Ships and Shipwrecks: (English Heritage Series)

by Peter Marsden

A Bronze Age wreck off Dover, the Mary Rose, the Cutty Sark, the rescuing of a 19th-century transatlantic steamship, and a section of the Mulberry Harbour sunk on the eve of the Normandy Landings, are among the tales in this exploration of the history of shipwrecks on Britain's sea-beds. Documentary and pictorial evidence are presented alongside accounts of the rich archaeological findings, and the book is written in a style designed to appeal to...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0713475366
• ISBN13: 9780713475364
• Release Date: June 2003
• Publisher: B.T. Batsford
• Length: 128 Pages