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ISBN 978-184995-001-5
£14.99

Doctor in the Navy

'Small ships abroad, please'

National Service, Britain's name for conscription, existed between 1945 and 1963. In that time, two and a half million men were required to serve for ... more Information

 

ISBN 978-184995-003-9
£18.99

Solo Round Scotland

The first single-handed circumnavigation by boat and bike
'Solo Round Scotland may be an 'amateur' adventure in its truest sense but it is as professional and daring in its execution as many a large scale international expedition'.

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ISBN 978-1904445-59-3
£18.99

Postcards from the Edge

Remote British lighthouses in vintage postcards
  • Snapshots from the past of Britain's remotest lighthouses
  • Complemented with interesting historical information
  • We've been sending one another postcards for well
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    ISBN 978-1904445-94-4
    £19.99

    Nothing over the Side

    Examining Safe Crude Oil Tankers
    'The book provides a thought provoking and imformative read, and a thorough record of tanker operations today'. Gary Hindmarch, Head of Marine College, South Tyneside College
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    ISBN 978-1904445-64-7
    £14.99

    An Illuminating Experience

  • A rare insight into the 32-year working life of a lighthouse keeper
  • Covers the period of the change from oil lights to satellites, clockwork to computers and semaphore to mobile
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    ISBN 978-1904445-89-0
    £19.99

    The Ultimate Shipwreck Guide

    Whitby to Berwick
  • A unique and comprehensive guide that includes the precise position and characteristics of 285 wrecks between Whitby to Berwick - from fishing boats to submarines and steamers to warships
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    ISBN 978-1904445-58-6
    £16.99

    School of the Sea

    ...it is precisely the sort of record that is immensely important for enhancing our understanding of human affairs. ...The diary that has become a book reveals the light and shade of daily
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    ISBN 978-1904445-66-1
    £14.99

    Escape to the Sea

  • A vivid, first-hand account of the action-packed life of an able seaman in merchant sailing vessels during the Victorian era
  • Enthralling adventures on voyages to West Africa, North
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    ISBN 978-1904445-74-6
    £18.99

    Shipwrecks of the Forth and Tay

  • A wealth of detailed information that is without equal!
  • Expanded and updated edition of a previous successful book
  • Complemented with maps and charts, liberally illustrated with
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    ISBN 978-1904445-50-0
    £16.99

    Mariner's Voyage

    Extract from Foreword by John F. Millican, Director, Warsash Maritime Academy, Southampton, UK

    ..Dr. Solly has very cleverly woven together a social history of
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    ISBN 978-1904445-62-3
    £18.99

    Rats, Rust and Two Old Ladies

  • The trials and tribulations experienced while sailing two old and tired American tugboats halfway around the world
  • A rare and true-life seafaring adventure with a difference!
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    ISBN 978-1904445-67-8
    £16.99

    Walking Over the Waves

  • A fascinating odyssey around the 50+ piers still in existence around the coasts of England and Wales
  • Packed with information, statistics and scintillating stories
  • Lavishly
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    ISBN 978-1904445-49-4
    £16.99

    Argonauts of the Western Isles

  • An updated edition of a classic kayaking book
  • Five new chapters covering Iona, Gigha, Skye, Orkney, the Shetlands and night paddling
  • Enhanced with new colour photographs
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    ISBN 978-1904445-33-3
    £25.00

    Chronometer Jack

    The Autobiography of the Shipmaster, John Miller of Edinburgh (1802-1883)
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  • An entertaining and fascinatingly detailed account of the working life of a 19th century Shipmaster and Coastguard officer
  • A narrative that is unique in its
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    ISBN 978-1904445-29-6
    £14.99

    Light over Lundy

    A History of the Old Light and the Fog Signal Station
    ~ The intriguing story of Lundy's Old Light, which is set into the context of the island as a whole, has been vividly brought to life with photographs, drawings, maps, plans and newspaper
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    ISBN 978-1904445-25-8
    £20.00

    The Victorian Naval Brigades

    A record of the Naval Brigades' extraordinary exploits and achievements during eleven 'Wars of the Empire' in the 19th century

    There is a view that, in Victorian times, whilst the Army was ... more Information

     

    ISBN 978-1904445-23-4
    £16.99

    Outrageous Fortune

    This is the story of a young medical student's coming-of-age as he watched the defeated British Expeditionary Force shuffling through Oxford in May 1940, and his decision to forego a privileged life ... more Information

     

    ISBN 978-1870325-59-2
    £17.95

    West Coast Support Group, Task Group 96.8, Korea 1950-1953

    This illustrated portfolio is produced upon the 50th anniversary of cessation of hostilities and as a remembrance of the ships of Task Group 96.8. Through extensive research the author has gleaned ... more Information

     

    ISBN 978-1870325-78-3
    £14.95

    The George of Port Seton

    The fascinating history of a 17th century trading vessel and its master, a unique account of shipping and trading hundreds of years ago.

    The George was probably a product of the well-established ... more Information

     

    ISBN 978-1904445-16-6
    £16.99

    Sea Like a Mirror

  • More than an autobiography, this is the life of a sailor.
  • Living with the sea evokes a need to write about it, whether in poems, songs or prose. This book records a life spent ... more Information

     



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