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The Hunt for Red October by Tom ClancyRed Storm Rising by Tom ClancyDas Boot by Lothar-Günther BuchheimMigrant Crisis by John SteelVoyage of the Devilfish by Michael DiMercurio
Best Submarine Thrillers
137 books — 108 voters
In the Heart of the Sea by Nathaniel PhilbrickSix Frigates by Ian W. TollOver the Edge of the World by Laurence BergreenLongitude by Dava SobelCaptain Kidd by Samuel Marquis
Age of Sail Nonfiction
356 books — 91 voters

The Stonegate Sword by Harry James FoxThe False Prophet by Harry James FoxBlood Song by Anthony RyanOutpassage by Janet E. MorrisThe Starbirth Assignment by J.M. Johnson
Best Militaristic SciFi and Fantasy
75 books — 76 voters
Worth the Fall by Claudia ConnorDon't Close Your Eyes by Lynessa JamesComplicated Moonlight by Lynessa LayneThe Admiral's Bride by Suzanne BrockmannMy Fake Fiancé by Odette Stone
I'm in the Navy! Romance Heroes and Heroines Swabbies
128 books — 47 voters

On Basilisk Station by David WeberDauntless by Jack CampbellEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardThe Mote in God's Eye by Larry NivenThe Short Victorious War by David Weber
Naval Science Fiction
157 books — 45 voters
Dead Wake by Erik LarsonExploring the Lusitania by Robert D. BallardWilful Murder by Diana PrestonLusitania by Greg KingSeven Days in May by Kim Izzo
Lusitania
26 books — 20 voters

Horatio Hornblower 1 - 11 by C.S. ForesterThe East Indiaman by Ellis K. MeachamH.M.S. Ulysses by Alistair MacLeanHis Majesty's Dragon by Naomi NovikThe Cruel Sea by Nicholas Monsarrat
Great Naval fiction (historical)
39 books — 13 voters
I Rode with Morgan by Jonathan JacksonEver the Wayward Sky by Oliver PhippsDivided Waters by Ivan MusicantNaval Shipbuilders of the World by Robert Winklareth"Old Hoodoo" The Battleship Texas by Mark D. Cowan
A 19th Century Nautical Miscellenia
45 books — 12 voters

Heart of Oak by David CookThe Royal Marines by richard-brooksEating Smoke by Chris ThrallThe Guardian's Wildchild by Feather Stone, F. StoneGoing Commando by Mark Time
Royal Marines (RM)
26 books — 10 voters
German Raider Atlantis by Wolfgang FrankThe Last Raider by Douglas ReemanThe Sea Raiders by Edward Keble ChattertonThe Last-Gentleman-Of-War by R.K. LochnerWolf by Richard Guilliatt
Raiders!
69 books — 6 voters

Inyo’s Ring by N.H. SchwabacherQueen Elizabeth and the Spanish Armada by Frances WinwarSir Francis Drake by Roy GerrardThe Armada by Garrett MattinglyThe Last Armada by Des Ekin
The Spanish Armada
51 books — 6 voters
The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors by James D. Hornfischer1812 by George C. DaughanTin Can Sailor by Susan CosentinoRed Star Over the Pacific by James HolmesSix Frigates by Ian W. Toll
The Official US Navy Reading List
59 books — 5 voters

Frozen in Time by Owen BeattieThe Endurance by Caroline AlexanderIce Blink by Scott CookmanErebus by Michael PalinFatal Passage by Ken McGoogan
Polar Exploration (Non-Fiction)
38 books — 5 voters
The Admirals by Walter R. BornemanNelson by Andrew D. LambertThe Life of Vice-Admiral William Bligh by George MackanessAdmirals by Andrew D. LambertLincoln and His Admirals by Craig L. Symonds
Admirals
79 books — 4 voters

Siddhartha by Hermann HesseThe Beginning of Infinity by David DeutschThe Book of Life by J. KrishnamurtiSapiens by Yuval Noah HarariThe Rational Optimist by Matt Ridley
Suggestions from The Almanack of Naval Ravikant
39 books — 3 voters
FEAR IS THE KEY By ALISTAIR MacLEAN Fawcett Gold Medal PB 196... by Alistair MacLeanThe Raising of the Dubhe by Patrick O'ConnorA Flock of Ships by Brian CallisonFloodtide for Rafferty by Joan WoodberryThe amphorae pirates by Lou Cameron
Maritime Salvage in Fiction
46 books — 3 voters

On the Beach by Nevil ShuteNOT SUNSHINE PATRIOTS by Terry Allen HelmWithout Warning by John BirminghamAlas, Babylon by Pat FrankThe Water Knife by Paolo Bacigalupi
Fictional Apocalypses: The World's End From War
101 books — 2 voters
The Last War by Martyn GodfreyNOT SUNSHINE PATRIOTS by Terry Allen HelmThe Last Children by Gudrun PausewangThe Iron Dream by Norman SpinradThe Beast of Heaven by Victor Kelleher
Fictional Apocalypses: The World's End From War Part II
59 books — 2 voters

My War at Sea 1914 - 1916 by Heathcoat GrantUnsung Heroes of the Royal Canadian Navy by Cynthia J. FaryonNavy of Canada by Source WikipediaMaritime Command Pacific by David ZimmermanThe Sea is at Our Gates by Tony German
Canadian Naval History Books
13 books — 1 voter
Abandon Ship! by Richard F. NewcombThe Big Show by Pierre Clostermann DFCAs Eagles Screamed by Donald R. BurgettBrazen Chariots by Robert CrispThe Coast Watchers by Eric A. Feldt
Bantam War Books - WWII "white cover" series
39 books — 1 voter

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