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The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea
The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea Author:Peter Kemp (editor) 3,700 articles with information which can otherwise be gleaned only with help of an extensive library or online search engine. International coverage of seafaring history of the world from earliest times to 1976. Short biographies of those who have left their mark upon the sea - navigators and explorers, naval and merchant seamen, marine designe... more »rs, writers and artists, pirates and inventors. Yachtsmen and their craft are given due place. Included also are definitions of technical seamanship, accounts of naval battles, histories of famous ships, descriptions of types of vessels, and articles on development and principles of shipbuilding, navigation, seamanship, diving, fisheries, and the lore and customs of the sea. The main articles are written by specialists in their subjects; other contributors are generally well known maritime authors who have long studies maritime history in all aspects.« less