A mammoth and sobering record, listing the tragically frequent disasters at sea between 1824 and 1962. The book, though daunting in size, is easy to use, giving

When HMS Challenger sailed from Portsmouth in 1872, a young assistant ship's steward, Joseph Matkin, was among the crew. Throughout the three-and-a-half-year vo

This is the annual edition of new studies of Shaw's life, influence and work.

There was a time in history when the sea was as important as the land for defining a country's social and cultural identity. Outrageous Seas is about that time,