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  • The Story of the Submarine

    by Farnham Bishop ...
    "The Story of the Submarine" by Farnham Bishop delves into the fascinating evolution of submarines, tracing their development from early concepts to modern technological marvels. The book explores the innovative designs and engineering challenges faced by pioneers in underwater exploration. Bishop's narrative is rich with historical context, detailing significant milestones and the impact of ... Read more

    $1.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • A History of Panama and its Development

    by Farnham Bishop ...
    Geographically, Panama is the connecting link between South and Central America.This book originally published under the title “Panama: past and present”; tells the history of Panama and its development. “A hundred thousand years ago, when the Gulf of Mexico extended up the Mississippi Valley to the mouth of the Ohio, and the ice-sheet covered New York, there was no need of digging a Panama Canal, ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • The Hunting Submarine

    The Fighting Life of HMS Tally-Ho

    by Ian Trenowden ...
    HMS Tally Ho, captained by Commander L.W.A. Bennington was a T-class submarine which achieved spectacular success in the Second World War. Her name was chosen for her by Winston Churchill and it proved a very suitable one for a hunting submarine. In a single commission, lasting from 15th March 1943 to 26th February 1945, she operated in the Malacca Strait. Here, surrounded by enemy air bases and ... Read more

    $2.73 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Jungle of Stone

    The Extraordinary Journey of John L. Stephens and Frederick Catherwood, and the Discovery of the Lost Civilization of the Maya

    by William Carlsen ...
    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERThe "masterful chronicle" of the discovery of the legendary lost civilization of the Maya and the quest to unlock their secrets.Featuring a history and description of the major Maya sites, including **Chichen Itza, Tulum,**Palenque, Uxmal, Copan, and more. Illustrated with a map and more than 100 images.In 1839, rumors of extraordinary yet baffling ... ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

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  • One of Our Submarines

    by Edward Young ...
    Series series Pen & Sword Military Classics
    "[Young] immortalized his distinguished war service as a submariner in the bestselling autobiography, One of Our Submarines . . . [a] gripping memoir."— The Guardian"In the very highest rank of books about the last war. Submarines are thrilling beasts, and Edward Young tells of four years' adventures in them in a good stout book with excitement on every page. He writes beautifully, economically ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • Lost City of the Incas

    by Hiram Bingham ...
    First published in the 1950s, this is a classic account of the discovery in 1911 of the lost city of Machu Picchu.In 1911 Hiram Bingham, a pre-historian with a love of exotic destinations, set out to Peru in search of the legendary city of Vilcabamba, capital city of the last Inca ruler, Manco Inca. With a combination of doggedness and good fortune he stumbled on the perfectly preserved ruins of ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

  • The Official U-Boat Commanders Handbook

    by Bob Carruthers ...
    This is the complete wartime translation by the U.S. Navy of the 1943 edition of the official handbook given to all U-boat commanders. The original handbook was compiled from combat reports and was regularly updated throughout the war. The handbook was an invaluable reference for every operational U-boat commander. Simply written and highly accessible for a wider audience, the U-boat handbook ... Read more

    $4.11 CAD

  • Exploration Fawcett

    by Col. Percy Fawcett ...
    The life of Colonel Fawcett is now the subject of the major motion picture The Lost City of Z.The disappearance of Colonel Fawcett in the Matto Grosso remains one of the great unsolved mysteries. In 1925, Fawcett was convinced that he had discovered the location of a lost city; he had set out with two companions, one of whom was his eldest son, to destination 'Z', never to be heard of again. His ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD

  • HMS Royal Sovereign and Her Sister Ships

    by Peter C. Smith ...
    Series series Battleships at War
    This is the wartime history of the battleship HMS Royal Sovereign, along with the story of her four sister ships HMS Revenge, HMS Resolution, HMS Royal Oak and HMS Ramillies. These ships were built and launched during World War I and although old and slow, and bitterly criticised by Churchill and others as being "Coffin Ships", the Royal Sovereign class battleships in fact played a valiant and ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Silent Service

    Submarine Warfare from World War II to the Present?An Illustrated and Oral History

    by Philip Kaplan ...
    See the secret and dangerous world of submarine life and warfare like never before.From the ingenious but impractical designs of seventeenth-century inventors through the nuclear-powered submarines of today, this heavily illustrated volume traces the history of the silent force and the elite corps of men who fought and often died beneath the waves. Though fully describing the development of the ... Read more

    $29.99 CAD

  • The Far Shore

    by Edward Ellsberg ...
    June 6, 1944, D-Day: Allied forces took the beaches at Normandy—and the naval engineering genius of Edward Ellsberg would play a crucial part.Before World War II, Edward Ellsberg had already established himself as a true innovator and master naval engineer, revolutionizing the salvage and rescue of sunken vessels like no one before. Then, having served his country for over a decade, he retired to ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Tree of Rivers: The Story of the Amazon

    by John Hemming ...
    “In his long career of exploration and scholarship, Hemming has become a powerful advocate for the Amazon.”—The New York Times, John HemmingAmazonia is one of the most magnificent habitats on earth. Containing the world’s largest river, with more water and a broader basin than any other, it hosts a great expanse of tropical rain forest, home to the planet’s most luxuriant biological diversity.The ... Read more

    $22.99 CAD