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Shipwreck
Sam Willis
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Description for Shipwreck
Paperback. The drama and tragedy behind history's most infamous shipwrecks. Num Pages: 320 pages, 8-page colour plate section. BIC Classification: HBTM; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 22. Weight in Grams: 252.
Shipwrecks have captured our imagination for centuries. Here acclaimed historian Sam Willis traces the astonishing tales of ships that have met with disastrous ends, along with the ensuing acts of courage, moments of sacrifice and episodes of villainy that inevitably occurred in the extreme conditions. Many were freak accidents, and their circumstances so extraordinary that they inspired literature: the ramming of the Essex by a sperm whale was immortalized in Herman Melville's Moby Dick. Some symbolize colossal human tragedy: including the legendary Titanic whose maiden voyage famously went from pleasure cruise to epic catastrophe. From the Kyrenia ship of 300 ... Read more
Shipwrecks have captured our imagination for centuries. Here acclaimed historian Sam Willis traces the astonishing tales of ships that have met with disastrous ends, along with the ensuing acts of courage, moments of sacrifice and episodes of villainy that inevitably occurred in the extreme conditions. Many were freak accidents, and their circumstances so extraordinary that they inspired literature: the ramming of the Essex by a sperm whale was immortalized in Herman Melville's Moby Dick. Some symbolize colossal human tragedy: including the legendary Titanic whose maiden voyage famously went from pleasure cruise to epic catastrophe. From the Kyrenia ship of 300 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Quercus Publishing Plc United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Weight
252g
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781848664333
SKU
V9781848664333
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-50
About Sam Willis
Dr Sam Willis is one of the world's leading authorities on the sailing navy. He is an Honorary Fellow at the University of Exeter's Centre for Maritime Historical Studies and a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. He has consulted widely on maritime affairs for clients including the BBC, Channel 4 and Christie's. He is the author of several books ... Read more
Reviews for Shipwreck
'The stories of these wrecks are fascinating and well told - even poetic. But it is what each tells us of the maritime world, naval history and the nature of warfare at sea that gives this selection its great interest and shows the erudition and intelligence of the author' Dr Oliver Walton, National Maritime Museum, Greenwich.
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