Men Ships and the Sea - New Edition Author:Capt. Alan Villiers Learn how pharaohs built their ships; how the steering oar evolved into the rudder; how mariners navigate and seamen live under sail and steam. Glimpse ships of the future, and the undersea world revealed by daring oceanographers. Let yachstman Carleton Mitchell show you how to choose, sail, and care for your boat--how to be skipper as well as... more » armchair voyager.
Mens, Ships, and the Sea now appears in this extraordinary new edition with 423 illustrations, including 18 maps.« less