Naval forces & warfare books

This biography of the ruthless, clever and indomitable American hero of the Age of Sailing teaches us that it took...  Read More >>

The Royal Navy during World War II was the first real citizen navy and, including the US and Commonwealth navies...  Read More >>

At the beginning of the 21st century much has remained the same in naval terms but much has changed. Geoffrey Till's...  Read More >>

The Royal Navy, prominent in building Britain's maritime empire in the eighteenth century, also had a significant...  Read More >>

1887. With illustrations by W.C. Jackson and H.W. McVickar. Partial Contents: The Gathering of the War-Cloud; War...  Read More >>

Armies of the Napoleonic Era provides a complete overview of the tactics, organisation, uniforms, equipment, weapons...  Read More >>

 Read More >>

 Read More >>

A rousing history of one of the most bitterly fought campaigns of World War II, as seen through the eyes of those...  Read More >>

 Read More >>

This is the Submariners' Book of Remembrance: a comprehensive record of the names of all the men who lost their...  Read More >>

The story of how British naval intelligence was able to break German naval codes in World War I is fully explored...  Read More >>

 Read More >>

 Read More >>

This authoritative publication by the official historian, the late Sir Brooks Richards, vividly describes and analyzes...  Read More >>

Known throughout the world as The City by the Sea, Newport, Rhode Island, has a long history of maritime activity....  Read More >>

1929. And an Introduction by Admiral Sir Lewis Bayly. Illustrations from photographs and sketches and diagrams by...  Read More >>

 Read More >>

Arms and the State is a history of Britain's first and foremost modern armaments company, the Armstrong Whitworth...  Read More >>

On November 24, 1943, a Japanese torpedo plunged into the starboard side of the American escort carrier USS Liscome...  Read More >>

The D-Day landings of 6 June 1944 were the largest amphibious military operation ever mounted. A huge armada was...  Read More >>

Growth of British naval power during the 18th and 19th centuries was a result of changes in the political, constitutional...  Read More >>

An acknowledged expert on World War II naval matters and the author of twenty-five books, Bernard Ireland examines...  Read More >>

The first of several volumes to examine the Corps' meteoric wartime expansion and the evolution of its units, from...  Read More >>

Despite racial discrimination and second-class status within the enlisted corps, the U.S. Navy’s mess attendants,...  Read More >>