Merchant Ships

Home > Nautical > Merchant Ships

Related Sections

Yacht Racing
Catamarans
Sails & Sailmaking
Cruising Guides
Seamanship
Navigation
Wooden Boats
Power Boats
Diesel Engines
Outboard Motors
Shipwrecks
Windsurfing
Surfing
Sports Index
Naval Books
Nautical Index
Ship Modeling
Other Subjects

Departments

Boating Magazines
Sports Calendars
Nautical Posters
Scale Model Ships
Sports Movies

Posters

Nautical Posters

View shopping cart

The Slave Ship: A Human History
from Viking Adult
Price: $18.45

Customer Review:

Marcus Rediker, of Pittsburgh University's History Department, has written a brilliant account of the machine that enabled history's largest forced migration. Exploration, settlement, production and trade all required massive fleets of ships. The slave ships, with names like Liberty, Free Love and... more info

Customer Rating:
4.5 / 5.0

Click here for more information

Buy from: United Kingdom

Sailing into the Abyss: A True Story of Extreme Heroism on the High Seas--winner of the 2006 US Maritime Literature Award
from Citadel
Price: $11.16

Customer Review:

This book is spell binding, excellently written and so full of history that it makes you want to reach out for more info.
A true story for our time and one that needs to be shared. If you want to know more about the Coast Guard and what it's like to be at sea, this is the book to read. I'm... more info

Customer Rating:
5.0 / 5.0

Click here for more information

Buy from: United Kingdom

Maritime Economics Second Edition
from Routledge
Price: $62.60

Customer Review:

I receive a very good article ( new book as I ordered but i got the book 10 days after the delivery date). So, if you can make your delivery on time it will be better.
Thanks

Customer Rating:
4.5 / 5.0

Click here for more information

Buy from: United Kingdom

Lake Boats: The Enduring Vessels of the Great Lakes
from Boston Mills Press
Price: $26.00

Customer Review:

This is a beautiful book, and well worth the money for those who are interested in the subject matter. I bought this for my husband. He says there are only about four pages of text in the book, but he loves the photography.

Customer Rating:
5.0 / 5.0

Click here for more information

Buy from: United Kingdom

At All Costs: How a Crippled Ship and Two American Merchant Mariners Turned the Tide of World War II
from Random House Trade Paperbacks
Price: $10.85

Customer Review:

One quickly forgets about the difficulties in keeping up with the characters in this book while dodging dive bombers.
One actually feels as if present during the run for Malta. I recommend the book for any history buff - if only for the Churchill sections.
A good buy for a good read.more info

Customer Rating:
4.5 / 5.0

Click here for more information

Buy from: United Kingdom

The Outlaw Sea: A World of Freedom, Chaos, and Crime
from North Point Press
Price: $11.90

Customer Review:

This book covers a wide range of subjects related to shipping and explains that many aspects of life at sea are unregulated, or regulated only on a voluntary or theoretical level, and that consequently, maritime life is just as dangerous as it has ever been. The book discusses flags of convenience,... more info

Customer Rating:
3.5 / 5.0

Click here for more information

Buy from: United Kingdom

The Way of the Ship: America's Maritime History Reenvisoned, 1600-2000
from Wiley
Price: $22.75

Click here for more information

Buy from: United Kingdom

The Outlaw Sea: A World of Freedom, Chaos, and Crime
from North Point Press

Customer Review:

Description of this book did not live up to the actual writing. not very memorable

Customer Rating:
4.0 / 5.0

Click here for more information

Buy from: United Kingdom

The Last American Sailors: A Wild Ride in the Modern Merchant Marine
from iUniverse
Price: $17.96

Customer Review:

I don't usually write reviews but I thought this was worth it.
It's hard to believe that this is a first book. Mr. Rawlins's stories are fascinating and the book is well-written. I am a lawyer who had considered going to the Merchant Marine Academy. While I have never spent much time on the... more info

Customer Rating:
4.5 / 5.0

Click here for more information

Buy from: United Kingdom

10.

[no image]

American Merchant Seaman's Manual: For Seamen by Seamen
from Cornell Maritime Press
Price: $50.00

Customer Review:

One of the first books issued to midshipmen at Kings Point (www.usmma.edu), the American Merchant Seaman's Manual is a whirlwind tour of everything the new mariner should know before going to sea. It introduces the fundamentals of navigation, ship handeling, deck seamanship, cargo handeling, safety... more info

Customer Rating:
4.0 / 5.0

Click here for more information

Buy from: United Kingdom

1 - 10

Search for