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  • The Caliban Shore

    by Stephen Taylor ...
    The 'Grosvenor' was one of the finest East Indiamen of her day, a grand three-masted square-rigger of 741 tons bristling with 26 cannon. When she ran aground on the treacherous coast of south-east Africa, an astonishing number of her crew and passengers, including women and children, reached the shore safely. But the castaways were hundreds of miles from the nearest European outpost - and utterly ... Read more

    R194,57

  • Unbroken

    by Laura Hillenbrand ...
    The incredible true story of Louis Zamperini, now a major motion picture directed by Angelina Jolie.THE INTERNATIONAL NUMBER ONE BESTSELLERIn 1943 a bomber crashes into the Pacific Ocean. Against all odds, one young lieutenant survives. Louise Zamperini had already transformed himself from child delinquent to prodigious athlete, running in the Berlin Olympics. Now he must embark on one of the ... Read more

    R142,93

  • Iron Fist From The Sea

    Top Secret Seaborne Recce Operations (1978-1988)

    by Arne Soderlund, Douw Steyn ...
    From Cabinda in Angola to Dar es Salaam in Tanzania 4 Reconnaissance Regiment conducted numerous clandestine seaborne raids during the Border War. They attacked strategic targets such as oil facilities, transport infrastructure and even Russian ships. All the while 4 Recce’s existence and capability was largely kept secret, even within the South African Defence Force.With unparalleled access to ... Read more

    R212,16

  • Martyr

    A spellbinding, utterly gripping historical mystery from the award-winning, SUNDAY TIMES bestseller

    by Rory Clements ...
    Series Book 1 - John Shakespeare
    'Does for Elizabeth's reign what CJ Sansom does for Henry VIII's' Sunday TimesThe first book in the iconic John Shakespeare series, beloved by thousands of readers, from true master of historical fiction, Rory Clements.-------------------------------------------------------'Sixteenth-century London comes alive in all its tawdriness' Daily Mail'Beautifully done . . . alive and tremendously engrossi ... Read more

    R219,41

  • Traitor

    A captivating historical espionage thriller for fans of Abir Mukherjee and S J Parris

    by Rory Clements ...
    Series Book 4 - John Shakespeare
    'A master of the wartime spy thriller' Financial TimesThe fourth book in the iconic John Shakespeare series, beloved by thousands of readers, from true master of historical fiction, Rory Clements.-------------------------------------------------------'Sixteenth-century London comes alive in all its tawdriness' Daily Mail'Beautifully done . . . alive and tremendously engrossing' ... ... Read more

    R219,41

  • Ystervuis Uit Die See

    Hoogs Geheime Seewaartse Recce-Operasies (1978-1988)

    by Arne Soderlund, Douw Steyn ...
    Gedurende die Grensoorlog het die Spesiale Magte se 4 Verkennings regiment tientalle klandestiene seewaartse operasies op vaartuie van die Suid-Afrikaanse Vloot uitgevoer. Van Cabinda in Angola tot Dar es Salaam in Tanzanië het hulle strategiese teikens soos oliedepots, vervoerinfrastruktuur en selfs Russiese skepe aangeval. Die bestaan van 4 Recce is grootliks geheim gehou, selfs binne die Suid ... Read more

    R212,16

  • Cruel Seas (True Combat)

    by Nigel Cawthorne ...
    At dawn, they saw her masts on the horizon and immediately prepared for battle. They were up against a formidable foe; the Admiral Graf Spee had already sunk nine British merchant ships in the South Atlantic. Now, her modern prototype diesel engines were set at maximum power and she was heading straight for them at full speed...Read about the Royal Navy’s determined hunt for the enemy battleship ... Read more

    R24,66

  • The Blooding of the Guns

    by Alexander Fullerton ...
    Series Book 1 - Nicholas Everard Naval Thrillers
    A young sailor with the weight of the world on his shoulders, a brother in the line of fire, and the greatest naval battle of all timeJutland, 1916: In the icy waters of the North Sea, the Royal Navy awaits the challenge of the Kaiser's High Sea Fleet.Sub-lieutenant Nick Everard could never have imagined the terror he would face as his destroyer races to launch its torpedoes into the blazing guns ... Read more

