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The Hunt for Red October by Tom ClancyRed Storm Rising by Tom ClancyDas Boot by Lothar-Günther BuchheimVoyage of the Devilfish by Michael DiMercurioRun Silent Run Deep by Edward L. Beach
Best Submarine Thrillers
121 books — 94 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
355 books — 90 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
73 books — 74 voters
Don't Close Your Eyes by Lynessa JamesComplicated Moonlight by Lynessa LayneWorth the Fall by Claudia ConnorThe Admiral's Bride by Suzanne BrockmannOver the Edge by Suzanne Brockmann
I'm in the Navy! Romance Heroes and Heroines Swabbies
127 books — 46 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
156 books — 44 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
21 books — 16 voters

Horatio Hornblower 1 - 11 by C.S. ForesterThe East Indiaman by Ellis K. MeachamH.M.S. Ulysses by Alistair MacLeanThe Cruel Sea by Nicholas MonsarratHis Majesty's Dragon by Naomi Novik
Great Naval fiction (historical)
37 books — 11 voters
Heart of Oak by David CookEating Smoke by Chris ThrallThe Royal Marines by richard-brooksThe Guardian's Wildchild by Feather Stone, F. StoneStorm On The Horizon by Michael Scheffel
Royal Marines (RM)
26 books — 10 voters

Ever the Wayward Sky by Oliver PhippsDivided Waters by Ivan MusicantIron Afloat by William N. Still Jr."Old Hoodoo" The Battleship Texas by Mark D. CowanNaval Shipbuilders of the World by Robert Winklareth
A 19th Century Nautical Miscellenia
44 books — 8 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

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
Frozen in Time by Owen BeattieIce Blink by Scott CookmanThe Endurance by Caroline AlexanderFatal Passage by Ken McGooganThe Arctic Grail by Pierre Berton
Polar Exploration (Non-Fiction)
38 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
The English Corsair by Kevin J. GlynnTen Fathoms Deep by Arthur CatherallSalvage from Strosa by Ray PopeSalvage Diver by Zachary BallFEAR IS THE KEY By ALISTAIR MacLEAN Fawcett Gold Medal PB 196... by Alistair MacLean
Maritime Salvage in Fiction
43 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. NewcombAs Eagles Screamed by Donald R. BurgettThe Big Show by Pierre Clostermann DFCBrazen 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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