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Sam Willis

    Sam Willis es un historiador y arqueólogo marítimo cuyo estilo de escritura está profundamente informado por su amplio conocimiento y experiencia práctica en la marinería. Su enfoque único de la historia marítima y su estilo vívido le han valido elogios como 'Una Tour de Force Náutica'. Las obras de Willis cautivan a los lectores con su narrativa atractiva y su perspicaz exploración del mundo marítimo.

    Histories of the Unexpected: The Second World War II
    The Admiral Benbow
    Histories of the Unexpected: The Tudors
    The Fighting Temeraire
    Fighting Ships 1750-1850
    Fighting Ships, 1850-1950
    • 2023

      The book explores the impact of technology on communication and its implications for criminal investigations. It highlights how digital communications evidence, including mobile phones, call data, and social media records, has become integral to solving crimes. Through various case studies, it examines both the benefits and challenges that arise from relying on digital evidence in law enforcement.

      A Practical Guide to Digital Communications Evidence in Criminal Law
    • 2023

      Fighting at Sea in the Eighteenth Century

      The Art of Sailing Warfare

      • 272 páginas
      • 10 horas de lectura

      The book immerses readers in the intricacies of naval warfare, detailing the progression from initial encounters to the strategies that determine victory or defeat. It explores the complexities of battle tactics and the critical processes of damage control, providing a comprehensive understanding of maritime conflict.

      Fighting at Sea in the Eighteenth Century
    • 2019

      Histories of the Unexpected: The Vikings

      • 192 páginas
      • 7 horas de lectura

      In this new series of short books under the Histories of the Unexpected brand, Sam Willis and James Daybell take on some of greatest historical subjects but in an entirely unexpected way.

      Histories of the Unexpected: The Vikings
    • 2019

      Histories of the Unexpected: The Tudors

      • 192 páginas
      • 7 horas de lectura

      In this new series of short books under the Histories of the Unexpected brand, Sam Willis and James Daybell take on some of greatest historical subjects but in an entirely unexpected way.

      Histories of the Unexpected: The Tudors
    • 2019

      Histories of the Unexpected: The Romans

      • 208 páginas
      • 8 horas de lectura

      In this new series of short books under the Histories of the Unexpected brand, Sam Willis and James Daybell take on some of greatest historical subjects but in an entirely unexpected way.

      Histories of the Unexpected: The Romans
    • 2019
    • 2018
    • 2018

      Histories of the Unexpected

      • 480 páginas
      • 17 horas de lectura

      A revolutionary and fun new book that reveals how everything, from beds and bubbles to sleep and signatures, has a history.

      Histories of the Unexpected
    • 2011

      The Admiral Benbow

      • 464 páginas
      • 17 horas de lectura

      The stirring story of the life and 'last fight' of a forgotten British naval legend.

      The Admiral Benbow
    • 2010

      J.M.W. Turner's The Fighting Temeraire Tugged to her Last Berth to be Broken Up (1838) was his masterpiece. Sam Willis tells the real-life story behind this remarkable painting.

      The Fighting Temeraire