Naval Forces & Warfare

The Second Happy Time was the informal name given to that phase of the battle of the Atlantic when German U-boats attacked both merchant and US nav...

Using official records from the National Archives personal accounts from the Imperial War Museum and other sources, Coastal Convoys 1939 - 1945: T...

By any standards Mick Stoke's experiences in the Royal Navy during the Second World War were remarkable. Aged nineteen, he was 'Mentioned in Despat...

This is the second volume of Lawrence Paterson's detailed account of all the Luftwaffe's naval operations during World War II. The first volume too...

The battle of Lepanto has long been considered one of the decisive naval battles of history. Yet, the savage fighting on Sunday, 7 October 1571 lef...

A fascinating account of an often overlooked naval action of World War II, and one of the bloodiest chapters in the history of the Royal Navy. In...

A history of the US Navy's remarkable 1945 South China Sea raid against the Japanese, the first time in history that a carrier fleet dared to rampa...

He is usually dressed rather like a tramp. His sweater is worn, his trousers frayed, while what was once a cap is perched askew on his tanned face....

This is a very British story from more than 50 years ago. It is a story of remarkable technological ambition from a different country than is seen ...

An illustrated study of the design, development and eventual fates of the uncompleted super-battleships intended to be built before and during Wor...

Published with new material in time for the 80th Anniversary of the sinking of the Bismarck, Iain Ballantyne''s Bismarck: 24 Hours to Doom is the h...