A Century of Seafaring: A Maritime History of the Twentieth Century

With the new millennium approaching, this book presents a fascinating look at developments in ships and shipping over the last hundred years by drawing together all the events and achievements, the triumphs in design and seamanship, and the naval battles and marine disasters. Chapters are enhanced by eyewitness accounts, biographies, literary extracts and special features to create a comprehensive chronicle of life at sea during the twentieth century.Join the adventures and misfortunes of round the world yachtsmen and women in a race that tests human endurance as much as yacht technology. Examine the attempts to reach the South Pole by Shackleton, Scott, and Amundsen, the journey to the North Pole by Cook and Peary, and follow the USS nuclear submarine Nautilus on its successful navigation beneath the polar ice cap in 1958, using Sins, the most sophisticated navigation technique to date. From the luxury liners and cruise ships that act as people-movers today, to the supertankers that are the life blood of modern trade and merchant shipping, "A Century of Seafaring" is an essential chronicle of life at sea during the twentieth century.