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1.		Jack Tar: Life in Nelson's Navy from Little, Brown Price: £14.00 Customer Review: If you read only one book of history this year that commemorates the 250th anniversary of the birth of Nelson, read Jack Tar. During the Great War (1793-1815), the Royal Navy was the backbone of the defence of the British Isles and took a major part in the final victory. Just as the... more info	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information

2.		Empires of the Sea: The Final Battle for the Mediterranean, 1521-1580 from Faber and Faber Price: £12.00 Customer Review: Crowley does an extraordinary job putting together three extraordinary stories that marked the 16th Century in the Mediterranean: The siege of Rhodes, the siege of Malta, and the Battle of Lepanto. These stories, especially that of the siege of Malta, makes the book read like a novel, most... more info	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information

3.		Admirals from Faber and Faber Price: £12.00	Click here for more information

4.		1421: The Year China Discovered the World from Bantam Books Price: £6.94 Customer Review: There is such a thing as a work of fantasy. This is book is just that. No evidence whatsoever. No proof. No circumstantial evidence. Pure tosh from start to finish. This is no more history than books on Atlantis are history. Do youselves a favour - if Sino-European history interests you, buy a... more info	Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information

5.		1434: The Year a Chinese Fleet Sailed to Italy and Ignited the Renaissance from HarperCollins Publishers Ltd Price: £10.63 Customer Review: Garbage. That's what this is. Garbage. It's bad enough that the fore-runner to this book was swallowed hook, line, and sinker by the gullible thousands; but for a sequel, even more outlandish in its thesis, to receive a similar welcome is a poor reflection on the intelligence of the average... more info	Customer Rating: 3.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information

6.		Europe Between the Oceans: 9000 BC to AD 1000 from Yale University Press Price: £28.50	Click here for more information

7.		Qe2: Britain's Greatest Liner from Ferry Publications Price: £19.80	Click here for more information

8.		Fighting Ships 1850-1950 from Quercus Publishing Plc Price: £15.00 Customer Review: This massive tome is a visual delight. The huge format brings to life the artwork and I cannot wait to get my hands on the first volume. The cover price is £50 and even at that I would have been sorely tempted to buy. Having said all that, as someone has already pointed out it is lacking... more info	Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information

9.		Patrick O'Brian's Navy: The Illustrated Companion to Jack Aubrey's World from Running Press Price: £13.99 Customer Review: This book is good and the illustrations and photos are great but it really seems as if the book was written as a generic guide to the Royal navy and then they added on the Jack Aubrey stuff later on. There is no real understanding of Aubrey and Maturin and the books in the series - it's a bit... more info	Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information

10.		A Pirate of Exquisite Mind: The Life of William Dampier from Corgi Books Price: £6.99 Customer Review: Well written, especially in the earlier sections where there is perhaps more material from Dampier himself to rely upon. I picked this up by chance needing something to keep me occupied while travelling. It is worth far more than just some airport novel. The book provides a fascinating view of the... more info	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information

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