The drama and tragedy behind history's most infamous shipwrecks.

The first accessible, authoritative and complete account of Vasco da Gama's historic and audacious attempt to seize the spice routes and re-conquer the Holy Land.

Here, Peter Moore sets out to explore the different lives of this remarkable ship - from the acorn that grew into the oak that made her, to her rich and complex legacy.

'Fascinating and richly detailed...

Pirates and Privateers tells the fascinating story of the buccaneers who were the scourge of merchants in the 18th Century.