Captain: 378 books

In this comprehensive guide, military experts teach you how to survive an attack on American soil, from North Korean missiles to weaponized smallpox North Korean nukes. Dirty bombs in train stations. Chemical warfare. Americans have more reasons than ever to be afraid. If a nuclear missile...

Readers around the world were enthralled by the first voyage of Skip Rowland and his yacht 'Endymion'. In this second leg of No Return Ticket, Skip tells of his further adventures battling storms, a flooded river, a host of maritime dangers and narrowly avoiding capture by pirates. This is a story of real-life adventure at sea, told by a master story teller.

Excerpt h we were travelling, although uninhabited and almost unexplored by the Mexican Spaniards, was yet part of their territory; and such objects as were known to them, through hunters or others, had received names in their language. We crossed the Pecos, and travelled for some days...

Later on they ran upon a mystery connected with an island that had a bad name in the neighborhood, and of course could not rest satisfied until they solved this puzzle to their satisfaction. In order to understand just what they did you must read the second volume, issued under the title of “The...

This book of poetry is about the Sea, the creatures who live beneith the waves and the people who have made the sea their life.

Sometimes referred to as the first published manual of guerrilla warfare, Bernardo de Vargas Machuca’s Indian Militia and Description of the Indies is actually the first known manual of counterinsurgency, or anti-guerrilla warfare. Published in Madrid in 1599 by a Spanish-born soldier of fortune...

A useful guide to the state of the slave trade in 1850 and how the trade increased from then until 1873 when up to three times the amount of slaves were being traded. First published in 1873.

China has emerged as a major regional power and has clear aspirations to be a global power in the not too distant future. Comprehensive military modernisation programs, sustained economic, scientific and technological developments have substantially elevated China’s international profile. For the...

Do You Remember My Name? If you have ever had to fight your way through life. If it has ever seemed there was no relief in sight and the battle was never ending. If it has ever appeared everything was out of control and your dreams and promises were nowhere to be found. If you have ever felt...

Thought provoking, soul searching, exhilarating, stimulating and restorative, are just a few words that grip my heart as I read Stephanies book Ulm Street. It captivated my mind from the onset. As Stephanies Pastor, she is well known to me to be a woman of great Godly character. She shows genuine...

The Bible, the Word of God, is filled with maritime references. And yet, few mariners know Him or how He permeates their life and livelihood. Going to sea with God is an adventure unlike any other voyage. In a Sailors Sunrise, see the glory of God as He speaks to you. Relax as He calms the storms...

This book deals with the contemporary and controversial topic of Environmental Change and National Security. Security encompasses various elements of human security that are going to be affected by the vagaries of environmental change, brought about by the relentless unsustainable development path...

A lifelong fisherman, author Harry Mick Grigsby and his wife, Betty, had dreamed of running a fishing resort. That dream became a reality when they purchased the Flamingo Fishing Lodge in Key Largo, Florida, moving from Ohio in 1962. During the next forty-plus years, he guided fishing customers on...