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The Great Sea

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Author : David Abulafia
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 019971732X
Total Pages : 849 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (997 download)

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Download or read book The Great Sea written by David Abulafia and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2011-06-01 with total page 849 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Connecting Europe, Asia, and Africa, the Mediterranean Sea has been for millennia the place where religions, economies, and political systems met, clashed, influenced and absorbed one another. In this brilliant and expansive book, David Abulafia offers a fresh perspective by focusing on the sea itself: its practical importance for transport and sustenance; its dynamic role in the rise and fall of empires; and the remarkable cast of characters-sailors, merchants, migrants, pirates, pilgrims-who have crossed and re-crossed it. Ranging from prehistory to the 21st century, The Great Sea is above all a history of human interaction. Interweaving major political and naval developments with the ebb and flow of trade, Abulafia explores how commercial competition in the Mediterranean created both rivalries and partnerships, with merchants acting as intermediaries between cultures, trading goods that were as exotic on one side of the sea as they were commonplace on the other. He stresses the remarkable ability of Mediterranean cultures to uphold the civilizing ideal of convivencia, "living together." Now available in paperback, The Great Sea is the definitive account of perhaps the most vibrant theater of human interaction in history.

The Great Sea War: The Story Of Naval Action In World War II

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Author : E. B. Potter
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
ISBN 13 : 178625705X
Total Pages : 604 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (862 download)

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Download or read book The Great Sea War: The Story Of Naval Action In World War II written by E. B. Potter and published by Pickle Partners Publishing. This book was released on 2015-11-06 with total page 604 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A brilliant, concise and, perhaps, best single volume history of the Second World War at Sea. Written by veteran historian E. B. Potter during his time as resident historian at the United States Naval Academy this history is filled with action and analysis. As the conflict raged from the Pacific to the North Sea the author takes the action in each theater for the purposes of clarity but masterfully links the actions and events together to preserve the historical integrity of the work. A classic of Naval History.

The Mediterranean in History

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Author : David Abulafia
Publisher : Getty Publications
ISBN 13 : 9780892367252
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (672 download)

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Download or read book The Mediterranean in History written by David Abulafia and published by Getty Publications. This book was released on 2003 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contained in this history of the "Great Sea" are the stories of the birth of Western Civilization, the clash of warring faiths, and the rivalries of empires. David Abulafia leads a team of eight distinguished historians in an exploration of the great facts, themes and epochs of this region's history: the physical setting; the rivalry between Carthaginians, Greeks, and Etruscans for control of the sea routes; unification under Rome and the subsequent break up into Western Christendom, Byzantium, and Islam; the Crusades; commerce in medieval times; the Ottoman resurgence; the rivalry of European powers from the eighteenth to the twentieth centuries; and the globalization of the region in the last century. The book departs from the traditional view of Mediterranean history, which placed emphasis on the overwhelming influences of physical geography on the molding of the region's civilizations. Instead, this new interpretation regards that physical context as a staging ground for decisive action, and at center stage are human catalysts at all levels of society-whether great kings and emperors, the sailors of medieval Amalfi, or the Sephardic Jews who were expelled from Spain in 1492. The authors do more than simply catalogue the societies that developed in the region, but also describe how these groups interacted with one another across the sea, enjoying commercial and political ties as well as sharing ideas and religious beliefs. This richly illustrated book offers contemporary historical writing at its best and is sure to engage specialists, students, and general readers alike.

The Sinking of the Titanic and Great Sea Disasters

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Author : Logan Marshall
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 3845712570
Total Pages : 222 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (457 download)

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Download or read book The Sinking of the Titanic and Great Sea Disasters written by Logan Marshall and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2014-12-17 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Das wohl größte Unglück der modernen Schifffahrt, der Zusammenstoß der Titanic mit einem Eisberg im Nordatlantik im Jahre 1912, ist beispiellos in der Geschichte. Diese Kathastrophe, bei der weit mehr als die Hälfte der Passagiere den Tod fanden, hinterließ Fragen und Zweifel, aber auch ein Apell an Konstrukteure und Kapitäne. Denn wäre etwas weniger Größenwahn und Leichtsinn und mehr Vorsicht und Respekt vor dem Meer und seinen Tücken Antrieb für die Fahrt der Titanic gewesen, sie hätte Amerika planmäßig erreichen können. Das vorliegende Buch von Logan Marshall enthält spannende Geschichten über dieses Unglück wie auch weiterer Schiffsunglücke, welche ungemein packend und authentisch erzählt sind und somit bis heute interessantes Lesematerial darstellen. Hierbei handelt es sich um eine englischsprachige Ausgabe.

