Naval History

Naval history is the area of military history concerning war at sea and the subject is also a sub-discipline of the broad field of maritime history.

Nimitz at War: Command Leadership from Pearl Harbor to Tokyo Bay
Operation Pedestal: The Fleet That Battled to Malta, 1942 – A Definitive WWII History of the Royal Navy Convoy and Mediterranean Siege
Annapolis Goes to War: The Naval Academy Class of 1940 and Its Trial by Fire in World War II
The Restless Wave: A Novel of the United States Navy
In Search of a Kingdom: Francis Drake, Elizabeth I, and the Perilous Birth of the British Empire
The Price of Victory: A Naval History of Britain: 1815-1945
Victory at Sea: Naval Power and the Transformation of the Global Order in World War II
To the Uttermost Ends of the Earth: The Epic Hunt for the South's Most Feared Ship—and the Greatest Sea Battle of the Civil War – An Award-Winning American Military History Book
Mastering the Art of Command: Admiral Chester W. Nimitz and Victory in the Pacific
By Water Beneath the Walls: The Rise of the Navy SEALs
Who Can Hold the Sea: The U.S. Navy in the Cold War 1945-1960
The Golden Thirteen: The Fight for the Navy's First Black Officers
The Blue Water War: The Maritime Struggle in the Mediterranean and Middle East, 1940–1945
Blazing Star, Setting Sun: The Guadalcanal-Solomons Campaign November 1942–March 1943
The Immortals: The World War II Story of Five Fearless Heroes, the Sinking of the Dorchester, and an Awe-inspiring Rescue
Six Frigates: The Epic History of the Founding of the U. S. Navy
The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder
Pacific Crucible: War at Sea in the Pacific, 1941-1942
Castles of Steel: Britain, Germany and the Winning of the Great War at Sea
Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania
The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors: The Extraordinary World War II Story of the U.S. Navy's Finest Hour
Master and Commander (Aubrey & Maturin, #1)
Dreadnought: Britain, Germany, and the Coming of the Great War
The Conquering Tide: War in the Pacific Islands, 1942–1944 (The Pacific War Trilogy, 2)
Twilight of the Gods: War in the Western Pacific, 1944-1945
The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660-1783
To Rule the Waves: How the British Navy Shaped the Modern World
Neptune's Inferno: The U.S. Navy at Guadalcanal
Blind Man's Bluff: The Untold Story of American Submarine Espionage
The Masaru Legacy by Ben DedrickFearless by Eric BlehmDakota Storm by T.J. RennerReflections Through the Periscope by Jaqui O'DonohoeGrounded by Nancy M. Dahl
Navy SEALs
16 books — 15 voters
The Things They Carried by Tim O'BrienThe Sorrow of War by Bảo NinhA Gracious Enemy & After the War Volume Two by Michael G. KramerThe Full Circle for Mick by Michael G. KramerWe Were Soldiers Once... and Young by Harold G. Moore
Veteran Recommendations
903 books — 480 voters

Black Fire by William Kely McClungNever by Ken FollettDislocated by Franklin HortonDeep Sleep by Steven KonkolyThe Sum of All Fears by Tom Clancy
Great Military Techno-Thrillers
103 books — 155 voters
Nobody's Hero by Kallypso MastersMasters at Arms by Kallypso MastersNobody's Angel by Kallypso MastersNobody's Perfect by Kallypso MastersNo Place to Run by Maya Banks
Military Romance and Fiction
1,100 books — 1,153 voters

Hero Dad by Melinda HardinI Miss You! by Beth   AndrewsThe Soldiers' Night Before Christmas by Trish HollandAlice Bliss by Laura HarringtonMilitary Friends ABC by Tony Hunter
Books for Military Kids
48 books — 22 voters


Hank Bracker
Chester William Nimitz, Sr. was the last surviving officer to serve as a five star admiral in the Unites States Navy, holding the rank of Fleet Admiral. His career started as a midshipman at the United States Naval Academy where he graduated with honors on January 30, 1905. Becoming a submarine officer, Nimitz was responsible of the construction of the USS Nautilus, the first nuclear powered submarine. During World War II he was appointed the Commander in Chief of the Unites States Pacific Fleet ...more
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