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af Patricia O'Driscoll, John Nicklin ...

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af James Davidson ...

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af Michael McCarthy ...

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af Clive Groome ...

On 10 April 1912, the luxurious ocean liner, RMS Titanic set sail from Southampton on her maiden voyage bound for New York. Just four days later whilst 400 miles south of Newfoundland she struck an iceberg and within three hours was plummeting to the bottom of the ocean. Written by Michael Swift and Marion Joyce, Little Book of the Titanic explores the ship, its crew, its passengers and its ... Læs mere

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British Ironclads 1860–75

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Ship of Gold in the Deep Blue Sea

The Captives: Eleven Years a Prisoner in Algiers

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