Discover new books on Goodreads

See if your friends have read any of Phillips Payson O'Brien's books

Phillips Payson O'Brien’s Followers (96)

Phillips Payson O'Brien

Born

Boston, Massachusetts, The United States

Genre

History, Biography

edit data

Phillips Payson O’Brien is a Professor of Strategic Studies at the University of St. Andrews in Fife, Scotland, where he has taught since 2016. A graduate of Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut, O'Brien earned a PhD in British and American politics and naval policy before being selected as Cambridge University’s Mellon Research Fellow in American History, and a Drapers Research Fellow at Pembroke College. ...more

Combine Editions
Phillips Payson O'Brien’s books

Average rating: 4.29 · 1,587 ratings · 235 reviews · 10 distinct works • Similar authors

	How the War Was Won: Air-Sea Power and Allied Victory in World War II 4.39 avg rating — 478 ratings — published 2015 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Strategists: Churchill, Stalin, Roosevelt, Mussolini, and Hitler--How War Made Them and How They Made War 4.23 avg rating — 444 ratings — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Second Most Powerful Man in the World: The Life of Admiral William D. Leahy, Roosevelt's Chief of Staff 4.29 avg rating — 430 ratings — published 2019 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	War and Power 4.22 avg rating — 229 ratings — published 2025 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Technology and Naval Combat in the Twentieth Century and Beyond 2.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2013 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	War and Power Who Wins Wars and Why By Phillips Payson O'Brien & Nuclear War By Annie Jacobsen 2 Books Collection Set by Phillips Payson O'Brien, Annie Jacobsen (Goodreads Author) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	British and American Naval Power: Politics and Policy, 1900-1936 did not like it 1.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1998 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Technology and Naval Combat in the Twentieth Century and Beyond (Cass Series: Naval Policy and History) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	War and Power Who Wins Wars and Why By Phillips Payson O'Brien & Das Boot By Lothar Gunther Buchheim 2 Books Collection Set by Phillips Payson O'Brien, Lothar Gunther Buchheim 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tommy At War 1914-1918, War How Conflict Shaped Us & War and Power Who Wins Wars and Why 3 Books Collection Set by Rosie Serdiville John Sadler, Professor Margaret MacMillan, Phillips Payson O'Brien 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

More books by Phillips Payson O'Brien…

Topics Mentioning This Author

topics	posts	views	last activity
Goodreads Librari...: Please update author currently listed as unknown author	2	5	Jan 07, 2025 12:00AM
THE WORLD WAR TWO...: E-Books and Others - Specials & Sales for Members Notice	2274	550	Aug 16, 2026 10:33AM

Is this you? Let us know. If not, help out and invite Phillips to Goodreads.