Naval forces & warfare books

The outcome of the Pacific War was heavily influenced by the results of naval battles between the Imperial Japanese...  Read More >>

Germany was well-served in World War II by her Navy's smaller vessels, in particular the U-boats and the S-boats....  Read More >>

Osprey's study of the Battle of the Coral Sea of World War II (1939-1945), which is unique in the annals of naval...  Read More >>

At the start of the American Civil War, neither side had warships on the Mississippi River, which was a vital strategic...  Read More >>

In 1965 the military situation in the Mekong River Delta of southern Vietnam had deteriorated to such a degree that...  Read More >>

The prolonged and bloody fighting for control of the Japanese occupied Pacific islands in World War II is a key...  Read More >>

Fighting Ships of the Far East (1) adds enormously to the hitherto small corpus of knowledge about a fascinating...  Read More >>

The Imperial Japanese Navy was a pioneer in naval aviation, having commissioned the world's first carrier, which...  Read More >>

Fighting Squadron 11 was established at San Diego in August 1943, beginning a half-century record that spanned aerial...  Read More >>

While the US Marine Corps was one of the smallest of American armed services in World War II (1939-1945), its contribution...  Read More >>

Cruisers became Britain's essential vessel for protecting battleships, carriers, and convoys versus Japanese, Italian,...  Read More >>

Hitler called Norway the Zone of Destiny for Nazi Germany because convoys from Churchill's Britain and Roosevelt's...  Read More >>

In this time-honored classic, William Bligh offers his vivid account of a routine voyage to Tahiti that turned into...  Read More >>

Fascinating selections from the writings of great naval theorist. Fundamental principles of sea power, analysis...  Read More >>

The classic collection of articles from the U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings, now in ebook form.  Read More >>

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Twenty-two enthralling stories of the Royal Navy, bringing to vivid life the greatest battles and daily struggles...  Read More >>

A fascinating and comprehensive collection of maps of the streets, seas, and coasts of Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey-MaturinseriesThe...  Read More >>

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The extraordinary story of the mighty Temeraire, the ship behind J. M. W. Turner's iconic painting The H.M.S....  Read More >>

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This design history of post-war British warship development, based on both declassified documentation and personal...  Read More >>

One of the great spectacles of recent naval history was the Imperial Japanese Navy's instrumental role in Japan's...  Read More >>

For half a century German warship camouflage has been something of a mystery for warship enthusiasts and modelmakers....  Read More >>