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A History of the World in Twelve Shipwrecks
David Gibbins
From Henry VIII’s spectacular Mary Rose and a Bronze Age ship built during the time of Queen Nefertiti, to the tragedy of HMS Terror and the Viking warship of King Cnut, renowned underwater archaeologist David Gibbins weaves a rich narrative of human history through the lens of 12 maritime disasters.