Warfare & defence books

A collection of poetry and visual art from members of the military community, compiled by the Armed Services Arts...  Read More >>

A poignant poetry collection exploring the complexities of teaching in America, set against the backdrop of the...  Read More >>

Accounts of Dutch navigator Pelsart, Abel Tasman, and William Dampier's voyages to the Australian coast.  Read More >>

In 1577, Francis Drake set out from Plymouth on a secret mission authorized by Queen Elizabeth to circumnavigate...  Read More >>

A survivor's first-hand account of the sinking of RMS Lusitania by German U-boat U-20 on May 7, 1915.  Read More >>

Archibald Campbell's vivid account of his voyage around the world from 1806 to 1812, including Pacific island encounters...  Read More >>

Civil War adventure in Louisiana following characters caught up in wartime trading and Confederate conscription....  Read More >>

Juvenile adventure about young inventors building a submarine torpedo boat.  Read More >>

Washington Irving's monumental 1828 biography of Columbus, Volume II.  Read More >>

Captain John Smith's own account of his adventures as soldier, sailor, and founder of Jamestown, Virginia.  Read More >>

Comprehensive 1918 survey of aviation and submarine warfare in WWI.  Read More >>

Captain John Franklin's 1828 account of his second overland Arctic expedition (1825-1827).  Read More >>

James Harrington's influential 1656 work of political philosophy on naval power and republican governance.  Read More >>

Comprehensive dictionary of nautical terminology compiled by Admiral Smyth, published posthumously in 1867.  Read More >>

Biography of the 10th Earl of Dundonald, one of the most daring naval commanders of the Napoleonic era.  Read More >>

An Edwardian boys' adventure following a voyage with the legendary Captain Dynamite.  Read More >>

Admiral Jellicoe's firsthand account of the U-boat menace and the critical struggle for naval supremacy during World...  Read More >>

Narrative of the British Arctic Expedition of 1875-76 under Captain Nares.  Read More >>

Set in a quiet New England harbor town in 1917, this charming novel follows Adam, a clam digger and former teacher,...  Read More >>

Juvenile adventure set during the 1898 Spanish-American War naval campaign at Santiago de Cuba.  Read More >>

A midshipman's memoir of Royal Navy service during the Crimean War and the transition from sail to steam.  Read More >>

Harry Castlemon's 1898 adventure novel at the intersection of American maritime and literary history.  Read More >>

Tales of an old sailor's adventures at sea, told to young listeners in mid-19th century America.  Read More >>

Mahan's definitive analysis of sea power during the War of 1812.  Read More >>

The grand period of the Moslem corsairs who terrorized Mediterranean shipping.  Read More >>