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The Sultan's Fleet - Seafarers of the Ottoman Empire (Hardcover): Christine Isom-Verhaaren The Sultan's Fleet - Seafarers of the Ottoman Empire (Hardcover)
Christine Isom-Verhaaren
R2,871 Discovery Miles 28 710 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

While the Ottoman Empire is most often recognized today as a land power, for four centuries the seas of the Eastern Mediterranean were dominated by the Ottoman Navy. Yet to date, little is known about the seafarers who made up the sultans' fleet, the men whose naval mastery ensured that an empire from North Africa to Black Sea expanded and was protected, allowing global trading networks to flourish in the face of piracy and the Sublime Porte's wars with the Italian city states and continental European powers. In this book, Christine Isom-Verhaaren provides a history of the major events and engagements of the navy, from its origins as the fleets of Anatolian Turkish beyliks to major turning points such as the Battle of Lepanto. But the book also puts together a picture of the structure of the Ottoman navy as an institution, revealing the personal stories of the North African corsairs and Greek sailors recruited as admirals. Rich in detail drawn from a variety of sources, the book provides a comprehensive account of the Ottoman Navy, the forgotten contingent in the empire's period of supremacy from the 14th century to the 18th century.

Titanic (Hardcover, Revised edition): Stuart Robertson Titanic (Hardcover, Revised edition)
Stuart Robertson
R307 R229 Discovery Miles 2 290 Save R78 (25%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Titanic is a fascinating exploration of the most famous maritime disaster of all time. It delves into the astonishing facts surrounding the tragedy of 1912 and is essential for anyone wishing to separate myth from reality. With a range of trivia including facts about the construction of the vessel deemed to be 'unsinkable', the information is presented in an interesting and engaging way to embrace a wide variety of readers. This title is brimming with facts about the Titanic and its passengers, the history of the Titanic, strange stories of premonitions of the disaster, conspiracy theories, the various films, the sinking of the Titanic, the discovery of the wreck and salvage operations, are all explored. Brief, accessible and entertaining pieces on a wide variety of subjects makes it the perfect book to dip in to. The amazing and extraordinary facts series presents interesting, surprising and little-known facts and stories about a wide range of topics which are guaranteed to inform, absorb and entertain in equal measure.

A History of Alcatraz Island Since 1853 (Paperback): Gregory L. Wellman A History of Alcatraz Island Since 1853 (Paperback)
Gregory L. Wellman
R590 R539 Discovery Miles 5 390 Save R51 (9%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Columbia River (Hardcover): John A. Harrison Columbia River (Hardcover)
John A. Harrison
R719 Discovery Miles 7 190 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The Mysterious Voyage of Captain Kidd (Hardcover): Abc Whipple The Mysterious Voyage of Captain Kidd (Hardcover)
Abc Whipple; Illustrated by H B Vestal
R702 Discovery Miles 7 020 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Strange Tales Of The Sea (Hardcover): Jack Strange Strange Tales Of The Sea (Hardcover)
Jack Strange
R606 R550 Discovery Miles 5 500 Save R56 (9%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The American Canal in Panama - The Relinquishment (Hardcover): William Drummond The American Canal in Panama - The Relinquishment (Hardcover)
William Drummond
R652 Discovery Miles 6 520 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Wood, Iron And Steel - Shipwrecks Mapped Off The Western Cape (Paperback): Bruce Henderson, Kelly Graham Wood, Iron And Steel - Shipwrecks Mapped Off The Western Cape (Paperback)
Bruce Henderson, Kelly Graham
R895 R768 Discovery Miles 7 680 Save R127 (14%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days
Cross-Cultural Networking in the Eastern Indian Ocean Realm, c. 100-1800 (Hardcover): Kenneth R. Hall, Suchandra Ghosh, Kaushik... Cross-Cultural Networking in the Eastern Indian Ocean Realm, c. 100-1800 (Hardcover)
Kenneth R. Hall, Suchandra Ghosh, Kaushik Gangopadhyay
R1,647 Discovery Miles 16 470 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Shipwrecks of the Great Lakes - Tragedies and Legacies from the Inland Seas (Paperback): Anna Lardinois Shipwrecks of the Great Lakes - Tragedies and Legacies from the Inland Seas (Paperback)
Anna Lardinois
R501 R471 Discovery Miles 4 710 Save R30 (6%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Submerged stories from the inland seas The newest addition to Globe Pequot's Shipwrecks series covers the sensational wrecks and maritime disasters from each of the five Great Lakes. It is estimated that over 30,000 sailors have lost their lives in Great Lakes wrecks. For many, these icy, inland seas have become their final resting place, but their last moments live on as a part of maritime history. The tales, all true and well-documented, feature some of the most notable tragedies on each of the lakes. Included in many of these tales are legends of ghost ship sighting, ghostly shipwreck victims still struggling to get to shore, and other chilling lore. Sailors are a superstitious group, and the stories are sprinkled with omens and maritime protocols that guide decisions made on the water.

