Naval Forces & Warfare

As the world plunged into war in August 1914 two Kaiserliche Marine fleets and several detached cruisers lay beyond the North Sea. These vessels po...

This series of books provides details of all USN warships from 1893 to the present day. Every class and individual ship has an entry providing deta...

A saga of exceptional valour in World War II by Australian volunteers in the Royal Navy. Their service was diverse and dangerous, in the Battle of ...

A compelling look at US Navy SEALs through a true-to-life lens focused on the triumphs and challenges of the elite warriors of the Special Forces c...

1942 would prove crucial for the United States in the Pacific following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and a series of setbacks in the Southwe...

It is January 1942. Six weeks after the United States entered World War II, Imperial Japan is annihilating American forces across the Far East whil...

When Vasa was raised in 1961 a lost world was revealed in astonishing detail. Among the most remarkable finds were the remains of the rigging. Norm...

In the context of their war experience in the First World War, the changes and developments of the Executive branch of the Royal Navy between the w...

The British in the Adriatic, 18001825 brings together three detailed studies of British naval and military, diplomatic and commercial activity in t...

Prime Minister Winston Churchill referred to Tirpitz as The Beast, and on 25th January 1942 he wrote, The destruction or even the crippling of this...

A comprehensive view of World War Two in the Asia Pacific.In early 1942, the Japanese Army and Navy were advancing on all fronts, humiliating their...

This unique memoir charts the career of the author in the Royal Navy Submarine Service during the period 1967 to 1997, and in doing so details many...

Fully illustrated, this book assesses the US Marines and Japanese troops fighting in three bloody battles of World War II in the Pacific. In Jun...

The book begins in January 1944, the point at which serious thought started to be given to the size and shape of the future Navy. Postwar retrenchm...

Explores the varied relationship between political leaders and naval experts, from the 16th to 21st centuries The shaping of national defence st...

Superbly illustrated with original artwork throughout, this book explores the ironclad warships that fought the little-known battles of South Ameri...

This is a marvellous book. The research is very thorough and it will answer all my questions. RICHARD WILLIS, Normandy veteran, first lieutenant o...

The Allied landings on the coast of Normandy on 6 June 1944 - the long-awaited D-Day - was not only the greatest amphibious military operation of a...

The Allied landings on the coast of Normandy on 6 June 1944 - the long-awaited D-Day - was not only the greatest amphibious military operation of a...

An extraordinary story of American can-do, an inside look at the building of the most dangerous aircraft carrier in the world, the John F. Kennedy....