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A Strange Whim of the Sea: The Wreck of the USS Macaw

A Strange Whim of the Sea: The Wreck of the USS Macaw

Loughman, Tim

university press of Kentucky

On January 16, 1944, the submarine rescue vessel USS Macaw ran aground at Midway Atoll while attempting to get a towing line to the stranded submarine USS Flier. The Flier was pulled free six days later, but another three weeks of salvage efforts plagued by rough seas and equipment failures failed to dislodge the Macaw. ...

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pvp.31,00 €

Leyte Gulf: A New History of the World's Largest Sea Battle

Leyte Gulf: A New History of the World's Largest Sea Battle

Stille, Mark

Osprey Publishing

A fascinating re-examination of the battle of Leyte Gulf, the largest naval encounter in history and probably the most decisive naval battle of the entire Pacific War, and one that saw the Imperial Japanese Navy eliminated as an effective fighting force and forced to resort to suicide tactics.

Leyte was a huge and complex action, ...

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pvp.19,00 €

Dark Waters, Starry Skies: The Guadalcanal-Solomons Campaign, March October 1943

Dark Waters, Starry Skies: The Guadalcanal-Solomons Campaign, March October 1943

Osprey Publishing

Esteemed Pacific War historian Jeffrey Cox has produced a fast-paced and absorbing read of the crucial New Georgia phase of the Guadalcanal-Solomons Campaign during the Pacific War.

Thousands of miles from friendly ports, the US Navy had finally managed to complete the capture of Guadalcanal from the Japanese in early 1943. Now the Allies sought ...

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pvp.21,00 €

Knowledge Co-creation in Climate and Marine Governance

Knowledge Co-creation in Climate and Marine Governance

VV.AA,

Mohr Siebrek Ek

Climate change affects the oceans on various levels - as an eco-system, as a storage for CO2, as a source of life, as a threat to coastal communities. For this reason, the UN sustainability goal 14 focuses on the protection of life at sea. The authors of this volume explore the transformative potential of co-creative ...

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pvp.65,00 €

Charles Johnson's "General History of the Pyrates" and Global Commerce

Charles Johnson's "General History of the Pyrates" and Global Commerce

Chevalier, Noel

Bucknell University Press

A bestseller upon its publication in 1724, Charles Johnson's General History of the Pyrates shaped public perceptions of piracy with its portraits of such legendary figures as Blackbeard, Mary Read, Anne Bonny, and Bartholomew Roberts. Yet despite influencing everything from Treasure Island to Peter Pan, Johnson's book has yet to be taken seriously as a ...

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pvp.46,00 €

The Abyss Stares Back: Encounters with Deep-Sea Life

The Abyss Stares Back: Encounters with Deep-Sea Life

Alaimo, Stacy

Univ Of Minnesota Press

In an era of accelerating extinctions, what does it mean to discover thousands of new species in the deep sea?

As we see the catastrophic effects of the Anthropocene proliferate, advanced technologies also grant us greater access to the furthest reaches of the world's oceans, facilitating the discovery of countless new species. Sorting through the ...

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pvp.29,00 €

Emergency Deep: Cold War Missions of a Submarine Commander '(Maritime Currents: History and Archaeology)'

Emergency Deep: Cold War Missions of a Submarine Commander '(Maritime Currents: History and Archaeology)'

University Alabama Press

Conveys in dramatic detail the high-risk, covert operations of a nuclear attack submarine during the zenith of the Cold War

Captain Alfred Scott McLaren served as commander of the USS Queenfish (SSN 651) from September 1969 to May 1973, the very height of the Cold War. As commander, McLaren led at least six major clandestine ...

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pvp.38,00 €

The First Fleets: Colonial Navies of the British Atlantic World, 1630 1775 '(Maritime Currents: History and Archaeology)'

The First Fleets: Colonial Navies of the British Atlantic World, 1630 1775 '(Maritime Currents: History and Archaeology)'

Schäffer, Benjamin C.

University Alabama Press

In The First Fleets, Benjamin C. Schaffer reveals how, contrary to widespread beliefs, the American colonies had a long tradition of independent naval defense decades before the Revolution. He demonstrates that Anglo-American governments established and maintained significant provincial naval forces and that the history of provincial navies illuminates broader aspects of colonial history and the ...

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pvp.38,00 €

Intertidal Shipwrecks: Management of a Historic Resource in an Unmanageable Environment 'nt (Society and Ecology in Island and Coastal Archaeology)'

Intertidal Shipwrecks: Management of a Historic Resource in an Unmanageable Environment 'nt (Society and Ecology in Island and Coastal Archaeology)'

VV.AA,

University Press of Florida

A global array of case studies demonstrating practices for preserving the maritime cultural heritage of vulnerable shipwrecks



Shipwreck sites in intertidal zones the parts of shorelines that are exposed at low tide and covered at high tide are located within dynamic environments. Periodically uncovered and reburied, these stranded vessels are affected by surf and currents ...

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pvp.105,00 €

Wrecked: Unsettling Histories from the Graveyard of the Pacific 'Emil and Kathleen Sick Book in Western History and Biography'

Wrecked: Unsettling Histories from the Graveyard of the Pacific 'Emil and Kathleen Sick Book in Western History and Biography'

Thrush, Coll

University of Washington Press

A provocative retelling of shipwreck tales from the Northwest Coast

The Northwest Coast of North America is a treacherous place. Unforgiving coastlines, powerful currents, unpredictable weather, and features such as the notorious Columbia River bar have resulted in more than two thousand shipwrecks, earning the coastal areas of Oregon, Washington, and Vancouver Island the moniker ...

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pvp.32,00 €

One Day at the Bottom of the Deep Blue Sea

One Day at the Bottom of the Deep Blue Sea

VVAA

Hippo Park

A clever little girl outsmarts a silly hungry shark in this rhyming underwater read-aloud romp perfect for ages 3-7.

A clever little girl "with a net for catching pearls" meets a shark who wants nothing more than to eat her for dinner. Diving into these gorgeous pages, readers will find nothing short of a classic ...

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pvp.22,00 €

On An Ocean Journey: Animals in Motion Through the Seas

On An Ocean Journey: Animals in Motion Through the Seas

VVAA

Little Bigfoot


Beloved Alaskan artist Ray Troll's gorgeous scientifically accurate illustrations capture the imagination of young readers for ages 5-9.

Dive into the dynamic habitat of the Earth's one ocean and discover the many ways sea creatures move through their watery world, from kelp forest fish to swift hunters and long-distance travelers riding ocean currents across the ...

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pvp.14,00 €