Piracy in the Eastern Mediterranean - Maritime Marauders in the Greek and Ottoman Aegean (Hardcover): Leonidas Mylonakis Piracy in the Eastern Mediterranean - Maritime Marauders in the Greek and Ottoman Aegean (Hardcover)
Leonidas Mylonakis
R3,365 Discovery Miles 33 650 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Did British, French and Russian gunboats pacify the notoriously corsair-infested waters of the Eastern Mediterranean? This book charts the changing rates and nature of piracy in the Eastern Mediterranean in the nineteenth century. Using Ottoman, Greek and other archival sources, it shows that far from ending with the introduction European powers to the region, piracy continued unabated. The book shows that political reforms and changes in the regional economy caused by the accelerated integration of the Mediterranean into the expanding global economy during the third quarter of the century played a large role in ongoing piracy. It also considers imperial power struggles, ecological phenomena, shifting maritime trade routes, revisions in international maritime law, and changes in the regional and world economy to explain the fluctuations in violence at sea.

Pirates And Pickled Heads - Sea Tales From Scotland (Hardcover, 2nd ed.): Helen Susan Swift Pirates And Pickled Heads - Sea Tales From Scotland (Hardcover, 2nd ed.)
Helen Susan Swift
R894 R786 Discovery Miles 7 860 Save R108 (12%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Arbroath Harbour - A Book of Drawings (Hardcover): Ian S. Murphy Arbroath Harbour - A Book of Drawings (Hardcover)
Ian S. Murphy
R625 Discovery Miles 6 250 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book collects together about sixty drawings of fishing boats at Arbroath Harbour, completed between 1989 to 1995. There are also fifteen drawings of the harbour at Montrose, and of other Scottish harbours relevant to Arbroath, in the same period. The author's viewpoint is that of an interested spectator who likes fishing boats. While drawing, he gained valuable background information from the local people, including some fishermen, that he met as he worked. His notes on the harbours he draws, and on the boats and people within them, are written in the hope that everyone reading the book will 'feel close to the sea'. The main story unfolds gradually, starting in 1989 and running through to 1995. It begins with a bird's eye view of Arbroath Harbour, 'so that even if you have never been to Arbroath, you will soon know your way around'. At the end of the book there is a map that show the positions of all the Scottish harbour towns mentioned in the text. 'I have written not just for Arbroath people, or just for Scottish people, or even just for British people. I have written the book for people everywhere. The call of the sea is universal.'

