International Maritime History Association
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IMHA is a professional association of Scholars. The International Journal of Maritime History is published quarterly, on various dimensions of maritime history
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2026 Membership for the International Maritime History Association is now live‼️
As a member, you’ll receive four quarterly issues of the International Journal of Maritime History,
Further details available here - imha.info/membership/
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As a member, you’ll receive four quarterly issues of the International Journal of Maritime History,
Further details available here - imha.info/membership/
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The International Journal of Maritime History welcomes all readers to 2026 with a Forum entitled The Rescuing Sovereign at Sea: Historical Perspectives on Maritime Law, Morals, and Politics.
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February 19, 2026 at 7:15 PM
The International Journal of Maritime History welcomes all readers to 2026 with a Forum entitled The Rescuing Sovereign at Sea: Historical Perspectives on Maritime Law, Morals, and Politics.
Find out more about our first issue of 2026 here -
Find out more about our first issue of 2026 here -
A continuous favourite amongst readers is Sarah Palmers 'History of the Ports'
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This article explores port typography & historiography
The author takes issue with suggestions that port history sits uncomfortably at a nexus of local, national & international historiography
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This article explores port typography & historiography
The author takes issue with suggestions that port history sits uncomfortably at a nexus of local, national & international historiography
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February 16, 2026 at 12:02 PM
A continuous favourite amongst readers is Sarah Palmers 'History of the Ports'
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This article explores port typography & historiography
The author takes issue with suggestions that port history sits uncomfortably at a nexus of local, national & international historiography
doi.org/10.1177/0843...
This article explores port typography & historiography
The author takes issue with suggestions that port history sits uncomfortably at a nexus of local, national & international historiography
Check out one of our most read articles titled 'Encompassing the Earth: Magellan's voyage from its political context to its expansion of knowledge' by Matteo Salonia from 2022
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This contribution offers a new interpretation of the political context leading to the voyage
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This contribution offers a new interpretation of the political context leading to the voyage
Encompassing the Earth: Magellan's voyage from its political context to its expansion of knowledge - Matteo Salonia, 2022
Between 1519 and 1522, the Magellan–Elcano expedition completed the first circumnavigation of the world. This contribution offers a new interpretation of the po...
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February 13, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Check out one of our most read articles titled 'Encompassing the Earth: Magellan's voyage from its political context to its expansion of knowledge' by Matteo Salonia from 2022
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This contribution offers a new interpretation of the political context leading to the voyage
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This contribution offers a new interpretation of the political context leading to the voyage
It has been 10 years since The Royal Navy’s employment of black mariners and maritime workers, 1754–1783 by Charles R Foy was published
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Why not revisit this & our other publications. Our members have enjoy full online access to every issue published since 1989
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Why not revisit this & our other publications. Our members have enjoy full online access to every issue published since 1989
February 12, 2026 at 10:01 AM
It has been 10 years since The Royal Navy’s employment of black mariners and maritime workers, 1754–1783 by Charles R Foy was published
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Why not revisit this & our other publications. Our members have enjoy full online access to every issue published since 1989
doi.org/10.1177/0843...
Why not revisit this & our other publications. Our members have enjoy full online access to every issue published since 1989
Check out Gustav Ängeby's Research Note from December 2025 titled Methods for measuring the wartime economies of European shipping, c. 1750–1815
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This note presents preliminary results from ongoing research on the relationship between privateering and maritime neutrality
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This note presents preliminary results from ongoing research on the relationship between privateering and maritime neutrality
February 8, 2026 at 9:23 AM
Check out Gustav Ängeby's Research Note from December 2025 titled Methods for measuring the wartime economies of European shipping, c. 1750–1815
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This note presents preliminary results from ongoing research on the relationship between privateering and maritime neutrality
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This note presents preliminary results from ongoing research on the relationship between privateering and maritime neutrality
Ahead of the publication of Volume 38, issue 1 why not revisit our final publication from 2025
Details about Volume 37, Issue 4 can be found here:
Details about Volume 37, Issue 4 can be found here:
Editorial - Cátia Antunes, Michiel van Groesen, 2025
Alternatively, explore:
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February 6, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Ahead of the publication of Volume 38, issue 1 why not revisit our final publication from 2025
Details about Volume 37, Issue 4 can be found here:
Details about Volume 37, Issue 4 can be found here:
New Article:
Check out Lukas Schemper's article 'Sketching configurations of imperial sovereignty through nineteenth-century maritime safety' which explores explores the nineteenth-century view that the organization of maritime safety
Check out Lukas Schemper's article 'Sketching configurations of imperial sovereignty through nineteenth-century maritime safety' which explores explores the nineteenth-century view that the organization of maritime safety
Sketching configurations of imperial sovereignty through nineteenth-century maritime safety - Lukas Schemper, 2026
This article explores the nineteenth-century view that the organization of maritime safety – the ability to control or circumvent the natural forces of waterway...
