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Adventures at Sea in the Great Age of Sail
	by Capt. Elliot Snow, --"On March 19th, 1790, I shipped on board the ship Massachusetts, Capt. Job Prince, commander, bound on a voyage to Canton in China ... She excited a considerable sensation for she was the largest merchant vessel built at that time in the United States ... ." In this anthology of five rare firsthand accounts of adventures on the high seas, the writers reveal the spririt of pre-revolutionary war American era when American sailing ships explored the seven seas and transformed a young nation into a maritime power. John Bartlett tells of Alaskan indians, killing sea lions, chasing whales, and at last disappearing from our sight as a pressed sailor in the British Navy. Charles Barnard rescued a shipwrecked British Captain and crew who then seized his ship and marooned him on an Island for two years. John B. Knights bartered for tortoise shell with the natives of New Zealand and the Fiji's. 30 contemporary engravings.. Dover, , 30 Illustr., 5.5X8.5. P, List Price $11.95, Your price $10.15, Book Number B01220. Go top.
Band Of Brothers: Boy Seamen In The Royal Navy, 1800-1956
	by David Phillipson, --This revealing history of the boy seaman rating in the Royal Navy traces its evolution from the 18th-century "officer's servant" thorough its abolition in 1956. Naval Institute Press, , 30 Photos, . H, List Price $26.95, Your price $20.20, Book Number B00352. Go top.
Battle of Copenhagen 1801; The
	by Ole Feldback, --A fresh perspective on Nelson's brilliant tactics and the desperation and bravery of the Danish defenders.. Naval Institute Press, 2002, 30, 6.4x9.5. H, List Price $34.95, Your price $26.20, Book Number B01105. Go top.
Broadsides: The Age of Fighting Sail, 1775-1815
	by Nathan Miller, --No era in naval history has captured the imagination of readers so completely as the forty year period from 1775 to 1815. Few historians as well qualified to bring that era to life as Nathan Miller. A full-scale popular history of that epoch-making time, Broadsides covers the major naval operations of the European powers and the United States, as well as the tumultuous political and social forces that drove nations into action.. J. Wiley, , 30, 6.5 X 9.5. H, List Price $30.00, Your price $22.50, Book Number B00848. Go top.
Burning of Washington: the British Invasion of 1814; The
	by Anthony S. Pitch, --After completing a fifty-mile march to capture the young American capital in the hot summer of 1814, British troops set off an inferno whose glow was seen miles away, The attack was one of the defining moments n the coming-of-age of the United States, and Anthony Pitch tells the dramatic story with all the immediacy of an eyewitness account.. Naval Institute Press, 1998, 30, 6 X9. H, List Price $32.95, Your price $24.70, Book Number B00547. Go top.
Command of the Ocean; The
	by N. A. M. Rodger, --A landmark work on the golden age of sail that illuminates the world of Jack Aubrey and Horatio Hornblower. The Command of the Ocean describes with unprecedented authority and scholarship the rise of Britain to naval greatness, and the central place of the Navy and naval activity in the life of the nation and government. Based on the author's own research in a dozen languages over more than a decade, it describes not just battles, voyages, and cruises but also how the Navy was manned, supplied, fed, and, above all, how it was financed and directed. N. A. M. Rodger provides convincing reassessments of such famous figures as Pepys, Hawke, Howe, and St. Vincent. The very particular and distinct qualities of Nelson and Collingwood are illuminatingly contrasted, and the world of officers and men who make up the originals of Jack Aubrey and Horatio Hornblower is brilliantly brought to life. Rodger's comparative view of other navies-French, Dutch, Spanish, and American-allows him to make a fresh assessment of the qualities of the British. 24 pages of illustrations. N. A. M. Rodger is professor of naval history at Exeter University and a fellow of the British Academy. He is the author of The Wooden World and the highly acclaimed first volume of his naval history of Britain, The Safeguard of the Sea.. W. W. Norton, , , 9.5X6.5. H, List Price $45.00, Your price $33.70, Book Number B00192. Go top.
