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May 2016 Issue Peter Moore ‘Great South Land of the Holy Spirit’ The Savage Shore: Extraordinary Stories of Survival and Tragedy from the Early Voyages of Discovery By Graham Seal LR
September 2015 Issue David Gelber When Lisbon Ruled the Waves Conquerors: How Portugal Seized the Indian Ocean and Forged the First Global Empire By Roger Crowley LR
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May 2008 Issue Jason Goodwin Pirate of the Middle Sea Empires of the Sea: The Final Battle for the Mediterranean 1521–1580 By Roger Crowley LR
February 2013 Issue Paul Lay English Bullies, Spanish Bullion Elizabeth’s Sea Dogs: How the English became the Scourge of the Seas By Hugh Bicheno LR
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