Naval Minewarfare - Politics to Practicalities (Hardcover): Chris O'flaherty Naval Minewarfare - Politics to Practicalities (Hardcover)
Chris O'flaherty
R1,432 Discovery Miles 14 320 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Naval mines are pernicious weapons of debated legality and fearsome reputation. Since World War II over 18,400 of these ingenious devices have been deployed during 24 naval mining events, seriously damaging or sinking over 100 ships including 44 warships. Despite this sustained drumbeat of use both in attack and in defence, there were no modern books that examine this `Weapon That Waits'. Naval Minewarfare: Politics to Practicalities is a comprehensive guide to modern naval minewarfare. From explaining the basic tenets of both naval mining and naval mine countermeasures, then examining the modern history of naval mining, through to the legal, political and statecraft factors that should underpin any decisions to employ naval mines, this detailed analysis provides a contemporary view of how this weapon is used as part of a military or insurgent campaign. Focussing on both the psychological warhead in every mine as well as naval mining's lethal effects, it contains a wealth of invaluable information and explanation all carefully scripted to enlighten military historians and inform international strategists. The inclusion of an Annex of mitigations against mining specifically designed for use by civilian ships, their owners and also port authorities makes this an outstanding primary reference for politicians through to practitioners of both military and civilian elements of conflicts that involve naval mines.

Maritime Networks in the Ancient Mediterranean World (Hardcover): Justin Leidwanger, Carl Knappett Maritime Networks in the Ancient Mediterranean World (Hardcover)
Justin Leidwanger, Carl Knappett
R2,841 Discovery Miles 28 410 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This volume brings together scholars of Mediterranean archaeology, ancient history, and complexity science to advance theoretical approaches and analytical tools for studying maritime connectivity. For the coast-hugging populations of the ancient Mediterranean, mobility and exchange depended on a distinct environment and technological parameters that created diverse challenges and opportunities, making the modeling of maritime interaction a paramount concern for understanding cultural interaction more generally. Network-inspired metaphors have long been employed in discussions of this interaction, but increasing theoretical sophistication and advances in formal network analysis now offer opportunities to refine and test the dominant paradigm of connectivity. Extending from prehistory into the Byzantine period, the case studies here reveal the potential of such network approaches. Collectively they explore the social, economic, religious, and political structures that guided Mediterranean interaction across maritime space.

Pirates And Pickled Heads - Sea Tales From Scotland (Hardcover, 2nd ed.): Helen Susan Swift Pirates And Pickled Heads - Sea Tales From Scotland (Hardcover, 2nd ed.)
Helen Susan Swift
R674 Discovery Miles 6 740 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Pacific - An Ocean of Wonders (Hardcover): Philip Hatfield Pacific - An Ocean of Wonders (Hardcover)
Philip Hatfield 1
R966 R824 Discovery Miles 8 240 Save R142 (15%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

If you centre a globe on Kiritimati (Christmas Island), all you see around it is a vast expanse of ocean. Islands of various sizes float in view while glimpses of continents encroach on the fringes, but this is a view dominated by water. The immense stretch of the Pacific Ocean is inhabited by a diverse array of peoples and cultures bound by a common thread: their relationship with the sea. The rich history of the Pacific is explored through specific objects, each one beautifully illustrated, from the earliest human engagement with the Pacific through to the modern day. With entries covering mapping, trade, whaling, flora and fauna, and the myriad vessels used to traverse the ocean, Pacific builds on recent interest in the voyages of James Cook to tell a broader history. This visually stunning publication highlights the importance of an ocean that covers very nearly a third of the surface of the globe, and which has dramatically shaped the world and people around it.

From Cyprus to Lepanto - History of the Events, Which Occurred from the Beginning of the War Brought against the Venetians by... From Cyprus to Lepanto - History of the Events, Which Occurred from the Beginning of the War Brought against the Venetians by Selim the Ottoman, to the Day of the Great and Victorious Battle against the Turks (Hardcover, Annotated edition)
Giovanni Pietro Contarini; Edited by Kiril Petkov; Translated by Kiril Petkov
R919 Discovery Miles 9 190 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Vanished Texas Coast - Lost Port Towns, Mysterious Shipwrecks and Other True Tales (Hardcover): Mark Lardas Vanished Texas Coast - Lost Port Towns, Mysterious Shipwrecks and Other True Tales (Hardcover)
Mark Lardas
R720 Discovery Miles 7 200 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Mary Queen a Legacy of Freedom (Hardcover): Cynthia Marlowe Mary Queen a Legacy of Freedom (Hardcover)
Cynthia Marlowe
R669 Discovery Miles 6 690 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The Grey Undercurrent - Whalers and Littoral Societies at the Deep Beaches of Africa (1770-1920) (Hardcover): Felix Schurmann The Grey Undercurrent - Whalers and Littoral Societies at the Deep Beaches of Africa (1770-1920) (Hardcover)
Felix Schurmann; Translated by Joe Paul Kroll
R3,213 Discovery Miles 32 130 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

