- Paperback: 992 pages
- Publisher: Oxford Paperbacks; New edition edition (31 Jan 1988)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0192820842
- ISBN-13: 978-0192820846
- Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 15.7 x 4.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 561,466 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"[T]his book is an invaluable reference for anyone who is interested in maritime and naval affairs and history....[I]t lives up to the billing given it by one British critic: '[a] totally absorbing work covering almost every possible subject to do with maritime matters.'"--Proceedings, April 1995
"Marvelous....Comprehends between two covers the secrets of the sea and the treasures of the men who sail on it."--Times
"Expertly edited....Tells you all you ever wanted to know about the sea."--Sunday Telegraph
"Peter Kemp and his distinguished crew of contributors and illustrators have done us proud....It's a beguiling book."--Daily Telegraph
"Deserves a place by every bunk."--The Listener
"A totally absorbing work...covering almost every possible subject to do with maritime matter."--Financial Times
"For anybody with an interest in the sea."--Guardian
"Marvelous....Comprehends between two covers the secrets of the sea and the treasures of the men who sail on it."--Times
"Expertly edited....Tells you all you ever wanted to know about the sea."--Sunday Telegraph
"Peter Kemp and his distinguished crew of contributors and illustrators have done us proud....It's a beguiling book."--Daily Telegraph
"Deserves a place by every bunk."--The Listener
"A totally absorbing work...covering almost every possible subject to do with maritime matter."--Financial Times
"For anybody with an interest in the sea."--Guardian
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This book is intended for all those with a love of the sea and all things nautical
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16 of 19 people found the following review helpful
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In my spare time I sail on the square-rigged brigs of the Sail Training Association. If that term, "square-rigged brigs" means nothing to you, then this is the book for you.
I needed a reference book that would provide me with practical definition of a wide variety of sailing terms, but I didn't need a book about yachts as they operate in a different world. Large sailing ships are a cross between a historic exhibit and a modern merchant vessel, and this is the only book I have found that covers it all.
Even when you don't need to look up something specific it provides hours of entertainment when pages are just selected at random. There's a fascinating nautical fact on every page - guaranteed.
It's perfect for anyone who sails, anyone who's interested in maritime history, or indeed anyone who's ever wandered down to one of the ports used for the Cutty Sark Tall Ships Race.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Every time I pick up this book I find myself being drawn into reading far more than was either planned or expected. It is a beguiling book because each fact explained seems to lead to another which must also be found and read. But, in turning the pages one is constantly hijacked by something of interest which has simply caught the eye - and so it continues.
Laid out in true encyclopaedic form, this book contains almost one thousand pages of facts - many of which are supported by black and white graphics or photographs. The only exception is the colour used right at the end to show; Ships flags, ships lights, Buoys and Buoyage - all of which are, of course, wholly dependant on colour in order to be fully explained.
The bookshelf of anyone engaged in the research of ships and shipwrecks would be empty without a copy of this excellent and most useful publication.
NM
Laid out in true encyclopaedic form, this book contains almost one thousand pages of facts - many of which are supported by black and white graphics or photographs. The only exception is the colour used right at the end to show; Ships flags, ships lights, Buoys and Buoyage - all of which are, of course, wholly dependant on colour in order to be fully explained.
The bookshelf of anyone engaged in the research of ships and shipwrecks would be empty without a copy of this excellent and most useful publication.
NM
0 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
An excellent reference covering a whole range of topics, from people who made it into history with regard to the sea, sea battles and on to descriptions of a wide variety of ships.
It is arranged alphabetically, so it is easy to navigate. There is a great deal of information, too much to try to condense it here, but if I say the book weighs about 1kg, it will give some idea of the depth of its content.
It does not give much space to kayaks or canoes, but the title reflects that.Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea
It is arranged alphabetically, so it is easy to navigate. There is a great deal of information, too much to try to condense it here, but if I say the book weighs about 1kg, it will give some idea of the depth of its content.
It does not give much space to kayaks or canoes, but the title reflects that.Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea
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