

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THE POWER AND THE GLORY

by William C. Hammond

Bill Hammond is the 2011 Gold Medal recipient for “Historical Fiction Protagonist” as awarded by the Military Writers Society of America...

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THE SAILING FRIGATE

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The National Maritime Museum in Greenwich houses the largest collection of scale ship models in the world. This book is the first in a series which...

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UTMOST GALLANTRY

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Named a Proceedings Notable Naval Book of 2011 Recipient of an Honorable Mention/Finalist for a "2012 Samuel Eliot Morison Book Award for...

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VOYAGE TO JAMESTOWN

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Voyage to Jamestown explores how sea navigation was accomplished during the era of discovery. Navigational methods and tools are presented within the...

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