    R239,19

  • The Finishing School

    Earning the Navy SEAL Trident

    by Dick Couch ...
    In The Finishing School, former Navy SEAL Dick Couch, author of the acclaimed Warrior Elite, follows SEALs on the ground and in the water as they undergo SEAL Tactical Training.In America’s new war, the first guns in the fight are special operations forces, including the Navy SEALs, specially trained warriors who operate with precision, swiftness, and lethal force. In the constantly shifting war ... Read more

    R155,12

  • Longitude

    by Dava Sobel ...
    The dramatic human story of an epic scientific quest: the search for the solution of how to calculate longitude and the unlikely triumph of an English genius. With a Foreword by Neil Armstrong.‘Sobel has done the impossible and made horology sexy – no mean feat’ New ScientistAnyone alive in the 18th century would have known that ‘the longitude problem’ was the thorniest scientific dilemma of the ... Read more

    R78,07

  • The Edge of the World

    How the North Sea Made Us Who We Are

    by Michael Pye ...
    An epic adventure: from the Vikings to the Enlightenment, from barbaric outpost to global hub, this book tells the dazzling history of northern Europe's transformation by sea.'Pye writes like a dream. Magnificent' Jerry Brotton, author of A History of the World in Twelve Maps______________This is a story of saints and spies, of anglers and pirates, traders and marauders - and of how their wild and ... Read more

    R183,99

  • D-Day

    The Battle for Normandy: Discover the incredible true story of WW2’s pivotal battle on the 80th anniversary of D-Day

    by Antony Beevor ...
    THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER'Magnificent, vivid, moving, superb' Max Hastings, Sunday Times______________This is the closest you will ever get to war - the taste, the smell, the noise and the fearThe Normandy Landings that took place on D-Day involved by far the largest invasion fleet ever known. The scale of the undertaking was awesome and what followed was some of the most cu... ... Read more

    R239,19

  • My Lord and Spymaster: Spymaster 3 (A series of sweeping, passionate historical romance)

    by Joanna Bourne ...
    Series series Spymaster
    Joanna Bourne returns to the French Revolution, pairing espionage and burning romance to create an unforgettable love story. For fans of Stephanie Laurens, Elizabeth Hoyt and Poldark, this is a must-read.A daring beauty, she's infamous for taking chances... Now she'll risk everything for love.Raised as a poor but cunning pickpocket, Jess Whitby has grown into a wealthy young woman. But when her ... Read more

    R219,41

  • China

    A History

    by John Keay ...
    Three thousand years of Chinese history in an accessible and authoritative single volume.Despite the recent rise of China to a position of dominance on the world economic stage, Chinese history remains an elusive subject. Yet it is this vast narrative of appalling loss, superhuman endeavour and incredible invention that has made China the superpower it is today. From the dawn of legend to the ... Read more

    R149,14

  • The Queen's Man

    A thrilling early story in the life of John Shakespeare in the award-winning, bestselling series

    by Rory Clements ...
    Series Book 6 - John Shakespeare
    ***Includes bonus short story***Introduces us to the life of John Shakespeare, Queen's Spy.-------------------------------------------------------'Sixteenth-century London comes alive in all its tawdriness' Daily Mail'Beautifully done . . . alive and tremendously engrossing' Daily Telegraph'Plot and dialogue that hums with Elizabethan slang, profanity and wi... ... Read more

    R219,41

  • Dead Wake

    The Last Crossing of the Lusitania

    by Erik Larson ...
    On 1 May 1915, a luxury ocean liner as richly appointed as an English country house sailed out of New York, bound for Liverpool. The passengers - including a record number of children and infants - were anxious. Germany had declared the seas around Britain to be a war zone. For months, its submarines had brought terror to the North Atlantic.But the Lusitania's captain, William Thomas Turner, had ... Read more

