Focusing on the work of British and European authors, this title considers the key themes and movements of the nineteenth century through its literature. It charts the move from Romanticism to Modernism. It examines the work of writers from Austen and the Brontes, to Melville, Dickinson, Chekov and [...]

Whilst maritime studies tend to reflect the dominance of large navies, history shows how relatively small naval forces can have a disproportionately large impact on global events. From Confederate commerce raiders in the nineteenth century, to Somali pirates today, even the most minor of maritime fo[...]