Naval Forces & Warfare

Is naval conflict in the Asia-Pacific region becoming more likely? On the face of it, this seems likely; nearly all countries in the region are rap...

From first joining the Royal Navy in 1940 until the end of the campaign against Japan, Tony Ditcham was in the front line of the naval war. After b...

Despite a supreme belief in itself, the Royal Navy of the early eighteenth century was becoming over-confident and outdated, and it had more than i...

From the year 1066 the English Channel has provided Great Britain with a natural defensive barrier, but never more than in the early days of World ...

The first definitive account of one of the most critical naval battles of World War II in the pacific. Spring 1942: Following the Japanese attack o...

This is a compelling book for lovers of sea and air stories from the Great War era. In the twelve stories told by the participants, many of whom we...

The outcome of much of the maritime warfare in the Second World War was decided by the torpedo or the aerial bomb, making relatively recent warship...

The first book to examine the battleship-led 1941 Pacific Fleet as it was intended to fight. Packed with illustrations, this study explains how the...

This is the story of how the luxurious steam yachts of the Victorian and Edwardian eras were transformed into weapons of war. These beautiful vesse...

Seapower has been a constant in world politics, a tool through which powerful countries have policed the seas for commercial advantage. Political g...

Seapower has been a constant in world politics, a tool through which powerful countries have policed the seas for commercial advantage. Political g...

In his book The Line of Fire, former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral William J. Crowe wrote `Pound for pound, Bahrain has been about...

One of the key issues facing naval strategists and planners is whether China poses a threat. The editors of this hot-topic book - professors and an...

In May 1987, an Iraqi plane fired two missiles into USS Stark, a US Navy frigate on patrol in the Gulf. The missiles severely damaged the ship and ...

The remarkable story of how a handful of intrepid scientific navigators underpinned British naval dominance in the conflict with Napoleon   During ...

Only seven US submariners earned the Medal of Honor in World War II. Sam Dealey, the USS Harders commander, was one of them. His award was made pos...

After the Battle of Leyte Gulf, which crushed Japanese naval power in the Pacific even more effectively than American naval chiefs were aware at th...

The 2024 edition of Warship, the celebrated annual publication featuring original research on the history, development, and service of the world's ...

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...