Sailing School: Navigating Science and Skill, 1550–1800, by Margaret E. Schotte Sarah Kinkel is very impressed by a detailed account of how navigators learned their skills By Sarah Kinkel 21 November
Pirates: A New History, from Vikings to Somali Raiders, by Peter Lehr Sarah Kinkel assesses a wide-ranging survey of buccaneers over the ages By Sarah Kinkel 18 July
Empires of the Weak: The Real Story of European Expansion and the Creation of the New World Order, by J. C. Sharman Sarah Kinkel enjoys a refutation of the theory that Europe’s dominance was a result of military might By Sarah Kinkel 28 February
Seapower States: Maritime Culture, Continental Empires and the Conflict that Made the Modern World, by Andrew Lambert Book of the week: Were some naval powers such as Britain inherently liberal and outward-looking? asks Sarah Kinkel By Sarah Kinkel 11 October
