A History of the World in Twelve Shipwrecks

by David Gibbins

Book Overview

From renowned underwater archaeologist David Gibbins comes an exciting and rich narrative of human history told through the archaeological discoveries of twelve shipwrecks across time.

The Viking warship of King Cnut the Great. Henry VIII's the Mary Rose. Captain John Franklin's doomed HMS Terror. The SS Gairsoppa, destroyed by a Nazi U-boat in the Atlantic during World War II.

Since we first set sail on the open sea,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1250325374
• ISBN13: 9781250325372
• Release Date: April 2024
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.2" x 9.5"