Decoding History: The Battle of the Atlantic and Ultra
	by W. J. R. Gardner, --This will be my first, but not last, off-the-niche selection. It has a bearing but is a worth-while story in its own right. Anymariner-body remember the analysis of the same subject in the four volume History of Mathematics in the 50's when operations research was big. This work updates history and offers a new framework in which to judge the key factors in the allied victory. Gardner carefully examines the strengths and weaknesses associated with his and other assessments, as well as the limitations of the existing primary sources. He takes into consideration the interplay and complexity between chronology, time, measurement, and economic factors, along with the technology involved on both sides. His conclusion is distinctive and insightful. Gardner was in the RN for 30 years and a specialist in anti-submarine warfare.. Naval Institute Press, , 25, 6 X9. H, List Price $36.95, Your price $27.70, Book Number B00748. Go top.
Fleet Battle And Blockade: The French Revolutionary War, 1793-1797
	by Robert Gardiner, --This magnificent collection of images, along with the detailed text and captions, provides a fascinating chronicle of the Royal Navy's steady ascendancy over the French in the early years of the War.. Naval Institute Press, , 300 Integrated Illust.,, 10 X11.5. H, List Price $49.95, Your price $37.45, Book Number B00353. Go top.
Heyday Of Sail: The Merchant Sailing Ship, 1650-1830; The,
	by Philip Bosscher, --between 1650 and 1830 the merchant sailing ship design continuously improved and diversified with ever-expanding spectrum of local types and specialized variations. Bosscher explores in detail developments at regional and local levels, the influence of trading conditions on the history of each ship type, European and North American traditions, the seagoing ships of the East, working craft of the inland waterways, and sailing pleasure craft.. Naval Institute Press, 1996, 250 Illustrations., 10 X11.75. H, List Price $44.95, Your price $33.70, Book Number B00232. Go top.
Historical Atlas of the U. S. Navy
	by Craig L. Symonds, William J. Clipson, --From the Battle of Flamborough Head during the American Revolution to the naval air wars over Vietnam and Kuwait, this historical atlas charts the course of the U.S. Navy across its entire history. Laid out here are the frigate duels of the War of 1812, the confrontation of ironclads during the Civil War, the World War II carrier battles in the Pacific, and the amphibious landings in Korea. Depicted also are campaigns, operations, and interwar interventions--like the cruise of the Susquehanna, Perry's mission to Japan, the Cuban Missile Crisis, and Desert Storm--all helping to make this cartographic portrait of U.S. naval actions understandable at a glance. The maps in this large-format, high quality book are presented in full color and show the deployment of ships, their tracks, and even some shore activity. Each map has facing text that describes the action and its political, economic, and strategic significance. The atlas is organized chronologically into ten eras with each section preceded by a thoughtful essay about that historical period and accompanied by relevant illustrations of ships, battles, and portraits of significant individuals. Winner of the 1996 John Lyman Book Award, this handy and attractive reference will be treasured by everyone who enjoys reading American maritime history. Students, scholars, and old salts alike will appreciate the bird's eye view of how the Navy's fortunes have changed over the years, successfully guarding the nation and securing its interests. Craig L. Symonds has taught naval history at the U.S. Naval Academy since 1976. He is also the author of Confederate Admiral: The Life and Wars of Franklin Buchanan. . Naval Institute Press, 2001, 30, 8.5 X 12. P, List Price $39.95, Your price $31.95, Book Number B00902. Go top.
History of Warships: From Ancient Times to the Twenty-First Century
	by James L. George, --A one volume encyclopedia of facts about the world's warships from the earliest times. Organized by the four major ages of warships--galley, sail, steam, and modern--the author graphically presents the design evolution, construction, and operational uses of specific, ship types, including their defenses, weapons, propulsion, and famous sea battles. Dense with facts and tables and very useful illustrations.. Naval Institute Press, , Ill., Bib., Index., 6.5X9.5. H, List Price $39.95, Your price $29.95, Book Number B00957. Go top.
