Naval forces & warfare books

A history of the small combatants used by the United States in World War II, it covers development, armament and...  Read More >>

Building upon the expertise of the authors and historians of the Naval Institute Press, the Naval History Special...  Read More >>

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Brings together three intertwined stories documenting the US Navy’s strategic and materiel evolution following the...  Read More >>

The first comprehensive study on the importance of aircraft maintenance and the aircraft technician in the age of...  Read More >>

This updated seminal reference provides new Marine officers - and those aspiring to become Marine officers - comprehensive...  Read More >>

In this ground-breaking, posthumous study, the late Lo Jung-pang discusses the geographic, political, and commercial...  Read More >>

Grace O’Malley, better known in Ireland as Granuaile, was a pirate queen infesting the coast of Eirinn and further...  Read More >>

Grace O'Malley, better known in Ireland as Granuaile, was a pirate queen infesting the coast of Eirinn and further...  Read More >>

The 2023 edition of this highly regarded and popular publication provides an up-to-the-minute guide to the ships,...  Read More >>

An epic account of how the Royal Navy tracked down, cornered, and sank one of the most fearsome German warships...  Read More >>

The Pioneer Steamship Savannah: A Study for a Scale Model; United States National Museum Bulletin 228, 1961, pages...  Read More >>

The Akizuki class previewed many features of the postwar fleet escort destroyer. This is the history of their design...  Read More >>

El Domingo 2 de Mayo de 1982, a las 16 horas en el Atlántico Sur, en la posición geográfica de latitud 55° 24´ Sur...  Read More >>

This is a collection of salty sea stories and fairy tales- the early years of a Diving Career.  Read More >>

Samuel Pepys and the Royal Navy, a classical book, has been considered important throughout the human history, and...  Read More >>

On 25 December 1943 the German battlecruiser Scharnhorst slipped out Altenfjord in Norway to attack Arctic convoy...  Read More >>

The engrossing but tragic history of the Royal Navy's worst loss of World War Two. Ideal for fans of Jonathan Dimbleby,...  Read More >>

The engrossing but tragic history of the Royal Navy's worst loss of World War Two. Ideal for fans of Jonathan Dimbleby,...  Read More >>

On 25 December 1943 the German battlecruiser Scharnhorst slipped out Altenfjord in Norway to attack Arctic convoy...  Read More >>

The lavishly illustrated story of US Naval Aviation in the 1980s. Take a step inside the day-to-day operations....  Read More >>

A history of the US Navy's remarkable South China Sea raid against the Japanese, the first time in history that...  Read More >>

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Published here for the first time, alongside a compelling narrative of the final 24 hours of the mission to sink...  Read More >>

From the South Pacific to North Africa An officer in the US Merchant Marine from World War II to the Korean War,...  Read More >>