Dawlish Chronicles

The modern travel industry has brought tourists to just about every part of the world, however seemingly inaccessible. I suspect however...

I recently came across a book – undated, but clearly late 19 th Century – entitled “Thrilling Narratives of Mutiny, Murder and Piracy”. I...

The sinking of the Titanic in 1912 remains locked in the public imagination as the supreme tragedy of North Atlantic passenger travel, all...

A Little Bookworm - Eduard Swoboda (1814-1902) When I was twelve I found in our local library a leather-bound “ Children’s History of t...

Ever since the Athenian victory over the Persians at Salamis in 480 BC the possession of sea power has been of supreme strategic importance...