The Great Sea Island Storm of 1893

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Author : Bill Marscher
Publisher : Mercer University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780865548671
Total Pages : 148 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (486 download)

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Download or read book The Great Sea Island Storm of 1893 written by Bill Marscher and published by Mercer University Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Great Sea Island Storm of 1893 details human courage and perseverance in the face of the second most fatal hurricane in US history.

Great Sea Battles

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Author : Oliver Warner
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 303 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (67 download)

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Download or read book Great Sea Battles written by Oliver Warner and published by . This book was released on 1963 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Last Great Sea

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Author : Terry Glavin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781550549546
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (495 download)

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Download or read book The Last Great Sea written by Terry Glavin and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By the author of numerous books of natural history, including "Dead Reckoning, " this is a voyage through the human and natural history of the North Pacific Ocean.

Sea Power

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Author : E. B Potter
Publisher : Naval Institute Press
ISBN 13 : 1612517676
Total Pages : 440 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (125 download)

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Download or read book Sea Power written by E. B Potter and published by Naval Institute Press. This book was released on 2014-06-15 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A classic work covering over 2,000 years of naval history, from Greek and Roman galley warfare to Vietnam.

The Great Wide Sea

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Author : M.H. Herlong
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 9780670063307
Total Pages : 294 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (633 download)

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Download or read book The Great Wide Sea written by M.H. Herlong and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2008 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Still mourning the death of their mother, three brothers go with their father on an extended sailing trip off the Florida Keys and have a harrowing adventure at sea.

The Great Sea Cliffs of Scotland

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Author : Guy Robertson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781907233371
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (333 download)

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Download or read book The Great Sea Cliffs of Scotland written by Guy Robertson and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Great Sea Cliffs of Scotland is an anthology of outrageous climbing adventures from twenty-six of the most extraordinary sea cliffs across Scotland. From the farthest flung sandstone sea stacks of the northern isles, to the granite playground of the Aberdeenshire coast, via the intricate archipelago of the Hebrides, all the major sea cliffs on the Scottish mainland and surrounding islands are covered in five distinct sections. Each area is described in rich detail and accompanied by personal accounts that offer an intimate perspective of the distinctive nature of this unique environment, and the generous rewards for those willing to accept the challenge of these seemingly improbable lines. With contributions from some of the most renowned pioneers and activists in the field of climbing, this compilation traces the remarkable history of Scottish sea cliff climbing and offers a glimpse of its future. Original poetry by Stuart Campbell complements each introductory section, and exclusive images from some of the UK's most distinguished photographers reveal the cliffs in high resolution with unique clarity and vibrance, capturing the drama and scale of these magnificent seascapes. Full list of contributors: Ross Jones, Tim Rankin, Guy Robertson, Andy Inglis, Lou Reynolds, Dave MacLeod, Wilson Moir, Grant Farquhar, Simon Nadin, Murdoch Jamieson, Rob Christie, Blair Fyffe, Steve McClure, Rick Campbell, Kevin Howett, Karin Magog, Alice Irmak Thompson, Pete Herd, Ian Taylor, Tess Fryer, Mick Fowler, Simon Richardson and Jason Currie. Original poetry by Stuart Campbell. Foreword by Julian Lines, author of Boardman-Tasker winning Tears of the Dawn, and the UK's most prolific deep-water solo climber.

