Naval forces & warfare books

41 Squadron is one of the oldest RAF Squadrons still in existence and has seen service from the First World War,...  Read More >>

Charles F. Gunther is a Yankee ice peddlar who is trapped in the South at the outbreak of the war. Presented here...  Read More >>

 Read More >>

Tells one of the greatest sea stories in the history of the US Navy. Under Commodore Edward Preble, the Navy came...  Read More >>

Named a Notable Naval Book of 2012 by Proceedings magazine, Pirate Alley is now available in paperback. The book...  Read More >>

The profiles in this book represent the """"Next Great Generation"""" of American leaders. Men and women who lost...  Read More >>

Published in 1883, these are the recollections of Captain, William Harwar Parker of his time serving in the United...  Read More >>

Whenever sailors are confronted with “unsolvable” problems - be it a fouled anchor or paint that won't dry - they...  Read More >>

On October 25, 1944, theSamuel B. Robertsand twelve other vessels stood between Japans largest battleship force...  Read More >>

The third volume of The U.S. Navy Warship Series covers the fifty-year period from 1883-1922. In 1883, Congress...  Read More >>

The British Pacific Fleet (BPF) was formed in October 1944 and dispatched to fight alongside the USN in the Central...  Read More >>

A fascinating personal memoir of underwater combat in World War II, told by a man who played a major role in those...  Read More >>

In the Age of Fighting Sail (1650-1820), ambitious officers of the navies of many nations sought command of a frigate....  Read More >>

Tells the story of those boys who fought aboard His Majesty's mighty ships-of-the-line to defend their kingdom against...  Read More >>

For armchair admirals, history buffs, and naval enthusiasts everywhere, A Naval Miscellany is an indispensable and...  Read More >>

During the Pacific War, arguably the most successful component of the Imperial Japanese Fleet was its destroyer...  Read More >>

The submarine was as formidable a weapon for the Royal Navy in World War II as for the other main combatant nations....  Read More >>

 Read More >>

Includes the conversations that reveal how known gay and straight men can and do get along in the sexually tense...  Read More >>

 Read More >>

 Read More >>

 Read More >>

Traces the origins and early development of the Royal Marines, outlining their organisational structures, their...  Read More >>

 Read More >>

The book explores British naval policy during the first two governments of Harold Wilson (1964-70), analysing how...  Read More >>