In the Heart of the Sea
	by Nathaniel Philbrick, --In his riveting and critically acclaimed bestseller, Nathaniel Philbrick returns an epic tale--the inspiration for Herman Melville's Moby Dick--to its rightful place in American maritime history. In 1819, the 238-ton Essex set sail from Nantucket on a routing voyage to hunt whales. Fifteen months later, in the furthest reaches of the South Pacific, the Essex, rammed by an enraged sperm whale, sank. The 20 survivors, in three small boats, headed for South America, 3000 miles away. After three months only three were alive.. Viking Penguin, , index, maps, photos., 5.3x8. P, List Price $14.00, Your price $11.90, Book Number B00742. Go top.
Influence of Sea Power upon History 1660-1783; The
	by A. T. Mahan, --Influential classic of naval history and tactics still used in war colleges. First paperback edition. 4 Maps, 24 battle plans.. Dover, , 25, 5.4 X8.5. P, List Price $12.95, Your price $11.00, Book Number B00591. Go top.
Last of the Wind Ships; The
	by Alan Villiers, --The photos of Alan Villiers are well known from his work with the National Geographic. This books captures through his work life aboard the last of the great sailing ships. A unique view of an important period through the eyes of a seasoned expert. This powerful images, published fro the first time in this volume, date from the late 1920x through the 1930s and were taken aboard the three ships Villiers worked on during this perod: the Herzogin Cecilie, the Grace Harwar, and the Panama.. W. W. Norton, 2000, 30, 9.3 X12.5. H, List Price $55.00, Your price $41.20, Book Number B00847. Go top.
Mariner's Miscellany; A
	by Peter H. Spectre, --Well-known as the editor of the best-selling annual Mariner's Book of Days, Peter Spectre assembles some of his favorite classic nautical material into an amalgam of practical information about boats, anchors, rope, and ballast, cheek by jowl with poetry, legend, lore, superstitions, language of the sea, art, thoughts about literature, and more. Spectre's unique reverence for boats and literature of the sea, and his many years as an editor of WoodenBoat Magazine, make this book a rich collection of maritime knowledge, and an intriguing reference work of sailor's lore. Spectre is more than the editor of this book; he writes with deep knowledge about the topics covered, and presents among other topics many worthwhile facts about clipper ships, rowing boats, seasick remedies, superstitions, navigational lore, and much more. Chapter heads include: "Buy a Boat and You Buy the Sea"; "Many times, Beauty is the Difference"; "The Search for Comfort Afloat"; "Nautical Books, Memorable Opening Lines"; "Signaling the Old Fashioned Way""; and much more. The book is intended to pay homage to the writers and editors that have inspired Spectre over the years, in the hope that its contents will carry new sailors and readers to what Wm. McFee calls "harbors of memory," and C. G. Davis calls "the ways of the sea." "This book is a compendium covering a whole host of maritime information. I won't attempt to list its colossal range, from the fascinating origins of nautical expressions to a list of former Atlantic Blue Ribbon holders; there is even advice on buying a second-hand yacht, besides the history of rum in the Royal Navy.." "To read this book is akin to opening a box of treasures. There is at once an instant recall, memories rekindled, expressions and words long forgotten, poems, ditties, flag signals, nautical advice, even the smells of long forgotten meals. They are all there and so much more. A tantilizing book which attracts from page 1 to page 289. Illustrated with attractive black and white drawings. Highly recommended." -Sea Breezes Magazine About the Author: Peter H. Spectre, a renowned writer with a lifelong appreciation of the sea and its traditions, is the former editor of WoodenBoat, and the current editor of Maine Boats & Harbors. He is the author of A Passage in Time, A Goodly Ship, Different Waterfronts, and Mariner's Book of Days, which every year delights his many readers. . Sheridan House, 2005, Illustrations, 6X9. P, List Price $19.95, Your price $16.95, Book Number B00194. Go top.
