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American Yachting
ISBN: 9783861953050 / Angielski / Miękka / 392 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Reprint of the best book ever about practice and history of american yachting. First issued in 1904.
Reprint of the best book ever about practice and history of american yachting. First issued in 1904.
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358,80 |
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Resistance of Ships
ISBN: 9783861950929 / Angielski / Miękka / 258 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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403,10 |
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tanker operations: a handbook for the person-in-charge (pic)
ISBN: 9780870336201 / Angielski / Twarda / 432 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The domestic and international rules governing the qualifications for personnel serving on tank vessels have changed in recent years. To address those new requirements, the fourth edition of Tanker Operations incorporates new material by Mark Huber and other contributors, providing an updated textbook for maritime schools and individuals pursuing a tankerman endorsement. It is also a standard reference for anyone involved in the tanker industry. The subject areas from the third edition have been expanded and address such basics as vessel construction and cargo characteristics; cargo piping...
The domestic and international rules governing the qualifications for personnel serving on tank vessels have changed in recent years. To address those...
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235,65 |
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Hydrodynamics of High-Speed Marine Vehicles
ISBN: 9780521178730 / Angielski / Miękka / 476 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This volume considers hydrodynamic aspects of the three main categories of high-speed marine vehicles, i.e. vessels supported by either the submerged hull, an air cushion, or foils. (Submerged-hull-supported vessels include planing and semi-displacement vessels.) The wave environment, resistance, propulsion, seakeeping, sea loads, and maneuvering are extensively covered based on rational and simplified methods. Links to automatic control and structural mechanics are emphasized. A detailed description of waterjet propulsion is given, and the effect of water depth on wash, resistance, sinkage,...
This volume considers hydrodynamic aspects of the three main categories of high-speed marine vehicles, i.e. vessels supported by either the submerged ...
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292,22 |
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Sovereignty at Sea: U.S. Merchant Ships and American Entry Into World War I
ISBN: 9780813037622 / Angielski / Miękka / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "A compelling account based on exhaustive primary research that re-creates the mindset of politicians, the press, and other policymakers as they make the momentous decision to go to war in 1917. Many know the maritime military dimensions of warfare--here is a story that shows the maritime dimensions of diplomacy and how the rights of American merchant marines mattered in the minds of those in charge."--Timothy G. Lynch, California Maritime Academy
"Scholarly yet accessible, a nice piece of research, especially in primary documents. This is a highly original book on a relatively neglected... "A compelling account based on exhaustive primary research that re-creates the mindset of politicians, the press, and other policymakers as they make ...
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97,30 |
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The Book of Castaways
ISBN: 9781617201998 / Angielski / Miękka / 158 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Six stories of survival -- men and women set upon by stormy seas, starvation, thirst, beasts, ghosts and their own inner demons. Based on real historical accounts the narratives are filled with the eerie poetry of island life, the exultant triumph of survival against all odds. From Florida's Bigfoot called the Skunk Ape to "the man who would not go bottom" -- a superhero who could not drown but was vulnerable on land, these stories of castaways will appeal to readers of all ages.
Six stories of survival -- men and women set upon by stormy seas, starvation, thirst, beasts, ghosts and their own inner demons. Based on real histori...
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70,73 |
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The CSS Albemarle and William Cushing: The Remarkable Confederate Ironclad and the Union Officer Who Sank It
ISBN: 9780786465293 / Angielski / Miękka / 246 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. On October 27, 1864, two marvels of the Civil War collided on the Roanoke River near Plymouth, North Carolina. The first was the formidable Confederate ironclad Albemarle, a 376-ton behemoth that had for months roamed the nearby rivers and waters of Albemarle Sound, defeating in turn everything the Federal Navy could throw at it. The second was William B. Cushing, a 21-year-old Federal naval lieutenant who had been selected to lead a virtual suicide mission to destroy the ironclad in her berth. This chronicle of the young officer's "David vs. Goliath" victory over the daunting ironclad...
On October 27, 1864, two marvels of the Civil War collided on the Roanoke River near Plymouth, North Carolina. The first was the formidable Confederat...
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165,68 |
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Making Money with Boats
ISBN: 9780870336270 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This second edition is a comprehensive, entertaining guide to mixing boating with business. Leaping ahead of the first edition, this guide keeps up with a boating industry that has become much more regulated and competitive. It shows old salts and newcomers how to transform water-related fun into the pure pleasure of profitability-from starting a business, to accounting and budgeting, insurance, marketing tools, and the business plan. In understandable language, using terms that have excised the legal gobbledygook, it also provides requirements for licensing, documentation and vessel...
This second edition is a comprehensive, entertaining guide to mixing boating with business. Leaping ahead of the first edition, this guide keeps up wi...
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97,30 |
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The Handbook of Iron Shipbuilding
ISBN: 9783867416757 / Angielski / Miękka / 76 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. One of the best handbooks on Iron Shipbuilding. Easy to understand, this books trades with all aspects of traditional shipbuilding, such as keels, stern frames, stems, rudders, frames and angles, floor plates, stringers, bulkheads, sheerstrakes, beams etc.
One of the best handbooks on Iron Shipbuilding. Easy to understand, this books trades with all aspects of traditional shipbuilding, such as keels, ste...
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133,74 |
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Diesel Engines: An Owner's Guide to eration and Maintenance
ISBN: 9780764337055 / Angielski / Miękka / 27 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. An Owners Guide to Operations and Maintenance Revised and Expanded 2nd Edition. .
An Owners Guide to Operations and Maintenance Revised and Expanded 2nd Edition. .
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97,30 |
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Wooden Shipbuilding
ISBN: 9783861959281 / Angielski / Miękka / 212 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Reprint des Originals von 1918 über Wooden Shipbuilding.
