Table of Contents
Introduction 8
The First Ocean Sailors to 1450 12
Exploring the Pacific 14
Seafaring in the Mediterranean 20
The First Sailing Vessels 22
Map: The Mediterranean Sea 28
The Voyages of the Vikings 30
Map: The North Sea and Baltic 36
Arab Seafaring 38
Finding the Way 44
The Voyages of Zheng He 46
Pilgrims and Galleys 52
The Battle of Winchelsea 58
The Age of Exploration 1450-1600 62
The New World 64
Map: The North Atlantic Ocean 68
Medieval Ships 72
To India by Sea 74
Circumnavigating the Earth 84
The Conquest of Mexico 94
Exploring Canada 104
Map: The South Atlantic Ocean 108
Drake's Plunder 110
The Age of Empire 1600-1815 116
Colonies in America 118
Early Modern Ships 124
The Wreck of the Batavia 126
Map: The Indian Ocean 128
East Indiamen 134
A Life of Piracy 136
Slave Ships in the Atlantic 146
Cook in the Pacific 154
Finding Latitude 162
John Paul Jones and American Independence 164
The Battle of Trafalgar 174
Map: The Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico 176
Finding Longitude 182
Death in the Arctic 184
Steam and Emigration 1815-1914 190
Fire on the Oceans 192
Early Steamships 196
Going to America 202
China, Japan, and the Perry Expedition 210
Map: The China Seas 216
The Birth of Oceanography 222
Saving Lives at Sea 230
The Alabama and America at Sea 240
The Great Tea Race 248
Clipper Ships 256
John Holland and the First Submarines 258
Early Submarines 264
To the Other Side of the World 266
The Birth of the Luxury Liner 272
The Great Arms Race 280
Dreadnoughts 282
The Wars on the Oceans 1914-1945 288
The Battle of Jutland 290
Modern Warships 296
High Society at Sea 300
The Battle of the Atlantic 308
The Battle of Midway 318
Map: The Pacific Ocean 322
The D-Day Landings 326
Landing Craft 328
The Global Ocean 1945-Present 334
The Container Revolution 336
The Cuban Missile Crisis 342
Exploring the Deep 350
Undersea Exploration 356
The Falklands War 358
Winning the America's Cup 364
Ocean Racing 366
The Exxon Valdez Disaster 372
The Lawless Oceans 380
Glossary 388
Bibliography 390
Index 392
Acknowledgments 398