Maritime Album; A
	by John Szarkowski, Richart Benson, --Collections of old nautical photographs always provide the opportunity to study and to unravel the mystery of what the photo reveals. You can join the authors do this. Photographs from The Mariners' collection selected by John Szarkowski, the most eminent photographic historian of our time. The inspired pairing of Szarkowski's eye with photo reproductions by MacArthur Fellow (and Yale Art School Dean) Richard Benson, who also wrote the accompanying essays, has resulted in a literary treasure.. Harvard Univ. Press, 1997, 100 Black And White Photographs, . P, List Price $33.95, Your price $27.15, Book Number B00449. Go top.
Maritime New York in Nineteenth-Century Photographs
	by Harry Johnson and Frederick S. Lightfoot, --Rich treasury of 210 vintage views of New York harbor before 1900. Clipper ships, South Street Docks, Brooklyn Navy Yard, Cunard liners, much more.. Dover, , , 8.25X11. P, List Price $14.95, Your price $12.70, Book Number B00590. Go top.
Millions for Defense: The Subscription Warships of 1798
	by Frederick Leiner, --During the 1790's the toast "millions for defense, not a cent for tribute" became popular in the new United States as the nation teetered towards open war with France. Incensed by demands for bribes from French diplomats and Frances's galling seizures of US merchant ships, Americans were provoked to action. The US had no fleet in the 1790s, Congress having sold the Continental Navy warships, so private US citizens decided to help build a Navy. Merchants from Newburyport, MA took the lead by building a 20-gun warship and their precedent led to other subscription ships up and down the coast, including the Philadelphia , Essex, and Boston. The book offers significant insights into the American mindset and politics during what is arguably the most critical period in American History.. Naval Institute Press, , 15 photos, appx., biblio., 6 X9. H, List Price $36.95, Your price $27.70, Book Number B00690. Go top.
Naval Occurrences of the War of 1812
	by William James, -- Introduction by Andrew Lambert. English lawyer and historian William James wrote this book in 1817 to counter what he considered the bombastic, patriotic, and false version of the war put forward by American authors. To free the war from "American dross," James used his legal mind to pick through a wealth of evidence and came to the conclusion that "no American ship of war has, after all, captured a British ship of the same force." Many of the work's more controversial and vociferous passages were deleted or toned down for his six-volume history of the Royal Navy published in 1826, but this fully reset classic-which includes more than one hundred contemporary official documents-allows readers to appreciate the full force of James's original arguments. . Conway, , 8 ILLUSTRATIONS. Original title page., 5.7X8.8. H, List Price $39.95, Your price $29.95, Book Number B00159. Go top.
Naval War of 1812; The
	by Robert Gardiner, --Theodore Roosevelt call this "the unnecessary war," a war provoked by mutual misunderstandings and prosecuted without clear aims on either side. It was a war of surprises: the previously omnipotent Royal Navy suffered a series of of humiliating losses at sea, while the American invasion of Canada was stopped by a makeshift force of colonial militia, native Indians, and a handful of regulars. The book illustrates all facets of the War of 1812 with contemporary sources from the British Maritime Museum and the archives of North America. It also includes a wealth of eyewitness material from diaries, journals, and sketchbooks of participants. Readers learn that in almost every aspect, it was a naval war with even the American and Canadian campaign and the British burning of Washington depending entirely on seapower.. Naval Institute Press, , 300 illustrations, 9.5 X11.5. H, List Price $48.95, Your price $36.70, Book Number B00128. Go top.
