National Maritime Museum
All you museum buffs can wander around the Maritime Museum or the Powerhouse and see these amazing exhibitions. Going for gold The mighty Rabbitohs at the Powerhouse The Maritime Museum Thursday, March 4, 2004 All you museum buffs can wander ... [... more]
Getaway |
International Year Of The Potato
August 17, Australian National Maritime Museum, Darling Harbour, Sydney 2008 is the International Year of the Potato. To find out more, visit the website (see the link below). It includes recipes from around the world, and lots of different pages ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Chris Henry
There were many elements to British Napoleonic naval success but one of the key factors was gunnery. Other countries developed different naval weapons to fit their maritime strategies. The French and Spanish systems developed on similar lines, ... [... more]
Random House |
Nigel Bagnall
The three Punic Wars lasted over 100 years, between 264 BC and 146 BC. They represented a struggle for supremacy in the Mediterranean between the bludgeoning land power of Rome, bent on imperial conquest, and the great maritime power of Carthage ... [... more]
Random House |
David Cordingly
For this rousing, revisionist history, the former head of exhibitions at England's National Maritime Museum has combed original documents and records to produce a most authoritative and definitive account of piracy's "Golden Age." As he [... more]
Random House |
Derek Varble
In July 1956 Egyptian President Gamal Nasser nationalized the Suez Canal, causing immediate concern to Britain and France. They already opposed Nasser and were worried at the threat to maritime traffic in the Canal. This book traces the course of ... [... more]
Random House |
Andrew Lambert
Andrew Lambert is professor of naval history at King's College, London, and vice-president for the British Commission for Maritime History. His publications include [... more]
Harper Collins |
Eric Scigliano
Eric Scigliano, currently an editor at Seattle Metropolitan magazine, has reported on maritime and environmental issues for more than 20 years. His books include Puget Sound, Michelangelo's Mountain, and Love, War and Circuses. [... more]
Harper Collins |
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