Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A History of the World in Twelve Shipwrecks | 2024 | David Gibbins | Buy |
A History of the World in Twelve Shipwrecks (2024) is David Gibbins’s first major non-fiction work. The book uses twelve shipwrecks spanning thousands of years to trace the development of trade, warfare, and culture across civilizations. Gibbins has spent decades diving on underwater sites, and the book blends his firsthand accounts with broader historical analysis.
For readers who came to Gibbins through his Jack Howard thrillers, this book reveals the real-world expertise behind the fiction. Each chapter centers on a different wreck, from ancient Mediterranean vessels to more recent discoveries, showing how sunken ships preserve snapshots of the societies that built them.