Rivers of Britain
Teeming with wildlife, steeped in history, sporting bridges, docks and stunning architecture, not to mention supporting riverside pubs, Britain's rivers deserve to be better known
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Legend of Imp
Welcome to Bill Barton's 'The Legend of Imp'
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Sailing Ship to Super Liner : Falmouth Docks 1860-2010
Written by David Barnicoat, this book is a commemorative pictorial history of Falmouth Docks to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the laying of the foundation stone on 28 February 1860
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Costa Cruises
This new title explores the history and development of this famous Italian company from private ownership to Carnival's aquisition
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RMS Caronia: Cunard's Green Goddess
Painted in shades of green, Cunard's Caronia of 1949 ushered in the era of modern cruising
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Water Under the Keel: Memories of the Sea
Robin Burnett has devoted his life to sailing and the sea
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Signalman Jones
Geoffrey Holder-Jones, who was born during 1915
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Two New Ships One New Era: P&O Ferries Spirit of Britain and
In 2011 the entry into service of P&O Ferries Spirit of Britain and Spirit of France pioneers a new generation of cross-channel ferries
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RMS Titanic: Owners' Workshop Manual
The world famous ocean liner Titanic, which sank on her maiden voyage in 1912, is the latest subject to recieve the Haynes Manual Treatment
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New Cunard Queens
Comprehensive study of Queen Mary 2, Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth, lavishly illustrated
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Canal 250: The Story of Britain's Canals
Part of the official waterways celebrations, this fascinating history explores 250 years of Britain's canal history and heritage
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Cruise Ships of Dover
In the last 10 years Dover has expanded its shipping operations to be one of the busiest cruise-ports in the UK
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Lakeland Steamers
The story of the steamers and launches used on all the Lake District's bodies of water
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Royal Yachts
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Jottings of a Thames Estuary Ditch-Crawler
Nick Ardley takes us on another series of journeys in his yacht Whimbrel, through the meandering creeks and waterways that feed into the Thames and its estuary, using his extensive local knowledge to impart a flavour of the areas he visits, with historica
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Holyhead To Ireland: Stena and Its Welsh Heritage
The Port of Holyhead has a long history and is now operated by Stena Line Ports Ltd
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Traditional Fishing Boats of Britain & Ireland
The coasts of Britain and Ireland are surrounded by some of the most tempestuous waters in the world and are among the most diverse too
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Day The World Was Shocked: The Lusitania Disaster and its In
Expert account and analysis of the sinking that swayed the world into a new era of warfare
By far the most controversial sinking during the First World War was that of the Lusitania
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Ship (Objekt Series)
In Ship, Gregory Votolato explores the maritime world of the past 200 years showing how today's cruise ships, container ships, submarines, tankers and other civil and naval vessels became what they are
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Racing Through the Night: Olympic's Attempt to Reach Titanic
Entering service a full ten months ahead of Titanic, the Olympic was a near identical sister ship, the first of a class of three liners, two of which would sink
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Coastal Passenger Liners of the British Isles
The first single-volume work covering this nostalgic period of coastal shipping
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Coasters: An Illustrated History
In this new book a collection of more than 300 photographs has been drawn together to tell the story of the development of the steam and diesel coasters, which originated mainly in the UK and the Netherlands
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White Star Collection: A Shipping Line in Postcards
A sumptuous and delightful collection of postcards trace the history of the White Star Line
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P&O at 175 : A World of Ships and Shipping Since 1873
This new book commemorates the 175th anniversary of one of Britain's most famous shipping companies
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Sealink Memories
This square style book, compiled by Justin Merrigan and John Hendy, brings together a wealth of historical anecdotes and stories from the Sealink Masters around the British Isles
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Favourite British Liners
In what he describes as an exercise in 'pure self-indulgence', Anthony Cooke has chosen eighteen of his favourite liners and has produced a highly researched but very readable and attractively illustrated book describing them and telling their stories
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Ferries of Dover Through Five Decades 1960-2011
This new book follows the history of ferries sailing to and from the port of Dover from the 1960s to the present day in over 200 pictures in colour and black & white, with detailed captions
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DFDS - The Fleet: 2011 Edition
Following the previous title published 10 years ago, this book is now being updated to include all the vessels of Tor Line and DFDS Seaways
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Shipping of the Bosphorus
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Cruise Ships: 4th Edn
More pages, more companies and more ships! Price remains unchanged at only £22
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Shaw Savill's Magnificent Seven
A magnificent new account of Shaw Savills seven 'Big Ics', the liners Corinthic, Athenic, Ceramic, Gothic and their cargo-only sister ships Persic, Suevic and Runic
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HMS Warrior 1860: Victoria's Ironclad Deterrent
December 2010 marks the 150th anniversary of the launch of HMS Warrior
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Olympic Class Ships: Olympic, Titanic, Britannic
The definitive history of the most famous sister ships of all time - the Olympic, Titanic and Britannic - revised and enhanced with full index
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Submariners' News: The Peculiar Press of the Underwater Mari
For many years submariners produced 'local newspapers', reporting from the deep with a unique take on their unusual lifestyle
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Zeesleper Elbe (Tugboat Elbe) (Dutch language edition only)
Please note this book is available as a Dutch language edition only
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Merchant Shipping - 50 years in photographs
Over a period of about forty years, world shipping has undergone huge changes
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Captain's Table
To sail first Class on the great ocean liners was to experience the last word in luxury and service
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And Now the Shipping Forecast
Peter Jefferson presented the Shipping Forecast for over 40 years, and his familiar voice continues to be heard reading quotations on Radio 4's 'Quote/Unquote'
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Maritime History Vol 11
This is the first issue of the new enlarged Maritime History series
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British Flying Boats
The flying boat is a unique form of aircraft, with the ability to operate from sea or river and, in amphibian form, from land too
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