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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
Histories of the Unexpected: The Romans by Sam Willis; James Daybell
$22.99 NZD
Category: History | Series: Histories of the Unexpected Ser.
In this new series of short books under the Histories of the Unexpected brand, Sam Willis and James Daybell take on some of greatest historical subjects but in an entirely unexpected way.
Histories of the Unexpected: The Tudors by Sam Willis; James Daybell
$22.99 NZD
Category: History | Series: Histories of the Unexpected Ser.
In this new series of short books under the Histories of the Unexpected brand, Sam Willis and James Daybell take on some of greatest historical subjects but in an entirely unexpected way.
Histories of the Unexpected: The Vikings by Sam Willis; James Daybell
$22.99 NZD
Category: History | Series: Histories of the Unexpected
In this new series of short books under the Histories of the Unexpected brand, Sam Willis and James Daybell take on some of greatest historical subjects but in an entirely unexpected way.
Histories of the Unexpected: World War II by Sam Willis; James Daybell
$22.99 NZD
Category: History | Series: Histories of the Unexpected Ser.
In this new series of short books under the Histories of the Unexpected brand, Sam Willis and James Daybell take on some of greatest historical subjects but in an entirely unexpected way.
In the Hour of Victory: The Royal Navy at War in the Age of Nelson by Sam Willis
$59.99 NZD
Category: History
"Between 1794 and 1815 the Royal Navy repeatedly crushed her enemies at sea in a period of military dominance that equals any in history. When Napoleon eventually died in exile, the Lords of the Admiralty ordered that the original battle dispatches from the seven major fleet battles in the period - The ...Show more
In the Hour of Victory: The Royal Navy at War in the Age of Nelson by Sam Willis
$35.00 NZD
Category: Military History
Between 1794 and 1815 the Royal Navy repeatedly crushed her enemies at sea in a period of military dominance that equals any in history. When Napoleon eventually died in exile, the Lords of the Admiralty ordered that the original dispatches from seven major fleet battles - The Glorious First of June (17 ...Show more
Shipwreck: A History of Disasters at Sea by Sam Willis
$24.99 NZD
Category: Automotive & Transport
Shipwrecks have captured our imagination for centuries. Here acclaimed historian Sam Willis traces the astonishing tales of ships that have met with disastrous ends, along with the ensuing acts of courage, moments of sacrifice and episodes of villainy that inevitably occurred in the extreme conditions. ...Show more
The Admiral Benbow: The Life and Times of a Naval Legend by Sam Willis
$39.99 NZD
Category: History | Series: Hearts of Oak Trilogy
Admiral John Benbow was an English naval hero, a fighting sailor of ruthless methods but indomitable courage. Benbow was a man to be reckoned with. In 1702, however, when Benbow engaged a French squadron off the Spanish main, other ships in his squadron failed to support him. His leg shattered by a cann ...Show more
The Glorious First of June by Sam Willis
$64.99 NZD
Category: History | Series: Hearts of Oak Trilogy
On 1 June 1794, after a week of skirmishing, the French and British fleets came to close quarters in the northwest Atlantic, some 400 miles off the coast of Brittany. No battle had ever been fought so far from land. The French, in ships painted blood-red and bearing banners proclaiming 'la Republique ou ...Show more
The Glorious First of June: Fleet Battle in the Reign of Terror by Sam Willis
$34.99 NZD
Category: Military History | Series: Hearts of Oak Trilogy
France, early summer 1794. The French Revolution has been hijacked by the extreme Jacobins and is in the grip of The Terror. While the guillotine relentlessly takes the heads of innocents, two vast French and British fleets meet in the mid-Atlantic following a week of skirmishing. After fierce fighting, ...Show more
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