    R220,79

  • Patrol to the Golden Horn

    by Alexander Fullerton ...
    Series Book 3 - Nicholas Everard Naval Thrillers
    Nicholas Everard is ready to run the gauntlet in his most dangerous mission yetThe menacing bulk of the German battlecruiser Goeben lurks in the Golden Horn of Constantinople. It is vital that she is destroyed, and the plan is to send an E-class submarine in through the Dardanelles to sink her unawares.But it has been two years since an Allied submarine passed through the narrow straits ... Read more

    R239,19

  • Neptune's Inferno

    The U.S. Navy at Guadalcanal

    by James D. Hornfischer ...
    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the acclaimed author of The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors comes a “vivid and engaging” (The Wall Street Journal) account of the deadliest, most pivotal naval campaign of the Pacific war: Guadalcanal.“A literary tour de force that is destined to become one of the . . . definitive works about the battle for Guadalcanal.”—San Antonio Express-NewsThe Battle of ... Read more

    R258,62

  • Against All Odds

    The epic story of the Oceanos rescue

    by Andrew Pike ...
    ‘Recording the time as 12.05 am and date as 4 August, musician Moss Hills added calmly: “so I guess we’re going down”.’In August 1991, excited holiday-makers boarded the Oceanos at East London for the trip of a lifetime. Despite treacherous weather, the captain ordered the ship to set sail for Durban. And so began the ill-fated voyage.Hurricane force winds and giant rogue waves aggravated the ... Read more

    R144,54

  • A Wrens' Wartime Christmas

    A festive and romantic wartime saga

    by Vicki Beeby ...
    Series series The Wrens
    German U-boats are getting through the defences. It's up to the Wrens to stop them.After her fianc died in the sinking of the Royal Oak, Mary finds herself stationed in Orkney, still battling her grief. With Iris and Sally by her side, she is gradually overcoming her loss and is surprised to be helped by the irascible Joe.Joe is a signalman aboard the Kelpie and his cheeky Morse code sig... ... Read more

    R165,59

  • Killing Ground

    A no-holds-barred tale of naval warfare from Douglas Reeman, the all-time bestselling master of storyteller of the sea

    by Douglas Reeman ...
    **Celebrating 100 years of Douglas Reeman. Discover the master of the naval adventure thriller.****************************************************************************************The Western Ocean. 1942: from the bridge of HMS Gladiator, Lieutenant-Commander David Howard's orders were chillingly clear. There could be no mercy.To the men who fought to protect the vital, ... ... Read more

    R202,39

  • One Hundred Days (Text Only)

    by Admiral Sandy Woodward ...
    The bestselling, highly-acclaimed and most famous account of the Falklands War, written by the commander of the British Task Force.On 5 April 1982, three days after Argentina invaded the Falkland Islands, British armed forces were ordered to sail 8,000 miles to the South Atlantic. It soon became obvious they were sailing to war. But with no advantage in the air or on land and the vast distances ... Read more

    R177,09

  • Conquerors

    How Portugal seized the Indian Ocean and forged the First Global Empire

    by Roger Crowley ...
    'A rare gift . . . The story he has to tell may be a thrilling one but not every historian could tell it so thrillingly.' Financial Times'Magnificently rip-roaring history . . . Bursting with colour and excitement.' Dominic SandbrookAs remarkable as Columbus and the conquistador expeditions, the history of Portuguese exploration is now almost forgotten. But Portugal's navigators cracked the code ... Read more

    R194,57

  • Too Few, Too Far - The True Story of A Royal Marine Commando

    The True Story of a Royal Marine Commando

    by George Thomsen as told by Malcolm Angel ...
    Seen through the eyes of Section Commander George Thomsen, this inspiring first-hand account, tells of the tension-packed lead up, and the heroic stand, by a tiny band of brothers on one of the most inhospitable islands on the planet South Georgia.They fought alone besieged, isolated, and against an overwhelming invasion force and yet had the enemy reeling on the ropes.This is the story of true ... Read more

    R161,22