A history of the world in 12 shipwrecks: From the Ancient Greeks to Hitler’s U-boats
A HISTORY OF THE WORLD IN TWELVE SHIPWRECKSBy David Gibbins (Weidenfeld & Nicolson £25, 304pp)Nick RennisonIn 1545, Henry VIII, staring across the Solent, was an appalled witness to the sinking of his warship, the Mary Rose.‘Through…