Borderland Smuggling

Joshua M Smith

• Paperback | Engels | New Perspectives on Maritime History and Nautical Archaeolog
• North American Society for Oceanic History John Lyman Book Award in United States Maritime History Passamaquoddy Bay lies between Maine and New Brunsw... Lees meer

Life and Death on the Greenland Patrol, 1942

Thaddeus D Novak

• Paperback | Engels | New Perspectives on Maritime History and Nautical Archaeolog
• "Opens the door to one of the least known areas of naval warfare in World War II. Highly recommended."-- Ships Monthly "Novak tells the sort of war st... Lees meer

Commodore Abraham Whipple of the Continental Navy

Sheldon S Cohen

• Paperback | Engels | New Perspectives on Maritime History and Nautical Archaeolog
• Abraham Whipple (1733-1819) commanded insurgents who destroyed HMS Gaspee in Narragansett Bay and helped direct the successful invasion of the Bahamas... Lees meer

Nexus of Empire

• Paperback | Engels | New Perspectives on Maritime History and Nautical Archaeolog
• Between 1760 and 1820, many groups in North America grappled with differences of identity, nationality, and loyalty tested by revolutionary challenges... Lees meer

A Civil War Gunboat in Pacific Waters

Hans Konrad Van Tilburg

• Paperback | Engels | New Perspectives on Maritime History and Nautical Archaeolog
• A vivid retelling of a classic naval shipwreck and its archaeological discovery In this vivid retelling of a classic naval shipwreck and its archaeolo... Lees meer

The Sea Their Graves

David J Stewart

• Paperback | Engels | New Perspectives on Maritime History and Nautical Archaeolog
• Like other groups with dangerous occupations, mariners have developed a close-knit culture bound by loss and memory. Death regularly disrupts the fabr... Lees meer

Chinese Junks on the Pacific

Hans Konrad Van Tilburg

• Paperback | Engels | New Perspectives on Maritime History and Nautical Archaeolog
• "Chinese mariners and their incredible craft represent one of the world's oldest and most advanced seafaring traditions. Chinese Junks on the Pacific ... Lees meer

The Rescue of the Gale Runner

Dennis L Noble

• Paperback | Engels | New Perspectives on Maritime History and Nautical Archaeolog
• "Recounts the tragic story of the crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Quillayute River Station, who attempted to rescue the sailors of the sailboat Gale Runn... Lees meer

X Marks the Spot

• Paperback | Engels | New Perspectives on Maritime History and Nautical Archaeolog
• "The reader unused to digesting professional publications will, pardon the pun, sail through this book as if it were a collection of novellas! Not onl... Lees meer

Maritime History as World History

• Paperback | Engels | New Perspectives on Maritime History and Nautical Archaeolog
• From the foreword: "In the 21st century the division between the maritime and terrestrial worlds has virtually disappeared. Events and issues that pre... Lees meer

Brown Water Warfare

R Blake Dunnavent

• Hardcover | Engels | New Perspectives on Maritime History and Nautical Archaeolog
• Throughout history, rivers have been vital arteries of transportation, commerce, and communication and, consequently, are key military areas in times ... Lees meer

Sovereignty at Sea

Rodney Carlisle

• Paperback | Engels | New Perspectives on Maritime History and Nautical Archaeolog
• "A compelling account based on exhaustive primary research that re-creates the mindset of politicians, the press, and other policymakers as they make ... Lees meer

Sovereignty at Sea

Rodney Carlisle

• Hardcover | Engels | New Perspectives on Maritime History and Nautical Archaeolog
• "A compelling account based on exhaustive primary research that re-creates the mindset of politicians, the press, and other policymakers as they make ... Lees meer

Attack Transport

Kenneth H Goldman

• Hardcover | Engels | New Perspectives on Maritime History and Nautical Archaeolog
• Tells the service history of the "Lucky Chuck," which earned six battle stars during WWII "Offers a cascade of authentic information and 'flavor' on g... Lees meer

Sea Power in Medieval Mediterranean

Lawrence V Mott

• Hardcover | Engels | New Perspectives on Maritime History and Nautical Archaeolog
• Lawrence Mott's study of the War of Sicilian Vespers provides an unprecedented view of the internal organization and operations of a medieval fleet. W... Lees meer

Eight Thousand Years of Maltese Maritime History

Ayse Devrim Atauz

• Hardcover | Engels | New Perspectives on Maritime History and Nautical Archaeolog
• For millennia, Malta has always been considered a site of strategic importance. From the arrival of the Phoenicians through rule under Carthage, Rome,... Lees meer

Uriah Levy

Ira Dye

• Hardcover | Engels | New Perspectives on Maritime History and Nautical Archaeolog
• Uriah Levy's naval career spanned the age of sail to the era of steam-driven ironclads. As one of the few Jewish Americans in the U.S. Navy, Levy was ... Lees meer

Maritime History as World History

• Hardcover | Engels | New Perspectives on Maritime History and Nautical Archaeolog
• From the foreword: "In the 21st century the division between the maritime and terrestrial worlds has virtually disappeared. Events and issues that pre... Lees meer

The U.S. Coast Guard's War on Human Smuggling

Dennis L Noble

• Hardcover | Engels | New Perspectives on Maritime History and Nautical Archaeolog
• Puts a human face on both undocumented migrants and those who enforce policy "Illustrates the complexities and heartbreak of attempting to enforce U.S... Lees meer

Merchant Mariners at War

George J Billy, Christine M Billy

• Hardcover | Engels | New Perspectives on Maritime History and Nautical Archaeolog
• Offers accounts of the wartime experiences of veterans who graduated from the US Merchant Marine Academy - the largest supplier of ships' officers in ... Lees meer

The Rescue of the Gale Runner

Dennis L Noble

• Hardcover | Engels | New Perspectives on Maritime History and Nautical Archaeolog
• "A scholarly examination of the problems facing the small boat crews of the twenty-first century, who are just as heroic as their predecessors, is lon... Lees meer

HMS Fowey Lost and Found

Russell K Skowronek, George R Fischer

• Hardcover | Engels | New Perspectives on Maritime History and Nautical Archaeolog
• HMS Fowey was a small ship, carrying 44 guns and over 200 men, captained by a descendant of Sir Francis Drake's brother. In 1748 was done in by a reef... Lees meer

American Coastal Rescue Craft

William D Wilkinson, Timothy R Dring

• Hardcover | Engels | New Perspectives on Maritime History and Nautical Archaeolog
• "The most comprehensive work on the coastal rescue craft of the U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Life-Saving Service. This work should be consulted by anyone... Lees meer

In Katrina's Wake

Donald L Canney

• Hardcover | Engels | New Perspectives on Maritime History and Nautical Archaeolog
• Meet the heroes of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita "An in-depth, first-hand, on-the-scene account of the valiant efforts of the men and women of America's... Lees meer