Naval Warfare in the Age of Sail: War at Sea 1756-1815
	by Bernard Ireland, --A colorful history of the men, ships, and tactics that made Nelson's navy the most feared fighting force on earth. Covers how warships were built, sailed, and fought in the era made popular by Patrick O'Brian and C. S. Forester. Text and illustrations bring the often dense technical detail to vivid life for the general reader. Acclaimed naval Artist Tony Gibbons provides illustration of every ship type.. W. W. Norton, , Color illustrations throughout., 8.L5X 11. H, List Price $49.95, Your price $37.45, Book Number B00849. Go top.
Navies And The American Revolution, 1775-1783
	by Robert Gardiner, --The crucial contributions of seapower to the struggle for American independence forms the theme for this volume, drawing on published prints, maps and illustrated journals of the time to achieve a remarkable impression of the maritime aspects of the war, in all its variety and drama.. Naval Institute Press, 1997, 300 Illus.,, 10 X11.5. H, List Price $49.95, Your price $37.45, Book Number B00355. Go top.
Old Ironsides
	by Thomas C. Gillmer, --The rise, decline and resurrection of the USS Constitution, America's most famous warship. Many rare paintings and plans.. INT, 1997, , 7X9. P, List Price $19.95, Your price $16.95, Book Number B01122. Go top.
Safeguard Of The Sea: A Naval History Of Britain 660--1649; The
	by N. A. M. Rodger, --Throughout the chronicle of Britain's history, one factor above all others has determined the fate of kings, the security of trade, and the integrity of the realm. Without its navy, Britain would have been a weakling among the nations of Europe, could never have built or maintained the empire, and in all likelihood would have been overrun by the armies of Napoleon and Hitler. N. A. M Rodger has produced a superb work, combining scholarship with narrative, that demonstrates how the political and social history of Britain has been inextricably intertwined with the strength, or weakness, of her sea Power. "An uncommonly valuable book ... The most authoritative and enjoyable text on the subject that can be imagined." --Patrick O'Brian. W. W. Norton, 1998, , 6.13X9.25. H, List Price $39.95, Your price $29.95, Book Number B00472. Go top.
Sail and Steam Navy List; The
	by David Lyon, Rif Winfield, --David Lyon's highly regarded Sailing Navy List detailed every Royal Navy warship of the age of sail by era, ship type and class. This book is the much-anticipated follow-up volume. It provides details of design and construction history, technical specifications, and fates for all warships of the important but poorly documented period between 1815 and 1889, which saw the introduction of steam power and the gradual replacement of sail. Extensively illustrated, the new work includes a representative collection of original plans from the little-seen collection at the British National Maritime Museum. In addition, appendixes cover captured, purchased and hired vessels, as well as Coast Guard and packet vessels for which the Royal Navy was responsible. Rif Winfield ably brought this volume to fruition after David Lyon's death in 2000 and their final collaboration is sure to be treasured by historians as well as modelers for its detailed data and diagrams.. Naval Institute Press, , 200 line drawings, . H, List Price $95.00, Your price $71.25, Book Number B01266. Go top.
Sailing Navy 1775-1854; The
	by Paul H. Silverstone, --The first volume of a new warship series features the only complete comopilation of American warships from the American Revolution and the quasi-war with France through US actions agains the Barbary coast, the War of 1812, and the Mexican War. Important details for each ship, including even the lesser known and smaller vessels of the fleet, are listed in convenient tablular format . Entries provide inforation on ship size, where and when it was built, and its navel service. Historical details include actions fought, campaigns, damages sustained in peace and war with number killed, prizes taken and ships sunk, dates of commissioning and length of service, names used in the merchantt marine and other services and finally the ultimate fate of each ship. This is the first time researchers will find such a variety of information in a single volume.. Naval Institute Press, 2000, 78 photos, 8.5 X 11. H, List Price $38.95, Your price $29.20, Book Number B00860. Go top.
