USS Enterprise CVA(N) / CVN-65: The World's First Nuclear-Powered Aircraft Carrier by Dr. David Mckay
$125.00 NZD
Category: Military History | Reading Level: Near Fine
The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN-65) - Big E - was an icon of her time. During her 51 years of service in the United States Navy she lived up to her name and achieved many "first" and "only" accolades. "Big" described not only her physical size but also alluded to her spirit and ...Show more
Fighting Ships 1850-1950 by Sam Willis
$55.00 NZD
Category: Nautical
Fighting Ships 1850-1950 presents a stunning collection of 150 large-scale paintings, drawings, photographs and ship plans that tell the story of naval warfare from the first iron and steam warships to the deadly U-boats of World War II. Published in partnership with the National Maritime Museum, this n ...Show more
Fatal Storm by Rob Mundle
$29.99 NZD
Category: Nautical
THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER 'Whatever else Rob Mundle may write, this is likely to be his master work' Mike Power, The Mercury 'ROB MUNDLE IS A MASTER OF THE MARITIME NARRATIVE' Sunday Age Just before 1pm Boxing Day 1998, many thousands of Australians gathered - on and around Sydney Harbour, or in fron ...Show more
The Sea Journal: Seafarers' Sketchbooks by Huw Lewis-Jones
$65.00 NZD
Category: Nautical
The sea has been an endless source of fascination, at once both alluring and mysterious, a place of wonder and terror. The Sea Journal contains first-hand records by a great range of travellers of their encounters with strange creatures and new lands, full of dangers and delights, pleasures and perils. ...Show more
The Titanic Remembered 1912-2012 by Beau Riffenburgh
$125.00 NZD
Category: Nautical
At 1:30 pm on 10 April 1912, the Titanic began her first and final voyage. For over 1,500 people this would be the last time they would ever see land. Published to coincide with this centenary "The Titanic Remembered" tells the complete history of this magnificent ship, from its conception as the most l ...Show more
Normandie by John Maxtone-Graham
$200.00 NZD
Category: Nautical
Normandie was unquestionably the most beautiful ocean liner ever built. The world's largest at the time, she also became the world's fastest. Her art deco interiors were unrivalled: capacious, elegant and chic, decorated by teams of France's most talented artists. Yet Normandie was plagued with frustrat ...Show more
France/Norway by John Maxtone-Graham
$150.00 NZD
Category: Nautical
The dean of ocean-liner historians brings to life one of the last transatlantic liners: the legendary France, later renamed Norway. The beloved French Line vessel France was beautifully adapted for another and contrasting life after twelve years, offering exemplary service to a new breed of cruising ...Show more
Ship : 5,000 Years Of Maritime Adventure by Brian Lavery
$55.00 NZD
Category: Nautical
From the earliest dugout canoes and the boats of the Ancient Egyptians, to the most technologically advanced modern battleships and cruise-liners, this is the ultimate guide to every aspect of the ship, and those who have sailed them. Embark on an epic voyage to find out all about the endeavours of the ...Show more
Come Hell and High Water by Jean Hood
$59.99 NZD
Category: Nautical
The drunken captain of an unseaworthy ferry who refuses to return to port in bad weather because he would have to refund the fares; the naval captain who entrusts the navigation of his frigate to a passenger; the crew who callously ignored freezing survivors on a dismasted wreck; the passengers who seri ...Show more
The Voyages of Captain Cook : 101 Questions and Answers about the Explorer and his Three Great Scientific Expeditions by Anthony Cornish
$22.99 NZD
Category: Nautical
DoP September 2008 Captain James Cook is probably the most famous explorer of all time, and not without good reason. The three Pacific voyages of discovery he made between 1768 and 1779 set new standards in navigation, surveying and shipboard health; he discovered and charted numerous lands; and due to ...Show more
Breverton's Nautical Curiosities by Terry Breverton
$35.00 NZD
Category: Nautical
Breverton's Nautical Curiosities is about ships, people and the sea. However, unlike many other nautical compendiums, the focus of this book is on the unusual, the overlooked or the downright extraordinary. Thus, someone most of us do not know, Admiral William Brown, is given equal coverage to Admiral N ...Show more
Clipper Ships and the Golden Age of Sail: Races and Rivalries on the Nineteenth Century High Seas by Sam Jefferson
$60.00 NZD
Category: Nautical
In the era of commercial sail, clipper ships were the ultimate expression of speed and grace. Racing out to the gold fields of America and Australia, and breaking speed records carrying tea back from China, the ships combined beauty with breathtaking performance. With over 200 gorgeous paintings and ill ...Show more