The Atlantic Star 1939-45 by David A Thomas

$20.00 NZD

Category: Naval | Reading Level: very good

The Deadly Trade - A Complete History of Submarine Warfare from Archimedes to the Present by Iain Ballantyne

$25.00 NZD

Category: Military | Reading Level: very good

The Deadly Trade is a fascinating and comprehensive account of how an initially ineffectual underwater boat - originally derided and loathed in equal measure - evolved into the most powerful and terrifying vessel ever invented, with enough destructive power to end all life on Earth. Acclaimed naval writ er Iain Ballantyne considers the key episodes of submarine warfare and vividly describes the stories of brave individuals who have risked their lives under the sea, often with fatal consequences. His analysis of underwater conflict begins with Archimedes discovering the Principle of Buoyancy. Our clandestine journey then moves through the centuries and focuses on prolific characters with deathly motives, including David Bushnell who in 1775 in America devised the first combat submarine with the idea of attacking the British. Ballantyne also looks at pioneers in the area such as Admiral Jacky Fisher who helped to revolutionise the entire Royal Navy in the early 1900s. The Deadly Trade considers the advances in technology during the twentieth century, which helped to make the submarine one of the most feared arsenals in war. Today, nuclear-powered submarines are among the most complex, costly ships in existence. Armed with nuclear weapons, they have the ability to destroy millions of lives: they are the most powerful warships ever created. At the heart of this thrilling narrative lurks danger and power as we discover warfare's murkiest secrets. ...Show more

Fitzroy - The remarkable story of Darwin's captain and the invention of the weather forecast by John Gribbin

$18.00 NZD

Category: Naval | Reading Level: very good

Room 40 - British Naval Intelligence 1914-18 by Patrick Beesly

$16.00 NZD

Category: Espionage | Reading Level: good-very good

Former Naval Person - Churchill and the Wars at Sea by Richard Alexander Hough

$15.00 NZD

Category: Naval | Reading Level: good-very good

Sir Francis Drake - The Queen's Pirate by Harry Kelsey

$14.00 NZD

Category: Biography | Reading Level: very good

Gale Force 10 - The Life and Legacy of Admiral Beaufort by Nicholas Courtney

$15.00 NZD

Category: Naval | Reading Level: very good

'Dover, Wight - Northwest 3 or 4, occasionally 5.' While everyone has heard the shipping forecast broadcast on the radio, few realise what the numbers refer to. Known as the Beaufort Scale, it has never been bettered and, as a result, never replaced. This lasting legacy of Admiral Sir Francis Beaufort i s only part of his overall contribution to the world of the mariner, scientist and antiquarian. Nicholas Courtney chronicles the life of this unsung hero whose early years come straight from the pages of Hornblower ...Show more

Discovering Cook's Collections by Michelle Hetherington (ed.); Howard Morphy (ed.)

$20.00 NZD

Category: Maori & Pacific | Reading Level: very good

Publication delayed - now dueDoP - April 2009, Australia 235 x 172mm Discovering Cook’s Collections focuses on the collections of art and material culture brought back from the Pacific on Captain Cook’s voyages and contains essays by some of the world’s leading and most innovative historians and anthrop ologists. Discovering Cook’s Collections celebrates the richness of Pacific Island cultures in the initial years of European contact as well as the collections’ contemporary relevance to historians and the Indigenous communities who produced them. The essays in this book explore the history of the collections, their dispersal through the museums and private collections of Europe and the different ways in which they have been interpreted over time. ...Show more

Two Voyages To The South Seas by Jules Sebastien Cesar Dumont D'Urville; Helen Rosenman

$25.00 NZD

Category: Naval | Reading Level: very good

Sir Richard Grenville of the Revenge by A L Rowse

$15.00 NZD

Category: Nautical | Reading Level: good-very good

Battle at Sea by John Keegan

$10.00 NZD

Category: Military | Reading Level: very good

Nelson - A Personal History by Christopher Hibbert

$20.00 NZD

Category: Biography | Reading Level: very good

A fresh look at the one-eyed, one-armed scoundrel of the seas, and the most celebrated admiral of all time.