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Auckland Island is a godforsaken place in the middle of the Southern Ocean, 285 miles south of New Zealand. With year-round freezing rain and howling winds, it is one of the most forbidding places in the world. To be shipwrecked there means almost certain death. In 1864, Captain Thomas Musgrave and his crew of four aboard the schooner Grafton wreck on the southern end of the island. Utterly alone in a dense coastal forest, plagued by stinging blowflies and relentless rain, Captain Musgrave inspires his men to take action.

Out of the Depths explores all aspects of shipwrecks across four thousand years, examining their historical context and significance, showing how shipwrecks can be time capsules, and shedding new light on long-departed societies and civilizations. Alan G. Jamieson not only informs listeners of the technological developments over the last sixty years that have made the true appreciation of shipwrecks possible, but he also covers shipwrecks in culture and maritime archaeology, their appeal to treasure hunters, and their environmental impacts.

New York Times “The Nonfiction Everyone Will Be Talking About in 2026” An astonishing true story—one of the most gripping maritime sagas of the nineteenth century—told by our era’s “expert literary steersman” (Washington Post). From the best-selling author of Black Flags, Blue...

Bloomsbury presents Hunt the Bismarck: The pursuit of Germany's most famous battleship by Angus Konstam, read by David Monteath Hunt the Bismarck tells the story of Operation Rheinübung, the Atlantic sortie of Nazi Germany's largest battleship, Bismarck, in May 1941 and her subsequent pursuit...

On January 2, 1678, a fleet of French ships sank off the Venezuelan coast. This proved disastrous for French naval power in the region, and sparked the rise of a golden age of piracy. Tracing the lives of fabled pirates like the Chevalier de Grammont, Nikolaas Van Hoorn, Thomas Paine, and Jean...

SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER BLACKWELL'S NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE MONTH The extraordinary story of how the Endurance, Sir Ernest Shackleton's ship, was found in the most hostile sea on Earth in 2022 On 21 November 1915, Sir Ernest Shackleton’s ship, Endurance, finally succumbed to the crushing ice...

Uncover the engineering secrets of massive ocean liners and the science of buoyancy in this accessible maritime adventure. Perfect for curious families on a road trip commute or weekend learners craving an awe-inspiring educational journey, this listening experience transforms complex physics...

Conquer the crushing pressure of the deep ocean with this accessible science guide to underwater marine engineering. Perfect for an educational commute or a relaxing listen, this awe-inspiring journey satisfies your curious mind without drowning you in complex math. Feel confident understanding...

Plunge into a haunting maritime history where sunken shipwrecks and doomed voyages expose lost historical mysteries. Perfect for your daily commute or late-night armchair exploration, this atmospheric journey transforms the treacherous ocean floor into a suspenseful archive of human triumph and...

Plunge into military history and stealth technology to master the unseen aquatic battlefields of the deep ocean. Perfect for your daily commute, this immersive audio experience transforms your headphones into a pressurized steel hull gliding silently through absolute darkness. Explore the tense...

Dive into an immersive maritime history exploring how humble wooden fleets conquered the oceans and forged global trade. Perfect for your daily commute or armchair traveling, this epic journey reveals how simple timber watercraft transformed from basic survival tools into sprawling modern...

Dive into the deep ocean and explore the thrilling military history and engineering breakthroughs of underwater travel. From ancient diving bells to lethal Cold War nuclear platforms, discover how daring visionaries conquered the ultimate hostile environment. Perfect for an adventurous commute...

Embark on a gripping maritime history adventure where daring sailors risk everything to conquer a relentless ocean. Perfect for an immersive daily commute or focused learning, this awe-inspiring narrative transforms the abstract concept of a spherical earth into a brutal, lived reality. Feel the...

Embark on an awe-inspiring maritime history adventure tracing human innovation from ancient rafts to modern steel giants. Perfect for your daily commute, this immersive narrative transforms your drive into a vivid voyage across uncharted oceans. Witness firsthand how daring navigators braved the...

Explore gripping maritime history where human ambition battles the unforgiving ocean in tales of catastrophic disaster. From fragile ancient vessels to modern steel titans, discover how fatal errors and brutal weather transformed routine voyages into legendary shipwrecks. These submerged time...

Experience the chilling true maritime history of a merchant ghost ship found adrift with its entire crew vanished. Perfect for your daily commute, this immersive historical mystery drops you straight into the perilous world of nineteenth-century Atlantic trade. Feel the suspense build as you...

Bloomsbury presents Titanic on Trial by Nic Compton, read by Peter Altschuler. Capturing the disbelief, the chaos and the terror of the fateful night the Titanic sank 100 years ago, Titanic on Trial brings to life the tragedy through the voices of those who survived it. Stories about the sinking...

In Too Far on a Whim, Tyler A. Pitrof presents a high-spirited revision of the US Navy's commitment to high-steam propulsion systems, the mainstay of its World War II fleets. Pitrof's research persuasively demonstrates that in its war against the Imperial Japanese Navy, the US Navy succeeded despite its high-steam propulsion systems rather than because of them. Pitrof provides an account that extends far beyond technology and into matters of naval hierarchies and bureaucracy, strategic theory, and ego.

In her latest book, Rebecca Harrison takes you back in time over 150 years to ride the grand Columbia and Willamette Rivers on the sternwheelers of the mid-1800s. Meticulously researched, Aboard the Portland: A History of the Northwest Steamers tells the exciting story of these trade and transport ships and explores how the Portland survived time and harsh work to become one of the last operating steam sternwheelers in America.

AN ECONOMIST BEST BOOK OF 2024 'Masterful and entrancing - this is big history at its best.' Professor Alice Roberts, author of Ancestors 'A real-life Indiana Jones takes readers on a dive through these underwater museums, revealing the sunken secrets of the past' The Times From a Bronze Age...