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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.

Most Read This Week Tagged "Naval 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
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
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Naval History Books

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
Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania
Castles of Steel: Britain, Germany and the Winning of the Great War at Sea
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
Neptune's Inferno: The U.S. Navy at Guadalcanal
To Rule the Waves: How the British Navy Shaped the Modern World
Blind Man's Bluff: The Untold Story of American Submarine Espionage
The Price of Admiralty: The Evolution of Naval Warfare from Trafalgar to Midway
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Catch-22 by Joseph HellerThe Raiders and the Cross by Patrick LarsimontNadya's War by C.S. TaylorFlight of the Intruder by Stephen CoontsFlight of the Old Dog by Dale Brown
Military Aviation Novels
87 books — 69 voters
Stoddert's War by Michael A. PalmerSix Frigates by Ian W. TollJohn Adams by David McCulloughThe French Assault on American Shipping, 1793-1813 by Greg H. WilliamsOn Seas of Glory by John F. Lehman Jr.
Quasi-War With France
8 books — 3 voters

War by Sebastian JungerUnspoken Abandonment by Bryan A. WoodOutlaw Platoon by Sean ParnellHouse to House by David BellaviaLone Survivor by Marcus Luttrell
Best Iraq and Afghanistan War Books
253 books — 460 voters
Shock & Awe by Abigail RouxBound for Keeps by S.E. JakesCatch a Ghost by S.E. JakesClaimings, Tails, and Other Alien Artifacts by Lyn GalaBeyond Duty by S.J.D. Peterson
M/M Military|Spies|Intelligence Officers 2013
32 books — 7 voters

Blockaders, Refugees, and Contrabands by George E. BukerReign of Iron by James L. NelsonWar on the Waters by James M. McPhersonSea of Gray by Tom ChaffinLast Flag Down by John Baldwin
A Civil War Naval Booklist
140 books — 17 voters
Crash & Burn by Abigail RouxFit to be Tied by Mary CalmesDesert Tryst by Susanne SavilleLocke and Key by Sandrine Gasq-DionMurphy by Bey Deckard
M/M Military|Spies|Intelligence Officers 2015
22 books — 7 voters


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Quotes Tagged “Naval History”

Hank Bracker
“ Aluminum Hulls In 1931 England, aluminum was used in the construction of the Diana II, a 55 foot express cruiser, which is still in use. Aluminum is non-magnetic and is almost never found in the elemental state. As a ductile metal it is malleable and has about one-third the density and stiffness of steel. Aluminum is a corrosion resistant, easily machined, cast, drawn and extruded, however the procedure to weld it is more difficult and different from other metals. In 1935 the Bath Iron Works in ...more ”
― Captain Hank Bracker, Suppressed I Rise
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“ Success with Honor ”
― Allen Meece, The Abel Mutiny
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