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February 5, 2026 at 10:00 AM
New Article:
Check out Lukas Schemper's article 'Sketching configurations of imperial sovereignty through nineteenth-century maritime safety' which explores explores the nineteenth-century view that the organization of maritime safety
Check out Lukas Schemper's article 'Sketching configurations of imperial sovereignty through nineteenth-century maritime safety' which explores explores the nineteenth-century view that the organization of maritime safety
2026 membership is still available to purchase.
We have kept our price for the journal at £55 for the last 5 years.
Our members receive 4 printed issues of the International Journal of Maritime History + online access to previous volumes dating back to 1989
imha.info/membership/
We have kept our price for the journal at £55 for the last 5 years.
Our members receive 4 printed issues of the International Journal of Maritime History + online access to previous volumes dating back to 1989
imha.info/membership/
February 4, 2026 at 9:23 AM
2026 membership is still available to purchase.
We have kept our price for the journal at £55 for the last 5 years.
Our members receive 4 printed issues of the International Journal of Maritime History + online access to previous volumes dating back to 1989
imha.info/membership/
We have kept our price for the journal at £55 for the last 5 years.
Our members receive 4 printed issues of the International Journal of Maritime History + online access to previous volumes dating back to 1989
imha.info/membership/
Irial Glynn's article 'The Rescuing Sovereign at Sea: Historical Perspectives on Maritime Law, Morals, and Politics' considers how notions of sovereignty and solidarity influenced the response to boat refugees at sea between 1979 and 2001
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February 3, 2026 at 8:01 AM
Irial Glynn's article 'The Rescuing Sovereign at Sea: Historical Perspectives on Maritime Law, Morals, and Politics' considers how notions of sovereignty and solidarity influenced the response to boat refugees at sea between 1979 and 2001
Check it out via the link -
Check it out via the link -
Check out the latest open access 🔓forum - Introduction: The rescuing sovereign at sea by Lukas Schemper and Henning Trüper
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This forum explores how maritime rescue has historically been bound up with questions of sovereignty.
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This forum explores how maritime rescue has historically been bound up with questions of sovereignty.
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January 30, 2026 at 8:51 PM
Check out the latest open access 🔓forum - Introduction: The rescuing sovereign at sea by Lukas Schemper and Henning Trüper
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This forum explores how maritime rescue has historically been bound up with questions of sovereignty.
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This forum explores how maritime rescue has historically been bound up with questions of sovereignty.
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Our lastest online publication is a book review titled 'The Punishment of Pirates: Interpretation and Institutional Order in the Early Modern British Empire by Matthew Norton' which has been reviewed by Nathan Jopling
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Book Review: The Punishment of Pirates: Interpretation and Institutional Order in the Early Modern British Empire by Matthew Norton - Nathan Jopling, 2026
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January 22, 2026 at 5:28 PM
Our lastest online publication is a book review titled 'The Punishment of Pirates: Interpretation and Institutional Order in the Early Modern British Empire by Matthew Norton' which has been reviewed by Nathan Jopling
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There is still time to sign up to become a member of the International Maritime History Association.
Please enjoy a sneak peak into the upcoming 2026 publications:
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Please enjoy a sneak peak into the upcoming 2026 publications:
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January 15, 2026 at 4:18 PM
There is still time to sign up to become a member of the International Maritime History Association.
Please enjoy a sneak peak into the upcoming 2026 publications:
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Please enjoy a sneak peak into the upcoming 2026 publications:
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Check out the following open access article 'How the Portuguese saw their maritime force: Photography of merchant and war vessels in Portugal before the First World War' by Hugo Silveira Pereira
You can access the article via the following link -
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You can access the article via the following link -
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How the Portuguese saw their maritime force: Photography of merchant and war vessels in Portugal before the First World War - Hugo Silveira Pereira, 2026
Starting in the mid nineteenth century, Portugal began modernising its merchant fleet and Navy, lagging a few decades behind other European nations. Simultaneou...
