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	Deep Their Grave : The Diary of a Merchant Ship & Her Crew During the Battle of the Atlantic 1942 The Battle of Britain pilots in WW2 are, rightly, revered and eulogised for their courage and heroic defence of their nation. But it is one thing to do battle with the enemy on equal terms, with a well equipped fighting machine, quite another to face that same enemy on a hostile ocean with little or no means to defend against an enemy attack. The unsung heroes of the Fourth Service, the Merchant Navy, have, in comparison, received scant recognition for their ‘Battle of Britain' -- the contribution they made to keeping Britain's ocean life-lines open. This is a story about one such vessel, a peace-time passenger ship converted to a troop carrier, and her crew on a single fateful voyage. The m.v. Patriarch sailed from Bristol in 1942, at a time when the enemy was sinking, on average, an Allied ship every four hours and the prospect of the crew returning safely to their homes and families was, statistically, not good. Seamanship of the highest standard would not, alone, be sufficient to guarantee their safety, for this was a time when Britain's ‘darkest hour' loomed ominously close. Tony Gyles writes with authority and the benefits of first hand knowledge of the times and the conditions that prevailed aboard ship.	Tony Gyles 9780953173716 130x210mm 273 pages Brick Tower Press £6.95 pb
	Destination Cortez Island : A Sailor's Life Along the BC Coast "My grandfather brought his wife and nine children to Cortez Island in 1917 with the dream of founding his own orchard, flower garden, and nursery." And so started a family legacy that would draw the author back to BC's coastal islands for the rest of her life. In 1930, June's parents bought the Loumar, a 36-foot wooden boat destined to become the family summer home for two decades. Now in her memoir of photographs, June relives the magic of those summer days on the Loumar. She provides historical background and highlights points of interest for travellers visiting the island today.	June Cameron 9780938665601 140x215mm, paperback 224 pages Heritage House Publishing £15.50
	Discovering the Great South Land This is the story of the evolution of the sailing ships that gradually linked Australia to Europe. The book explains how the navigational problems of Australia’s huge coastline were conquered by ships that were at the cutting-edge of technology for their time. The story covers the period from antiquity until the arrival of Britain’s First Fleet at Botany Bay in January 1788 and highlights the rapid improvement of ship construction after the European Renaissance began the trend to reasoned experiment that replaced ignorance and dogma and made possible long return voyages to the ends of the earth. The author has been able to draw upon his experience in measurement technology to show that the improvements in ship design after the Middle Ages arose principally from the invention of increasingly precise measuring instruments such as the accurate clock and the lenses used in microscopes and telescopes. The ship’s wheel, copper hull sheathing, antiscorbutic diet to counter scurvy and the sextant were all invented not long before the British colonised Australia. The book contains numerous maps and illustrations that highlight the maritime technology inherited by the British from the ships of Scandinavia, Portugal, Spain, the Netherlands and France who pioneered the ocean pathway to Australia. An Unapproachable Land; Searching for Longitude; Challenging the Atlantic; Portugal Challenges Asia; Europe Finds the Pacific; The Unknown Southland; Carracks, Galleons and East Indiamen; The Dutch Arrive in Asia; The Discovery of Western Australia; Unveiling the Great Southland; Tragedy and Triumph in the Southland; Evolution of the Full-Rigged Warship; Britain Arrives in New Holland; The Longitude Problem Solved; The Discovery of New South Wales; The Race to Colonise the Pacific; Maritime Science After the Enlightenment; Index.	Byron Heath 9781877058318 24 colour photos and 36 b&w illus 180x240mm, paperback 192 pages Rosenberg Publishing Pty Ltd £7.99
	Engines Afloat Set Volume 1, The Gasoline Era Volume 2, The Gasoline/Diesel Era When US landing craft churned toward Normandy on D-Day morning, each was powered by a revolutionary diesel engine developed in a decade-long project overseen by Charles Kettering of General Motors. Based on the material in the Kettering archives and other primary sources, this book chronicles the development of the practical diesel engine and the impact of both diesel and heavy-duty gasoline engines on fisherman, towboats, and the Navy. Included is a discussion of how internal combustion supplanted steam in riverboats and a look at the Navy's adoption of internal combustion engines.	Stan Grayson 9781928862017 Paperback £61.99 9781928862000 Hardback £86.50 b&w photos 215x280mm, 398 pages Devereux Books
