The year 1955 came at the height of a boom for passenger ships. World War II had ended a decade before, business was restored, global markets had reopened, and shipping for trade and transport was in high demand. Picture Encyclopedia of Passenger Sh...Loe edasi...
This is the definitive history of the Russian submarine program since WWII.Submarines emerged as a particularly terrifying weapon after WWII, in no small part through the application of nuclear propulsion and the development...Loe edasi...
Lessons in finding freedom, fulfilment and joy wherever you are, and what living a life less ordinary can teach us about what it really means to be human, from the hugely popular content creator, Adam Lind AKA adam.floatinghome...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 01-May-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: Michigan State University Press, ISBN-13: 9781611865677)
This study of the legendary Michigan shipbuilder Frank E. Kirby examines his life and the accomplishments that earned him national esteem and international fame. Kirby was involved in the design and build of nearly one hundred vessels, many of whi...Loe edasi...
Charting the legacy of mid-Americas shipyards and iconic steamboatsBefore the railroad stitched together the American landscape, the dominant mode of transportation in the United States was by steamboat. These grand vessels, their i...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 01-May-2026, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: Michigan State University Press, ISBN-13: 9781611865653)
This study of the legendary Michigan shipbuilder Frank E. Kirby examines his life and the accomplishments that earned him national esteem and international fame. Richard Gebhart brings to life the story of one of the most prolific Great Lakes shipbu...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 30-Apr-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: Fonthill Media Ltd, ISBN-13: 9781781559482)
On All the Seven Seas: Travel Aboard Passenger Ships is a collection of stories of various sea and river voyages made by the author in the 1980s. Some ships featured are now gone, leaving precious memories that have become the substance of pure marit...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 30-Apr-2026, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: The History Press Ltd, ISBN-13: 9781837052271)
Presenting the true stories of three core individuals in Titanics history - Captain Edward J. Smith, shipbuilder Thomas Andrews, and White Star Line chairman Joseph Bruce Ismay...Loe edasi...
The battlecruiser is perceived by many as the most glamorous of warships, remembered for its triumphs and tragedies in both world wars. Often forgotten are its lineal ancestors, the big cruisers that were constructed as capital ships for distant wat...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 28-Apr-2026, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: Liverpool University Press, ISBN-13: 9781835539880)
This book explores the idea of the ocean liner in the literary imagination, asking how it transformed from an industrial machine into a potent symbol, and how it became a focus for dreams and terrors....Loe edasi...
This book sets out the huge legacy of proud maritime tradition from the port of Edinburgh known as Leith. Steam Yachts were some of the finest vessels ever to sail the oceans - a floating palace of understated elegance and favoured by the likes of T...Loe edasi...
