Richard Humble

“A most readable and interesting work . . . deserves a place on the shelves of anyone interested in war at sea during the Great French Wars.” —Nautical Research Journal 
 
On the four sides of the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, serried tablets display the names of 660 honored commanders of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. Most are those of generals and marshals of the French Army—but 26...

Discusses the journey of Marco Polo to the court of the Mongol emperor, Kublai Khan, in the thirteenth century and includes his lesser-known journeys as well.

Discusses the explorer's formative years in Scotland, training as a missionary, expeditions to Africa, and many discoveries there.

Text and cutaway illustrations depict how the crew lived beneath the ocean in a submarine during World War II.

Describes the life and expeditions of the Norwegian explorer who first reached the South Pole.

Takes the reader on a voyage through the history of boats, from the earliest Greek galleys to the modern ocean-going vessels of today.

Analyzes the structure of and provides historical information for a wide variety of vessels, from ancient Egyptian warships and Greek triremes to modern aircraft carriers and ocean liners.