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Conquerors: How Portugal Forged the First Global Empire

By Roger Crowley

The Lost Pilots: The Spectacular Rise and Scandalous Fall of Aviation's Golden Couple

By Corey Mead

Amazon Task Force

By Peter Dixon

Longitude

By Sobel, Dava

The Voyages of the "Discovery": Illustrated History of Scott's Ship

By Ann Savours, HRH The Duke of Edinburgh, Sir Peter Scott

Charles Waterton, 1782-1865: Conservationist and Traveller

By Julia Blackburn

H.M. Bark Endeavour

By Parkin Ray

And the Band Played On: The enthralling account of what happened after the Titanic sank: The enthralling account of what happened after the Titanic sank

By Christopher Ward

Hunger and History: The Impact of Changing Food Production and Consumption Patterns on Society

By Robert I. Rotberg, Theodore K. Rabb

Explorers of the Nile: The Triumph and Tragedy of a Great Victorian Adventure

By Tim Jeal

Uganda'S Katakiro in England

Shackleton

By Kim Heacox

The Last Crusade: The Epic Voyages of Vasco da Gama

By Nigel Cliff

Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage

By Alfred Lansing

A Labyrinth of Kingdoms: 10,000 Miles through Islamic Africa

By Steve Kemper

The Discovery of Mankind: Atlantic Encounters in the Age of Columbus

By David S. H. Abulafia

Rivers of Gold: The Rise of the Spanish Empire 1490-1522

By Hugh Thomas

Empire's Crossroads: A History of the Caribbean from Columbus to the Present Day

By Carrie Gibson

Paths Without Glory: Richard Francis Burton in Africa

By James L. Newman

The Sea Inside

By Hoare, Philip

Evolution's Captain: The Tragic Fate of Robert Fitzroy, the man who sailed Charles Darwin around the world

By Peter Nichols

Shackleton (A Ladybird Expert Book)

By Ben Saunders

Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know: Updated and revised to celebrate the author's 75th year

By Ranulph Fiennes

The Worst Journey in the World

By Apsley Cherry-Garrard

Exploring the World: Two centuries of remarkable adventurers and their journeys

By Alexander Maitland

Burke and Wills: The Triumph and Tragedy of Australia's Most Famous Explorers

By Peter FitzSimons

Columbus

By Dr. Felipe Fernandez-Armesto