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At Sea with Pirates "Eyewitness Accounts"

At Sea with Pirates "Eyewitness Accounts"

Dampier, William

Amberley Publishing

William Dampier - buccaneer, journalist, naturalist and explorer - once shocked and delighted the literary world with the scarcely credible tales of his voyages. These were produced from his own meticulous journals, miraculously preserved through years of adventures on the high seas. When not detailing the exploits of the bickering band of pirates with whom ...

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pvp.15,00 €

Dunkirk Little Ships

Dunkirk Little Ships

Sharp, Nigel

Amberley Publishing

In May 1940, following the rapid advance of German troops through Holland, Belgium and France, the British Expeditionary Force and French army retreated to Dunkirk. Operation Dynamo was instigated in an attempt to rescue as many of them as possible. Winston Churchill, by then British Prime Minister for barely a fortnight, doubted they would amount ...

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pvp.25,00 €

German Luxury Ocean Liners

German Luxury Ocean Liners

Schwerdtner, Nils

Amberley Publishing

From the 1890s, the German shipping lines had begun to build the fastest and most luxurious liners. It had started when Kaiser Wilhelm had visited Spithead and been transported on White Star Line's Teutonic and had mentioned that Germany must have ships like this. The first four stacker, the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, had been ...

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pvp.60,00 €

Gateway to the World "The Port of New York"

Gateway to the World "The Port of New York"

Miller, William H.

Amberley Publishing

The port of New York has been a centre for trade since the eighteenth century, when it was involved in trade between Europe, Africa and North America. However, its real expansion came in the nineteenth century when increasing industrialisation and the development of canals and then railways caused a huge expansion in the port. At ...

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pvp.30,00 €

Submarine Upholder

Submarine Upholder

Hart, Sydney

Amberley Publishing

The story of HM Submarine Upholder, ordered just days before the Second World War started. Serving with the 10th Submarine Flotilla, she was commanded by David Wanklyn VC. One of the most successful British submarines of World War Two, sinking two destroyers, three submarines, three transports, ten merchant ships, two tankers and one trawler, totalling ...

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pvp.26,00 €

The Classic Guide to Sailing

The Classic Guide to Sailing

Knight, E.F.

Amberley Publishing

Throughout history sailing has been instrumental in the development of civilization, affording humanity greater mobility than travel over land, whether for trade, transport or warfare, and the capacity for fishing. Sailing has contributed to many great explorations in the world. In 1889, Knight sailed to the island of Trindade off the coast of Brazil in ...

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pvp.13,00 €

The Boat Improvement Guide

The Boat Improvement Guide

Nicolson, Ian

Amberley Publishing

Sound initial design, good building practice and, if necessary, modifications can make life afloat in cruising yachts immensely more convenient and comfortable than is frequently found. In this book Ian Nicolson provides really useful advice to help boat owners and builders achieve all of these using his well known, authoritative, easy to follow drawings. The ...

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pvp.25,00 €

Three Men in a Boat Companion

Three Men in a Boat Companion

Lambe, Stephen

Amberley Publishing

First published in 1889 and never out of print, Jerome K Jerome's classic of humorous literature continues to delight new generations of readers. The book follows three friends, Harris, George and Jerome himself, accompanied by the ever-mischievous (and actually fictitious) dog Montmorency, as they skull up the Thames from Kingston in Surrey as far as ...

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pvp.23,00 €

Traditional Fishing Boats of Europe

Traditional Fishing Boats of Europe

Smylie, Mike

Amberley Publishing

For hundreds of years the design of fishing boats has followed traditional methods. Mike Smylie, author of Traditional Fishing Boats of Britain & Ireland (also published by Amberley) follows this seminal work with a new book on the fishing boats of Europe. The designs vary a lot, from the Mediterranean shore to the north of ...

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pvp.33,00 €

Yacht Designer's Notebook

Yacht Designer's Notebook

Nicolson, Ian

Amberley Publishing

This fully revised third edition of a classic manual is a mine of information for yachtsmen to customise their boats. An abundance of clear illustrations accompanied by concise explanations cover the following subjects: hull construction and repairs; keels, floors and decks; rudders, tillers and steering gear; cabin tops and cockpits; hatches and ventilation; cabin furniture; ...

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pvp.25,00 €

Yacht Designer's Sketch Book

Yacht Designer's Sketch Book

Nicolson, Ian

Amberley Publishing

For many years in Yachts and Yachting magazine, these very practical, workable sketches by yacht designer Ian Nicolson appeared regularly and they apply to every part of a boat. Hulls of all known materials, decks, spars, accommodation, tenders, sails and rigging - all receive the skilled treatment of the author-designer. For the owner, user, builder ...

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pvp.26,00 €

Alfred Mylne the leading yacht Vol.1 "1820-1920"

Alfred Mylne the leading yacht Vol.1 "1820-1920"

Nicolson, Ian

Amberley Publishing

Beautiful boats last a long time, but ugly ones die young. That is one reason why there are so many Alfred Mylne designed yachts still sailing, even though some of them are well over 100 years old. It was in 1896 that Alfred Mylne, at the age of twenty-four, set up his yacht design office ...

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pvp.24,00 €