	Enoch's Voyage : Life on a Whale Ship, 1851-1854 In the middle of August, 1851, young Enoch Carter Cloud, of land-locked Columbus, Ohio, cast his fate literally to the winds and signed up to sail out of New Bedford on the whale ship 'The Henry Kneeland'. For nearly 3 years he kept a journal detailing the glory, hardships, and dangers of life at sea. The journey took Cloud around the world -- from New England to Portugal, around Africa, to New Zealand and across the Pacific. Encounters with native peoples, mutinous crew members, and the elements are depicted in the peculiarly colourful and detailed language of the time. "A readable and entertaining account, a completely authentic record..." -- Nautical Magazine, March 2002.	Enoch Carter Cloud 9781559210799 160x235mm, hardback 381 pages Moyer Bell £21.50
	Erie Maritime Museums and US Brig Niagra This book recounts the story of the crucial American victory in the War of 1812 Battle of Lake Erie, outlines Erie's naval and maritime history, and tells the details of the reconstruction of the replica of O H Perry's relief flagship, U S Brig Niagara. Concludes with armchair tours of the ship and its homeport Erie Maritime Museum.	Chris J Magoc 9780811727563 Colour photos 155x230mm, paperback 48 pages Stackpole Books £6.50
	Fighting Finish *The Volvo Ocean Race - Round the World 2001-2002* Covering 32,700 nautical miles over 10 months in an open yacht, spanning four oceans and stopping at 10 ports on five continents, the Volvo Ocean Race is the world's premier ocean sailing event. This book presents a unique history of the race that has changed the sport of open-ocean racing forever and provides complete coverage of the race itself, from its start in Southampton, England, in September 2001, to its finish in Kiel, Germany, in June 2002. All of the action from every leg of the race is presented here in full detail, combining images from the world's foremost sailing photographers with colourful writing about the history of the race and the ambitious, adventurous competitors.	Gary Jobson 9780965925877 Colour photos 305x230mm, hardback 168 pages Nomad Press £38.99
	Final Voyage of the Princess Sophia : Did They All Have to Die? October 25th, 1918 is the day that goes down in history as the Inside Passage's worst maritime disaster. More than 350 people lost their lives and the CPR's British Columbia Coast Service was forever tarnished when the Princess Sophia went down off Vanderbilt Reef in Lynn Canal between Skagway and Juneau, Alaska. The authors, O'Keefe and Macdonald relive the tragedy of the Princess Sophia and her last voyage. To this day, many questions still linger or was this sinking really just a 'peril of the sea' as the inquiry concluded. Read about the ones who answered the SOS and their efforts to save the passengers and crew on board, but who later were the ones to recover the bodies instead. 'The Final Voyage of the Princess Sophia' is part of the West Coast maritime history and makes for very interesting reading.	Ian MacDonald and Betty O'Keefe 9781895811643 140x215mm, paperback 192 pages Heritage House Publishing £14.99
	The Frances Smith *Palace Steamer of the Upper Great Lakes, 1867-1896* The Frances Smith was not only the first steamboat to be built in Owen Sound, but also the largest vessel on Georgian Bay at that time. By far the most luxurious vessel to sail the Upper Great Lakes from a Canadian port, she was known as a 'palace steamer'. In the mid-to-late-19th century, the Frances Smith set the standard for speed, spacious accommodation and quality service on Georgian Bay and Lake Superior. The story of the Frances Smith, full of adventure and courageous actions, and even including disreputable behaviour, is a genuine story of life on the Great Lakes in the latter part of the 1800s. Meticulously researched and documented by Scott L Cameron, this book is an exploration of a special part of our past that will be of great interest to history buffs in general, and maritime historians in particular.	Scott L Cameron; Foreword by C Patrick Labadie 9781897045046 b&w illus 155x230mm, paperback 288 pages Natural Heritage Books £19.99
	From the Wheelhouse : Tugboaters Tell Their Own Stories Doreen Armitage interviewed 16 old-time tugboat captains, engineers and deckhands to assemble this intimate and often hair-raising account of life aboard BC tugs. Tugs are called to emergencies on the water, working with the Coast Guard and fireboats to save lives and retrieve damaged vessels. Storms, fog, riptides and whirlpools, bridges, even other boats operated by inexperienced or careless hands can put a tug and its crew in jeopardy. Beautifully illustrated with archival photos and images from the personal collections of the skippers who appear within its pages, From the Wheelhouse is both a lively, personal look at the history of towboating in BC and an engaging portrait of the famous coastal characters and vessels that have shaped this region's maritime history.	Doreen Armitage 9781550173833 b&w photos 217x280mm, paperback 240 pages Harbour Publishing £24.99
