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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
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"The 2005 edition builds on the sure foundations of the 1976 by updating much of the original material without destroying its essential character. Neatly illustrated and meticulously researched, the Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea is a reference work of uniformly high academic quality. It is not, though, a book to open lightly. As a thief of a sailor's time, it probably has few modern equals. Rish consulting it to look up some puzzling piece of marine terminology and, before you realise what has happened, the fascinating text will have led you into areas of maritime lore you never even knew existed; several hours will have passed, the fire will have gone out and one's spouse will long since have gone to bed." (Richard Shelton, TLS ) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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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
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"The 2005 edition builds on the sure foundations of the 1976 by updating much of the original material without destroying its essential character. Neatly illustrated and meticulously researched, the Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea is a reference work of uniformly high academic quality. It is not, though, a book to open lightly. As a thief of a sailor's time, it probably has few modern equals. Rish consulting it to look up some puzzling piece of marine terminology and, before you realise what has happened, the fascinating text will have led you into areas of maritime lore you never even knew existed; several hours will have passed, the fire will have gone out and one's spouse will long since have gone to bed." (Richard Shelton, TLS ) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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