Ships of Discovery and Exploration
	by Lincoln Paine, --Tells the stories of 125 vessels that have played a crucial roles in voyages of discovery and geographical exploration from Polynesian double canoes t the latest deep-ocean submersibles.. Houghton Mifflin Co., 2000, index, photos through out, exstensive bibliography, 7 x 9. P, List Price $17.00, Your price $14.45, Book Number B00882. Go top.
Social History of the Navy; The
	by Michael Lewis, --This finely researched book is a portrait of the Royal Navy during the Napoleonic wars; in particular, a portrait of the Navy's people, of the officers and men who formed the formidable fighting force made popular by the novels of C. S. Forester and Patrick O'Brian.. Chatham, 2004, 32 Illustrations, 6X9. H, List Price $44.95, Your price $33.70, Book Number B00169. Go top.
Splintering the Wooden Wall:The British Blockade of the US-1812-1815
	by Wade G. Dudley, --New theories on the effectiveness of the Royal Navy's blockade in the War of 1812. 7 illus. 5 maps, apps, notes, bibliog. Index.. Naval Institute Press, , 30, 6.4X9.3. H, List Price $32.95, Your price $24.70, Book Number B01104. Go top.
Star Captains: Frigate Command in the Napoleonic Wars; The (Mar 2002)
	by Tom Wareham, --Novelists from C. S. Forester to Patrick O'Brian have glorified Nelson's dashing frigate captains, but how much of their story is true? Based on detailed studies, the author of this new volume contends that frigate commanders were an elite group whose careers followed separate paths from their contemporaries. They exhibited specific and highly prized skills (no pun) that were rewarded with fast-track promotions and resulted in the creation of one of the most successful military cadres in history.. Chatham, , 24 illus., . H, List Price $34.95, Your price $26.20, Book Number B01010. Go top.
Terror Before Trafalgar; The
	by Tom Pocock, --In 1801 as Napoleon's Grande Armee faced an army of English volunteers across the Channel, a secret war of espionage and subversion was being fought by little-known men in the shadows. Mostly a war of the wits known as "The Great Terror," it was a time of secret agents, murder, political intrigue, and secret new weapons-all brilliantly captured in this book by one of the world's foremost authorities of the period. Tom Pocock takes readers behind the scenes as he describes the years leading up to the legendary battle at Trafalgar and Napoleon's threatened invasion of England. Pocock provides a telling picture of the people caught up in these unique events: the admirals, generals, and politicians on both sides, including Lord Nelson himself as he blockaded the French at sea for two years; the women who were caught up in the storm, including Emma Hamilton, Fanny Burney, and Jane Austen; and the less-familiar figures who played important roles in this secret war, including Robert Fulton and his efforts to get first the French and then the British to develop his torpedoes, rockets, and submarines. The author is equally good at describing events in London drawing rooms and on the quarterdecks of French warships, and his book adds thrilling new detail to one of the most discussed battles in naval history. First published in hardcover in 2002, this is the first and only paperback edition available. Tom Pocock is the author of eight books about Horatio Nelson, including Remember Nelson. A former naval correspondent of The Times of London and defense correspondent of the London Evening Standard, he lives in London.. USNIP, , 40 Illus., 6X9. P, List Price $16.95, Your price $14.40, Book Number B00188. Go top.
Terror before Trafalgar; The
	by Tom Pocock, --+ The extraordinary period, following Napoleon's threat to invade England in1801 came to be known as "The Great Terror." Pocock describes the campaigns and steps leading to the great sea battle of Trafagar with its decisive destruction of the French Fleet and the ending of any threat of invasion.. W. W. Norton, 2003, , 6.4X9.5. H, List Price $24.95, Your price $18.70, Book Number B01289. Go top.
Valiant Captains; The
	by Sheldon A. Jacobson, --An anthology of stories about captains, sea battles, and the English Channel. Historical fiction with an emphasis on the result of valiant efforts.. Educare Press, , , 5.3X8. P, List Price $12.95, Your price $11.00, Book Number B01245. Go top.