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January 12, 2026 at 5:25 PM
Check out the following open access article 'How the Portuguese saw their maritime force: Photography of merchant and war vessels in Portugal before the First World War' by Hugo Silveira Pereira
You can access the article via the following link -
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You can access the article via the following link -
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2026 Membership for the International Maritime History Association is now live‼️
As a member, you’ll receive four quarterly issues of the International Journal of Maritime History,
Further details available here - imha.info/membership/
#Maritimehistoryjournal
As a member, you’ll receive four quarterly issues of the International Journal of Maritime History,
Further details available here - imha.info/membership/
#Maritimehistoryjournal
January 8, 2026 at 5:09 PM
2026 Membership for the International Maritime History Association is now live‼️
As a member, you’ll receive four quarterly issues of the International Journal of Maritime History,
Further details available here - imha.info/membership/
#Maritimehistoryjournal
As a member, you’ll receive four quarterly issues of the International Journal of Maritime History,
Further details available here - imha.info/membership/
#Maritimehistoryjournal
Check out the below review of Privilege, Economy and State in Old Regime France
#Maritimehistory #Bookreview
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I'm most grateful to Guy Rowlands for his generous review of Privilege, Economy and State in Old Regime France for @journalmaritime.bsky.social. His thoughtful critiques reflect the care with which he read the book – consistent across reviews of the book so far, which I don't take for granted! 🗃️
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January 6, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Check out the below review of Privilege, Economy and State in Old Regime France
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Open Access Article 🔓
'Saving souls from the depths: The society for rescuing the drowning (Zhengnitang) in late imperial China' by Ronald C. Po
This article expands upon comprehensive research regarding charitable history and volunteerism in late Qing China
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'Saving souls from the depths: The society for rescuing the drowning (Zhengnitang) in late imperial China' by Ronald C. Po
This article expands upon comprehensive research regarding charitable history and volunteerism in late Qing China
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Saving souls from the depths: The society for rescuing the drowning (Zhengnitang) in late imperial China - Ronald C. Po, 2025
What motivates a society or community to promote the rescue of individuals in hazardous waters? This article expands upon comprehensive research regarding chari...
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December 20, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Open Access Article 🔓
'Saving souls from the depths: The society for rescuing the drowning (Zhengnitang) in late imperial China' by Ronald C. Po
This article expands upon comprehensive research regarding charitable history and volunteerism in late Qing China
🌐 doi.org/10.1177/0843...
'Saving souls from the depths: The society for rescuing the drowning (Zhengnitang) in late imperial China' by Ronald C. Po
This article expands upon comprehensive research regarding charitable history and volunteerism in late Qing China
🌐 doi.org/10.1177/0843...
Check out our recent Research Article titled 'Hospital ships of the Royal Navy in World War One: From pre-war planning to the aftermath of Jutland' by Edward J. Wawrzynczak and Jane V.S. Wickenden
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Hospital ships of the Royal Navy in World War One: From pre-war planning to the aftermath of Jutland - Edward J. Wawrzynczak, Jane V.S. Wickenden, 2025
In World War One, naval hospital ships played an essential role, which has been generally underappreciated, in the medical care of seamen. The Admiralty had mad...
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December 10, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Check out our recent Research Article titled 'Hospital ships of the Royal Navy in World War One: From pre-war planning to the aftermath of Jutland' by Edward J. Wawrzynczak and Jane V.S. Wickenden
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#maritimehistory #firstworldwarhistory
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The November Issue of the IJMH 2025 has now been published.
Members can access the Journal online and will receive their copy of the printed edition shortly - journals.sagepub.com/toc/IJH/curr...
Select publications in this issue are Open Access so why not check them out?
#maritimehistory
Members can access the Journal online and will receive their copy of the printed edition shortly - journals.sagepub.com/toc/IJH/curr...
Select publications in this issue are Open Access so why not check them out?
#maritimehistory
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November 26, 2025 at 5:19 PM
The November Issue of the IJMH 2025 has now been published.
Members can access the Journal online and will receive their copy of the printed edition shortly - journals.sagepub.com/toc/IJH/curr...
Select publications in this issue are Open Access so why not check them out?
#maritimehistory
Members can access the Journal online and will receive their copy of the printed edition shortly - journals.sagepub.com/toc/IJH/curr...
Select publications in this issue are Open Access so why not check them out?
#maritimehistory
Ahead of our publication of the November Issue of the International Journal of Maritime History, why not revisit the publication's from August?
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This issue contains six original research articles and 20 book reviews.
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This issue contains six original research articles and 20 book reviews.
#maritimehistory
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November 18, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Ahead of our publication of the November Issue of the International Journal of Maritime History, why not revisit the publication's from August?
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This issue contains six original research articles and 20 book reviews.
#maritimehistory
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This issue contains six original research articles and 20 book reviews.
