Uncovers the heyday of the legendary 'Barbary corsairs', pirates and slave-raiders from the North African coast who for centuries terrorized European shipping in the Mediterranean and western Atlantic.
A fully illustrated study of these fast, versatile, and deadly ships, ideal for enthusiasts of the Royal Navy and the naval history of World War II.
The story of the greatest technological revolution in naval history - the birth of the steam-powered, iron-hulled warship, and the Royal Navy's battle to remain the most powerful in the world.
A detailed guide to the complex vessels that were the largest man-made structures produced in the pre-Industrial era.
This work provides a detailed description and pictorial exploration of the ships that scoured the high seas during the "Golden age of Piracy". It covers the vessels of the leading pirates of their age.
Drawing on the underwater archaeological research, this study explains how Prien and his crew navigated the North Sea and Kirk Sound to land a... Læs mere
When the Romans left Britain around AD 410, the unconquered native peoples of modern Scotland, Ireland and Wales were presented with the opportunity to pillage what remained of Roman Britain. The Post-Roman Britons did their best to defend themselves by using fortifications.
"Warships of the Anglo-Dutch Wars 1652-74".
The history of Germany's early raids in the Atlantic, focusing on the success of 1941's Operation Berlin and how it led to the Kriegsmarine sending in its greatest battleship - the mighty, ill-fated Bismarck.
"Pirate: The Golden Age".
The daring account of the most spectacular of Sir Francis Drake's raids on the Spanish Main that was the casus belli for war between England and the Spanish Empire.
A detailed study of how the Spanish Navy, torn in two and comprising a Republican and Nationalist part, fought a civil war at sea involving both Hitler's and Mussolini's navies.