The Great Sea Dragon Discovery

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Author : Pippa Goodhart
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781910611081
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (11 download)

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Download or read book The Great Sea Dragon Discovery written by Pippa Goodhart and published by . This book was released on 2016-08 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Sudden Sea

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Author : R. A. Scotti
Publisher : Hachette+ORM
ISBN 13 : 031605478X
Total Pages : 197 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (16 download)

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Download or read book Sudden Sea written by R. A. Scotti and published by Hachette+ORM. This book was released on 2008-12-02 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The massive destruction wreaked by the Hurricane of 1938 dwarfed that of the Chicago Fire, the San Francisco Earthquake, and the Mississippi floods of 1927, making the storm the worst natural disaster in U.S. history. Now, R.A. Scotti tells the story.

The Boundless Sea

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Author : David Abulafia
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0199934983
Total Pages : 1115 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (999 download)

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Download or read book The Boundless Sea written by David Abulafia and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2019 with total page 1115 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "David Abulafia's new book guides readers along the world's greatest bodies of water to reveal their primary role in human history. The main protagonists are the three major oceans-the Atlantic, the Pacific, and the Indian-which together comprise the majority of the earth's water and cover over half of its surface. Over time, as passage through them gradually extended and expanded, linking first islands and then continents, maritime networks developed, evolving from local exploration to lines of regional communication and commerce and eventually to major arteries. These waterways carried goods, plants, livestock, and of course people-free and enslaved-across vast expanses, transforming and ultimately linking irrevocably the economies and cultures of Africa, Europe, Asia, and the Americas"--

Atlantic

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Author : Simon Winchester
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0062020102
Total Pages : 516 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (62 download)

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Download or read book Atlantic written by Simon Winchester and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2010-11-02 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Variably genial, cautionary, lyrical, admonitory, terrifying, horrifying and inspiring…A lifetime of thought, travel, reading, imagination and memory inform this affecting account." —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) Blending history and anecdote, geography and reminiscence, science and exposition, New York Times bestselling author Simon Winchester tells the breathtaking saga of the Atlantic Ocean. A gifted storyteller and consummate historian, Winchester sets the great blue sea's epic narrative against the backdrop of mankind's intellectual evolution, telling not only the story of an ocean, but the story of civilization. Fans of Winchester's Krakatoa, The Man Who Loved China, and The Professor and the Madman will love this masterful, penetrating, and resonant tale of humanity finding its way across the ocean of history.

The Great Marsh

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Author : Doug Stewart
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 120 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)

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Download or read book The Great Marsh written by Doug Stewart and published by . This book was released on 2007-03-27 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Award-winning photographer Dorothy Monnelly captures the yet-unspoiled beauty of one of the last natural ecosystems in the Northeast. In this collection of 57 large format, black and white photographs, the salt marsh is a solemn force rendered dramatically with crisp scans of Monnelly's original gelatin silver prints. As a native of Ipswich, Massachusetts, Monnelly executes her work with a familiarity and grace evocative of Ansel Adams. Her work is described in the forward by Jeanne Adams, director of the Ansel Adams Trust as capturing the marsh's "amazing sculptural quality." "Between Land and Sea" is grounded with an essay by journalist Doug Stewart, a regular contributor to "Smithsonian" and other magazines. Stewart's words provide a rich context for the images, as well as a strong case for preserving the marshlands. "Standing in an upland clearing overlooking a vast prairie of marsh grass, you can easily believe that a salt marsh is the closest thing a landscape comes to eternity. Even the Grand Canyon is eroding, after all, but a healthy salt marsh is renewed with each rising tide." Monnelly's book is indispensable to those who are conscious of the threat to our planet's sustainability. 57 black and white illustrations.

Battle in the English Channel

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Author : Theodore Taylor
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780380852253
Total Pages : 141 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (522 download)

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Download or read book Battle in the English Channel written by Theodore Taylor and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 141 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the events of the major sea battle in the English Channel in February 1942 when the British navy failed to capture several strategically important German battleships.

The Great Sea

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Author : David Abulafia
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0195323343
Total Pages : 849 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (953 download)

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Download or read book The Great Sea written by David Abulafia and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2011-10-13 with total page 849 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "First published in Great Britain in 2011 by Allen Lane"--T.p. verso.