#maritimehistory
Check out our most recent publication 'A critical review of Alexander von Humboldt's argument on the Chinese origin of the compass' by S. June Kim and Minhyeok Heo
This article examines the so-called ‘Humboldt's thesis’
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#maritimehistory
This article examines the so-called ‘Humboldt's thesis’
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A critical review of Alexander von Humboldt's argument on the Chinese origin of the compass - S. June Kim, Minhyeok Heo, 2025
It was Alexander von Humboldt who formally articulated that the compass, invented by the Chinese, had been introduced to Europe via the Arab world. Humboldt arg...
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November 17, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Check out our most recent publication 'A critical review of Alexander von Humboldt's argument on the Chinese origin of the compass' by S. June Kim and Minhyeok Heo
This article examines the so-called ‘Humboldt's thesis’
doi.org/10.1177/0843...
#maritimehistory
This article examines the so-called ‘Humboldt's thesis’
doi.org/10.1177/0843...
#maritimehistory
Check out our most recent research article 'Hospital ships of the Royal Navy in World War One: From pre-war planning to the aftermath of Jutland' by Edward J. Wawrzynczak and Jane V.S. Wickenden
This article describes the principal naval hospital ships
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#maritimehistory
This article describes the principal naval hospital ships
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#maritimehistory
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November 10, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Check out our most recent research article 'Hospital ships of the Royal Navy in World War One: From pre-war planning to the aftermath of Jutland' by Edward J. Wawrzynczak and Jane V.S. Wickenden
This article describes the principal naval hospital ships
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This article describes the principal naval hospital ships
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#maritimehistory
Check out our Top 5 Most Read Articles up to 1st November 2025
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Each of these 5 articles are open access 🔓
Others in the list include 'History of the Ports' by Sarah Palmer and 'SS Albatross: An unfortunate Steamship' by James P. Delgado
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Each of these 5 articles are open access 🔓
Others in the list include 'History of the Ports' by Sarah Palmer and 'SS Albatross: An unfortunate Steamship' by James P. Delgado
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November 1, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Check out our Top 5 Most Read Articles up to 1st November 2025
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Each of these 5 articles are open access 🔓
Others in the list include 'History of the Ports' by Sarah Palmer and 'SS Albatross: An unfortunate Steamship' by James P. Delgado
#maritimehistory
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Each of these 5 articles are open access 🔓
Others in the list include 'History of the Ports' by Sarah Palmer and 'SS Albatross: An unfortunate Steamship' by James P. Delgado
#maritimehistory
Today is the final day to submit a proposal for the Travellers of the Sea - Conference on Maritime History, Marine Archaeology and Ethnology
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#Maritimehistory #Academicconference #Archaeologyconference
Call for Papers:
Travellers of the Sea – Conference on Maritime History, Marine Archaeology and Ethnology
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CFP deadline 1st November 2025 talous@smhy.fi
Travellers of the Sea – Conference on Maritime History, Marine Archaeology and Ethnology
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CFP deadline 1st November 2025 talous@smhy.fi
November 1, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Today is the final day to submit a proposal for the Travellers of the Sea - Conference on Maritime History, Marine Archaeology and Ethnology
#Maritimehistory #Academicconference #Archaeologyconference
#Maritimehistory #Academicconference #Archaeologyconference
Check out a recent Open Access article titled Biographical contentions: Barry Unsworth's Losing Nelson by Michael Titlestad
This article reflects on ‘the cult of Nelson’ and the precarity of creating and worshipping heroes.
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This article reflects on ‘the cult of Nelson’ and the precarity of creating and worshipping heroes.
#Maritimehistory
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Biographical contentions: Barry Unsworth's Losing Nelson - Michael Titlestad, 2025
Barry Unsworth's Losing Nelson, published in 1999, was the author's response to his publisher's suggestion that he write a biography of Horatio N...
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October 26, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Check out a recent Open Access article titled Biographical contentions: Barry Unsworth's Losing Nelson by Michael Titlestad
This article reflects on ‘the cult of Nelson’ and the precarity of creating and worshipping heroes.
#Maritimehistory
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This article reflects on ‘the cult of Nelson’ and the precarity of creating and worshipping heroes.
#Maritimehistory
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Ahead of our upcoming final publication of 2025, check out the editorial which outlines some of the upcoming content which includes contains nine original articles and 21 book reviews.
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Editorial - Cátia Antunes, Michiel van Groesen, 2025
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October 22, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Ahead of our upcoming final publication of 2025, check out the editorial which outlines some of the upcoming content which includes contains nine original articles and 21 book reviews.
#maritimehistory
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