Naval forces & warfare books

Letters from a Sailor, based on 85 letters written by Conrad Lyman Ostroot, a sailor in the U.S. Navy during World...  Read More >>

In 1927, the US Navy floated a small tin hanger down the Detroit River, planting it on a grass airfield at the...  Read More >>

The French navy that fought in the Nine Years War was essentially Colbert's creation. Soon after Louis XIV's assumption...  Read More >>

At once wholly American and something in between, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, sits at the intersection of Cuban sovereignty,...  Read More >>

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Wartime letters of a New Englander's journey from innocence to elite fighter squadron pilot ""A must-read for young...  Read More >>

On December 7, 1941, the Japanese Navy attacked the American Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor, Hawai'i. The perception...  Read More >>

Published by the Naval War College Press. This study is about innovations in carrier aviation and the spread of...  Read More >>

Many Lives of Nelson have been written; one is yet wanting, clear enough to become a manual for the young sailor,...  Read More >>

On December 7, 1941, the Japanese Navy attacked the American Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor, Hawai'i. The perception...  Read More >>

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The gripping true-life exploits of Navy combat pilots during the Korean War-heroes who inspired James Michener's...  Read More >>

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"""Marty is a deep and thoughtful observer of the human condition . . . someone with an observant eye for detail,...  Read More >>

Prize-winning historian Daughan tells the thrilling story of how a few heroic captains and their stalwart crews...  Read More >>

RMS Titanic steamed into a brilliant sunset on the cold night of April 14, 1912, with 2,208 people on board. Some...  Read More >>

In this military memoir and adventure story, the author recounts his seven years in the U.S. Navy in the 1960s,...  Read More >>

The USS Midway first set sail in 1945, with thousands of brave Americans on board. By the time it returned to port...  Read More >>

On 25 December 1943 the German battlecruiser Scharnhorst sailed to attack Arctic convoy JW55B, which was carrying...  Read More >>

Drawing on original documents and the personal letters of one brave commander, Sasgen crafts a classic naval tale...  Read More >>

During WW1 the North Sea became the principal battleground for the navies of Britain and Germany. This book explains...  Read More >>

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The tenth volume in Samuel Eliot Morison's classic History of the United States Naval Operations in World War II...  Read More >>

“A welcome literary tapestry, a vivid depiction of events woven together with threads of strong scholarship and...  Read More >>

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