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Latest Book Review, 3 July 2026

Pirate Imperialism: Trade, Abolition, and Global Suppression of Maritime Raiding 1825-1870

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Latest Book Review, 31 October 2025

Ships’ Figureheads: Famous Carving Families & The Vanishing Age of Sail: The Illustrated Journals of Kelsick Wood

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Ships’ Figureheads: Famous Carving Families & The Vanishing Age of Sail: The Illustrated Journals of Kelsick Wood

210 pages; 128 pages David Childs Many a semi-inebriated sailor, being rowed out to rejoin his ship anchored at Spithead, […]

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Latest Book Review, 23 September 2025

No More Napoleons: How Britain Managed Europe from Waterloo to World War One

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No More Napoleons: How Britain Managed Europe from Waterloo to World War One

588 pages Capt M K Barritt and Dr James Bosbotinis What personal narrative framework do we have for the period […]

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Latest Book Review, 26 August 2025

Captain Kidd: A True Story of Treasure and Betrayal

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Captain Kidd: A True Story of Treasure and Betrayal

384 pages Mike Farquharson-Roberts PhD (Mar Hist) (aka Robert Muddysley) This book opens in 1689 and closes with Kidd’s execution […]

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Latest Book Review, 12 August 2025

The Resurrected Pirate: The Life, Death, and Subsequent Career of the Notorious George Lowther

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The Resurrected Pirate: The Life, Death, and Subsequent Career of the Notorious George Lowther

256 pages David Childs I dedicated my own book on pirates to my grandsons, “hoping pirates provide you with pleasure.” […]

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