By extending their voyages to all oceans from the 1760s onward, whaling vessels from North America and Europe spanned a novel net of hunting grounds, maritime routes, supply posts, and transport chains across the globe. For obtaining provisions, cutting firewood, recruiting additional men, and transshipping whale products, these highly mobile hunters regularly frequented coastal places and islands along their routes, which were largely determined by the migratory movements of their prey. American-style pelagic whaling thus constituted a significant, though often overlooked factor in connecting people and places between distant world regions during the long nineteenth century. Focusing on Africa, this book investigates side-effects resulting from stopovers by whalers for littoral societies on the economic, social, political, and cultural level. For this purpose it draws on eight local case studies, four from Africa's west coast and four from its east coast. In the overall picture, the book shows a broad range of effects and side-effects of different forms and strengths, which it figures as a "grey undercurrent" of global history.

Ship, The Lady and the Lake (Hardcover): Larken Meriel Ship, The Lady and the Lake (Hardcover)
Larken Meriel 1
R646 Discovery Miles 6 460 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

An extraordinary account of one woman's single-minded campaign to restore a Victorian steamship to her former glory and make her an Andean attraction Here is a vivid account of Meriel Larken's incredible quest to restore the "Yavari" steamship against the odds--a ship that is now celebrating its 150 year anniversary in 2012. In 1862 the English-built "Yavari" was taken to bits and shipped to South America. In an epic logistical feat it was carried in thousands of pieces, by mule, up the Andes to Lake Titicaca, 12,500 feet above sea level, the world's highest navigable waterway. She was reconstructed and for more than a century plied her trade up and down the lake, but by 1985 she was a sad rotting hulk--until she was found by Larken, who led the quest to project to restore and preserve the ship. The oldest single screw iron passenger ship in the world, this nautical and engineering jewel is now a major Peruvian tourist attraction.

Shipwrecks and Bush Felling - New Zealand Pioneer Able Seaman G.R. Meredith (Hardcover): Wendy Hamilton Shipwrecks and Bush Felling - New Zealand Pioneer Able Seaman G.R. Meredith (Hardcover)
Wendy Hamilton; Contributions by George Meredith
R653 Discovery Miles 6 530 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
MV Hughes Glomar Explorer - The Top Secret Mission (Hardcover): Mark H Glissmeyer MV Hughes Glomar Explorer - The Top Secret Mission (Hardcover)
Mark H Glissmeyer
R464 Discovery Miles 4 640 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The 44-Gun Frigate USS Constitution 'Old Ironsides' (Hardcover): Karl Heinz Marquardt The 44-Gun Frigate USS Constitution 'Old Ironsides' (Hardcover)
Karl Heinz Marquardt
R776 R684 Discovery Miles 6 840 Save R92 (12%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The Constitution was one of the US Navy's first six original frigates, ordered as a counter to the Barbary corsairs in the Mediterranean. Fast and heavily built, she was nominally rated as a 44 but mounted thirty 24-pdr and twenty-two 12-pdr cannon. Her most famous encounter, after which she became nicknamed 'Old Ironsides' due to British shot being seen bouncing off her hull, involved HMS Guerriere, which she smashed; the same treatment was meted out to HMS Java four months later. Now the oldest commissioned warship afloat in thw world, she is berthed in Boston Harbor. The 'Anatomy of the Ship' series aims to provide the finest documentation of individual ships and ship types ever published. What makes the series unique is a complete set of superbly executed line drawings, both the conventional type of plan as well as explanatory views, with fully descriptive keys. These are supported by technical details and a record of the ship's service history.

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