Reprint des Originals von 1918 über Wooden Shipbuilding.
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199,15 |
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Wlan Positioning Systems: Principles and Applications in Location-Based Services
ISBN: 9780521191852 / Angielski / Twarda / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Describing the relevant detection and estimation theory, this detailed guide provides the background knowledge needed to tackle the design of practical WLAN positioning systems. It sets out key system-level challenges and design considerations in increasing positioning accuracy and reducing computational complexity, and it also examines design trade-offs and experimental results. Radio characteristics in real environments are discussed, as are the theoretical aspects of non-parametric statistical tools appropriate for modeling radio signals, statistical estimation techniques and the...
Describing the relevant detection and estimation theory, this detailed guide provides the background knowledge needed to tackle the design of practica...
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379,80 |
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Ship Construction and Calculations
ISBN: 9783861959755 / Angielski / Miękka / 520 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Reprint of the original from 1918.
Reprint of the original from 1918.
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438,62 |
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Maritime Security in the South China Sea: Regional Implications and International Cooperation
ISBN: 9780754677277 / Angielski / Twarda / 284 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This title identifies and examines selected issues concerning maritime security in the South China Sea as well as its connected sea area, the Straits of Malacca and Singapore, and explores ways and means of international cooperation in dealing with maritime security issues.
This title identifies and examines selected issues concerning maritime security in the South China Sea as well as its connected sea area, the Straits ...
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705,83 |
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The Troller Yacht Book: How to Cross Oceans Without Getting Wet or Going Broke - 2nd Edition
ISBN: 9781614344728 / Angielski / Twarda / 196 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Loaded with detailed information about cruising design theory, building, and outfitting, this is the 21st-century update of yacht designer Buehler's popular "The Troller Yacht Book," the guide to fuel efficient and safe offshore cruising powerboats.
Loaded with detailed information about cruising design theory, building, and outfitting, this is the 21st-century update of yacht designer Buehler's p...
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114,73 |
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The Fight for the Yazoo, August 1862-July 1864: Swamps, Forts and Fleets on Vicksburg's Northern Flank
ISBN: 9780786462810 / Angielski / Miękka / 462 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Following the loss of the CSS Arkansas in early August 1862, Union and Confederate eyes turned to the Yazoo River, which formed the developing northern flank for the South's fortress at Vicksburg, Mississippi. For much of the next year, Federal efforts to capture the citadel focused on possession of that stream. Huge battles and mighty expeditions were launched (Chickasaw Bayou, Yazoo Pass, Steele's Bayou) from that direction, but the city, guarded by stout defenses, swamps, and motivated defenders, could not be turned. Finally, Union troops ran down the Mississippi and came up from the south...
Following the loss of the CSS Arkansas in early August 1862, Union and Confederate eyes turned to the Yazoo River, which formed the developing norther...
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298,98 |
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Encyclopedia of Florida Shipwrecks, Volume I: Atlantic Coast
ISBN: 9780974303611 / Angielski / Miękka / 318 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A foremost authority on Florida shipwrecks and maritime history indexes more than 1,300 Atlantic coast shipwrecks and artificial reefs, and provides 330 archival and underwater images, and 1,000 Atlantic coast shipwreck coordinates.
A foremost authority on Florida shipwrecks and maritime history indexes more than 1,300 Atlantic coast shipwrecks and artificial reefs, and provides 3...
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113,84 |
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Titanic Survivor
ISBN: 9781574093155 / Angielski / Miękka / 276 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Violet Jessop's life is an inspiring story of survival. Born in 1887 in Argentina, the eldest child of Irish immigrants, at the age of 21 she became the breadwinner for her widowed mother and five siblings when she commenced a career as a stewardess and nurse on some of the most famous ocean going vessels of the day. Throughout her 40 year time at sea she survived an unbelievable series of events including the sinking of the TITANIC. One awful moment of empty, misty blackness enveloped us in its loneliness, then an unforgettable, agonizing cry went up from 1500 despairing throats, a long wail...
Violet Jessop's life is an inspiring story of survival. Born in 1887 in Argentina, the eldest child of Irish immigrants, at the age of 21 she became t...
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68,23 |
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The Porticello Shipwreck: A Mediterranean Merchant Vessel of 415-385 B.C
ISBN: 9781603445221 / Angielski / Miękka / 138 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Porticello Shipwreck provides unique information on seafaring technologies and trade practices at the turn of the fifth century B.C.This volume is the final report of the excavation, including detailed analyses of the ship and its contents and a thorough catalog of artifacts associated with the shipwreck. The Porticello wreck documents for the Classical period aspects of anchor, sail, and hull construction. The cargo provides the earliest evidence for maritime trade in ink and the export of Athenian lead to the Mediterranean, and the cargo of amphoras is the largest assemblage of Greek...
The Porticello Shipwreck provides unique information on seafaring technologies and trade practices at the turn of the fifth century B.C.This volume is...
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233,66 |
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The Athlit RAM
ISBN: 9780890964514 / Angielski / Twarda / 91 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In November, 1980, the eastern shallows of the Mediterranean near the village of Athlit, Israel, yielded a remarkable artifact of ancient military history: the bronze ram and connecting bow timbers of an oared warship. It was the first ram ever discovered and thus provided the first evidence for the warships hitherto known only through literary and iconographic references.
Recent archaeological studies have provided much information on merchant ships of antiquity, but the discovery of the Athlit ram now provides detailed evidence for the very different construction of warships. Experts on... In November, 1980, the eastern shallows of the Mediterranean near the village of Athlit, Israel, yielded a remarkable artifact of ancient military his...
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306,67 |