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Master and Commander
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Master and Commander

By Patrick O'Brian ,

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The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African
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The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African

By Olaudah Equiano ,

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Castles of Steel: Britain, Germany, and the Winning of the Great War at Sea
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Castles of Steel

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Inferno: The World at War, 1939-1945
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Inferno

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Jutland: The Unfinished Battle
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Jutland

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The Wooden World: An Anatomy of the Georgian Navy
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The Wooden World

By N.A.M. Rodger ,

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Judy: The Unforgettable Story of the Dog Who Went to War and Became a True Hero
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Judy

By Damien Lewis ,

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Jack Tar
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Jack Tar

By Roy Adkins ,

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Seafaring Women: Adventures of Pirate Queens, Female Stowaways, and Sailors' Wives
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Seafaring Women

By David Cordingly ,

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Sailor's Heart
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Sailor's Heart

By Martin Campbell ,

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Female Tars: Women Aboard Ship in the Age of Sail
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Female Tars

By Suzanne J Stark ,

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From the Dreadnought to Scapa Flow, Volume I: The Road to War, 1904–1914
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From the Dreadnought to Scapa Flow, Volume I

By Arthur J. Marder ,

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HMS Ulysses
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HMS Ulysses

By Alistair MacLean ,

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The Jutland Scandal: The Truth about the First World War's Greatest Sea Battle
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The Jutland Scandal

By John Harper , Reginald Bacon ,

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Hornblower and the Hotspur
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Hornblower and the Hotspur

By C. S. Forester ,

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Cold Harbour
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Cold Harbour

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London and the Georgian Navy
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London and the Georgian Navy

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The Fighting at Jutland
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The Fighting at Jutland

By G.W.W. Hooper , H.W. Fawcett ,

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The Crowded Hours: The Story Of 'Sos' Cohen
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The Crowded Hours

By Anthony Richardson ,

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The Secret Battle
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The Secret Battle

By A.P. Herbert ,

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I was a captive in Korea
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I was a captive in Korea

By Philip Deane ,

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James Fitzjames: The Mystery Man of the Franklin Expedition
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James Fitzjames

By William Battersby ,

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Perilous Fight: America's Intrepid War with Britain on the High Seas, 1812-1815
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Perilous Fight

By Stephen Budiansky ,

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Secret Flotillas: Vol. I: Clandestine Sea Operations to Brittany, 1940-1944
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Secret Flotillas

By Brooks Richards ,

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Pursuit: The Chase and Sinking of the Battleship Bismarck
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Pursuit

By Ludovic Kennedy ,

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Nelson's Navy: The Ships, Men and Organisation, 1793 - 1815
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Nelson's Navy

By Brian Lavery ,

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Nelson's Navy in 100 Objects
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Nelson's Navy in 100 Objects

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Beat to Quarters
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Beat to Quarters

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Nanjung Ilgi; War Diary of Admiral Yi Sun-sin
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Nanjung Ilgi; War Diary of Admiral Yi Sun-sin

By Pow-key Sohn , Tae-Hung Ha (translator) ,

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The Lady Tars: The Autobiographies of Hannah Snell, Mary Lacy and Mary Anne Talbot
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The Lady Tars

By Hannah Snell , Mary Lacy , Mary Anne Talbot

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The Fear of Invasion: Strategy, Politics, and British War Planning, 1880-1914
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The Fear of Invasion

By David G. Morgan-Owen ,

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Britain and the Mine, 1900-1915: Culture, Strategy and International Law
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Britain and the Mine, 1900-1915

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Jane Austen: Her Life: The Definitive Portrait of Jane Austen: Her Life, Her Art, Her Family, Her World
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Jane Austen

By Park Honan ,

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The Battle of Britain: Five Months That Changed History; May-October 1940
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The Battle of Britain

By James Holland ,

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Gold Run: The Rescue of Norway's Gold Bullion from the Nazis, April 1940
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Gold Run

By Robert Pearson ,

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The Shetland Bus: A WWII Epic Of Courage, Endurance, and Survival
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The Shetland Bus

By David Howarth ,

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The King's Coat
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The King's Coat

By Dewey Lambdin ,

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HMS Saracen
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HMS Saracen

By Douglas Reeman ,

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Mr. Midshipman Easy
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Mr. Midshipman Easy

By Frederick Marryat ,

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Burning Bright
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Burning Bright

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Naval Mutinies of the Twentieth Century: An International Perspective
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Naval Mutinies of the Twentieth Century

By Christopher Bell (editor) , Bruce Elleman (editor) ,

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Warship Builders: An Industrial History of U.S. Naval Shipbuilding 1922-1945
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Warship Builders

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The Far Side of the World
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The Far Side of the World

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Henry Maudslay and the Pioneers of the Machine Age
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Henry Maudslay and the Pioneers of the Machine Age

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The Ballycotton Job: An incredible true story of IRA Pirates
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The Ballycotton Job

By Tom Mahon ,

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The Malay Archipelago
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The Malay Archipelago

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Mutiny on the Spanish Main: HMS Hermione and the Royal Navy's Revenge
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Mutiny on the Spanish Main

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Parkinson's Law
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Parkinson's Law

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Naval Battles of the First World War
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Naval Battles of the First World War

By Geoffrey Bennett ,

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The British Way of War: Julian Corbett and the Battle for a National Strategy
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The British Way of War

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The Private War of Seaman Stumpf: The Unique Diaries of a Young German in the Great War
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The Private War of Seaman Stumpf

By Daniel Horn ,

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H. M. S. Bounty: A True Account of the Notorious Mutiny
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H. M. S. Bounty

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The War at Sea 1939-45: Volume I The Defensive
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The War at Sea 1939-45

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The Merchant Seamen's War
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The Merchant Seamen's War

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Decision in the Atlantic: The Allies and the Longest Campaign of the Second World War
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Decision in the Atlantic

By Marcus Faulkner (editor) , Christopher M. Bell (editor) ,

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Convoy Escort Commander: A Memoir of the Battle of the Atlantic
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Convoy Escort Commander

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In Nelson's Wake: The Navy and the Napoleonic Wars
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In Nelson's Wake

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Jutland: The Naval Staff Appreciation
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Jutland

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The Lost Diary of Samuel Pepys
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The Lost Diary of Samuel Pepys

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Operation Pedestal: The Fleet That Battled to Malta, 1942
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Operation Pedestal

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The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660-1783
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The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660-1783

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Chronology of the War at Sea 1939-1945
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Chronology of the War at Sea 1939-1945

By Jurgen Rohwer , Gerhard Hummelchen ,

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The Press Gang: Naval Impressment and its opponents in Georgian Britain
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The Press Gang

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War in the Islands: Undercover Operations in the Aegean, 1942-44
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War in the Islands

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