	Golden Run : A Nostalgic Memoir of the Halcyon Days of the Great Liners to South and East Africa For 120 years the Union-Castle provided South and East Africa with a vital link with Britain - services that were unequalled for their regularity. During his tenure with Union-Castle Henry Damant occupied a 'ringside seat' by virtue of the various senior marketing and PR posts he held. *The Golden Run* highlights the fascinating post-war history of the Union-Castle Line: The company’s legendary chairman Sir Vernon Thomson, whose foresight and courage in re-building the fleet - six new ships in five years - resulted in the Union-Castle being able, much earlier than other Lines, to re-start a full sailings schedule; His sudden and tragic death on the eve of the centenary celebrations; The heavy weather his successor, Sir George Christopher, made of his responsibilities; His 'rescue' in 1956 by the wealthy Cayzer family, owners of the Clan Line; The four months of bitter struggle prior to the Cayzer’s take-over of Union-Castle, whose flair, style and overall enthusiasm put new life into the historic shipping Line until its closure in 1977. Seven years later attempts were made by Safmarine and others to restart a regular run to the Cape, but most were abandoned. Henry Damant sailed on two of these line voyages and, later, two cruises, and recounts the efforts made by the various shipping companies to recapture the glamour of sailing Union-Castle. Regular line voyages finally ended in 2004 and the author's story is a salute to 147 years of maritime history. The author has lightened this saga with many personal anecdotes, for example: Why did Churchill take the pillow from his cabin when he disembarked? What return favour did Major-General Prior-Palmer ask of Montgomery? What did the doyen of the shipping correspondents, Jack Frost, do on the 1st May every year? What caused the Queen Mother to delay her launching of the RMS Windsor Castle, and some years later, what was her revelation about the cause of the delay? CONTENTS: Introduction; Life in the City in the Thirties; Ten Dramatic Years: 1945-1955; 'A Takeover Masquerading as a Merger'; Launches; Shake-Down Cruises; Maiden Voyages; Captains and Commodores; Every Thursday at 4 o' Clock; Some Memorable Passengers; The End of the Line; Post Union-Castle/Safmarine 1978-1989; Cruising into the Millennium: 1990-2004; The End of an Era; Epilogue.	Henry Damant 9780620350303 120 illus and colour map 210x300mm, paperback 108 pages Stuart-Clark Associates £17.95
	Harbour Burning : A Century of Vancouver's Maritime Fires This book celebrates the performance and dedication of the people and equipment that have long protected the Canadian waterfront. Read about events and disasters that shaped the downtown Vancouver waterfront and False Creed, such as the Pier D fire, the Second Narrows Bridge collapse, the Greenhill Park explosion, and the fire at the Alberta Wheat Pool. Filled with fascinating stories and historical pictures, this is a most interesting read.	Bill Hagelund 9780888394880 70 b&w photos 140x215mm, paperback 208 pages Hancock House £15.50
	High Seas, High Risk : The Story of the Sudburys High Seas, High Risk recounts the Sudburys' most notable and dramatic tows and rescues, told mostly through the memories and anecdotes of former crew members. Island Tug & Barge made headlines around the seafaring world. The Sudburys made almost impossible rescues with ease -- towing their charges through typhoons, pulling them off pinnacles of rock, fighting their fires and keeping them afloat with batteries of pumps. Beset by storms, lightning, and impossible conditions, the two tugs always made it home safely. Year after year the drama was repeated, until, one day, the headlines stopped. The Sudbury and the Sudbury II disappeared, Island Tug & Barge was gone. "A fascinating read..." - Victoria Times.	Pat Wastell Norris 9781550173451 80 b&w photos 155x230mm, paperback Pages: 235 Harbour Publishing £21.50
	The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660-1783 In this all-time classic on the importance of sea power, Mahan, the foremost theorist on the subject presents what he considers to be the six key elements of sea power and shows, citing numerous historical examples, the impact their applications or misapplication has had on history. His book is rightfully considered essential reading for any historian of naval warfare.	Captain A T Mahan 9788181580146 145x225mm, hardback 557 pages Natraj Publishers £18.95
	Into the Savage Land This is the journal of one of three British sailors, searching for lost countrymen, who set upon Alaska's harsh shore at midnight in August 1850. Only two returned.	Ernest Sipes 9780888395627 140x215mm, paperback 144 pages Hancock House £11.50
	Lady of Mann : Last of the Line This book deals with the history of the vessel, the last of the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company's ferries operating from Liverpool to Douglas on the Isle of Man.	John Shepherd 9781871947328 b&w photos 210x150mm, paperback 32 pages Ferry Publications £2.95
	Life at the Extreme : The Volvo Ocean Race Round the World 2005-2006 With stunning photographs and unprecedented access to the boats and their crews, this chronicle captures the entirety of the 2005-2006 Volvo Ocean Race -- the famous and prestigious open-ocean, around-the-world sailing event that occurs once every four years. A complete history of the race, on-board interviews, and a leg-by-leg analysis complement full details on the seven participating teams and their nearly eight-month-long race around the globe.	Rob Mundle 9780977129485 300x230mm, hardback 160 pages Nomad Press £38.99