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Chronicles the Vikings' exploration and colonization of Greenland, Iceland, and North America.

Text and cutaway illustrations depict how the crew lived beneath the ocean in a submarine during World War II.

A brief history of German submarine warfare during World War II and the measures taken by the Allies to combat the U-boats.

Takes the reader on a voyage through the history of boats, from the earliest Greek galleys to the modern ocean-going vessels of today.

The life of the sixteenth-century French navigator and explorer whose discovery of the St. Lawrence River and the fertile land beyond led to the establishment of a French colony in the Americas.

This book describes the construction, manning, and use of, as well as life aboard a sixteenth-century sailing ship, known as a galleon.

Discusses the journey of Marco Polo to the court of the Mongol emperor, Kublai Khan, in the thirteenth century and includes his lesser-known journeys as well.

Describes the explorations and discoveries of Vasco da Gama.