Shipwreck
Subtitle: a history of disasters at sea
By: Sam Willis
Publisher: Quercus
Published: 2008
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 191
ISBN-13: 9781847244505; 9781847247629
Subjects: Shipwrecks
Description: "The discovery of shipwrecks has unveiled the remarkable stories behind the vessels and the lives of the people that sailed on them. This book tells the stories of ships that have met a disastrous end. Stunning images of ships, wrecks, charts and the characters involved illustrate the stories behind each shipwreck."--Publisher  details.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Ancient and Dark Age wrecks: The Kyrenia ship; title: The Intan ship; title: The Skuldelev ship; title: Galleons and gold: The Mary Rose; title: La Trinidad Valencera; title: The Vasa; title: Broadsides, Pirates and Whales: The Queen Anne's revenge; title: The Battle of Quiberon Bay; title: La Méduse; title: The Essex; title: Iron, Steam and Stell: The H.L. Hunley; title: The Titanic; title: The Endurance; title: World Wars: The Lusitania; title: Scapa Flow; title: USS Arizona; title: The Wilhelm Gustloff; title: USS Indianapolis; title: Nuclear Power, Oil and the Atomic Bomb: The Nagato; title: The Torrey Canyon; title: The Kursk.