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Navy Books
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Master and Commander (Aubrey & Maturin, #1)
by (shelved 27 times as navy)
avg rating 4.07 — 64,659 ratings — published 1969
The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors: The Extraordinary World War II Story of the U.S. Navy's Finest Hour (Paperback)
by (shelved 24 times as navy)
avg rating 4.36 — 11,851 ratings — published 2003
Blind Man's Bluff: The Untold Story of American Submarine Espionage (Paperback)
by (shelved 21 times as navy)
avg rating 4.24 — 11,538 ratings — published 1998
Neptune's Inferno: The U.S. Navy at Guadalcanal (Hardcover)
by (shelved 20 times as navy)
avg rating 4.31 — 7,526 ratings — published 2011
Six Frigates: The Epic History of the Founding of the U. S. Navy (Hardcover)
by (shelved 20 times as navy)
avg rating 4.38 — 7,818 ratings — published 2006
The Caine Mutiny (Paperback)
by (shelved 20 times as navy)
avg rating 4.30 — 27,273 ratings — published 1951
The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder (Hardcover)
by (shelved 17 times as navy)
avg rating 4.17 — 224,345 ratings — published 2023
The Admirals: Nimitz, Halsey, Leahy, and King—the Five-Star Admirals Who Won the War at Sea (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as navy)
avg rating 4.33 — 4,582 ratings — published 2011
H.M.S. Surprise (Aubrey & Maturin, #3)
by (shelved 13 times as navy)
avg rating 4.42 — 21,812 ratings — published 1973
Post Captain (Aubrey & Maturin, #2)
by (shelved 13 times as navy)
avg rating 4.26 — 25,751 ratings — published 1972
Sea Power: The History and Geopolitics of the World's Oceans (Hardcover)
by (shelved 12 times as navy)
avg rating 3.73 — 1,753 ratings — published 2017
No Easy Day: The Firsthand Account of the Mission That Killed Osama Bin Laden (Hardcover)
by (shelved 12 times as navy)
avg rating 4.04 — 58,695 ratings — published 2012
Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 12 times as navy)
avg rating 4.34 — 102,044 ratings — published 2006
The Mauritius Command (Aubrey & Maturin, #4)
by (shelved 12 times as navy)
avg rating 4.35 — 18,765 ratings — published 1977
Desolation Island (Aubrey & Maturin, #5)
by (shelved 12 times as navy)
avg rating 4.41 — 16,634 ratings — published 1978
Ghost Fleet: A Novel of the Next World War (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as navy)
avg rating 3.76 — 12,150 ratings — published 2015
Pacific Crucible: War at Sea in the Pacific, 1941-1942 (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as navy)
avg rating 4.61 — 10,526 ratings — published 2011
Mr. Midshipman Hornblower (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as navy)
avg rating 4.18 — 19,689 ratings — published 1950
The Fortune of War (Aubrey & Maturin, #6)
by (shelved 11 times as navy)
avg rating 4.41 — 15,416 ratings — published 1979
Sea Stories: My Life in Special Operations (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as navy)
avg rating 4.46 — 11,507 ratings — published 2019
The Good Shepherd (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 10 times as navy)
avg rating 4.18 — 10,639 ratings — published 1955
Lieutenant Hornblower (Hornblower Saga: Chronological Order, #2)
by (shelved 10 times as navy)
avg rating 4.32 — 13,794 ratings — published 1952
Sailing True North: Ten Admirals and the Voyage of Character (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 9 times as navy)
avg rating 4.10 — 1,072 ratings — published 2019
His Majesty's Dragon (Temeraire, #1)
by (shelved 9 times as navy)
avg rating 4.07 — 113,892 ratings — published 2006
Turn the Ship Around!: A True Story of Turning Followers into Leaders (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as navy)
avg rating 4.23 — 22,117 ratings — published 2013
Shattered Sword: The Untold Story of the Battle of Midway (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as navy)
avg rating 4.49 — 3,808 ratings — published 2005
The Hunt for Red October (Jack Ryan, #3)
by (shelved 9 times as navy)
avg rating 4.12 — 390,904 ratings — published 1984
In Harm's Way: The Sinking of the USS Indianapolis and the Extraordinary Story of Its Survivors (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as navy)
avg rating 4.33 — 23,782 ratings — published 2001
The Far Side of the World (Aubrey & Maturin, #10)
by (shelved 9 times as navy)
avg rating 4.45 — 13,918 ratings — published 1984
The Surgeon's Mate (Aubrey & Maturin, #7)
by (shelved 9 times as navy)
avg rating 4.40 — 14,393 ratings — published 1980
American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as navy)
avg rating 4.03 — 142,539 ratings — published 2012
The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660-1783 (ebook)
by (shelved 8 times as navy)
avg rating 3.94 — 1,291 ratings — published 1890
1812: The Navy's War (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as navy)
avg rating 3.97 — 782 ratings — published 2011
The Ionian Mission (Aubrey & Maturin, #8)
by (shelved 8 times as navy)
avg rating 4.33 — 12,268 ratings — published 1981
Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as navy)
avg rating 3.99 — 77,222 ratings — published 1995
Principles of Maritime Strategy (Dover Military History, Weapons, Armor)
by (shelved 7 times as navy)
avg rating 4.01 — 358 ratings — published 1911
To Rule the Waves: How Control of the World's Oceans Shapes the Fate of the Superpowers (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as navy)
avg rating 4.21 — 361 ratings — published
Fleet Tactics and Naval Operations (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as navy)
avg rating 4.26 — 152 ratings — published
The Fleet at Flood Tide: America at Total War in the Pacific, 1944-1945 (ebook)
by (shelved 7 times as navy)
avg rating 4.48 — 2,466 ratings — published 2016
The Quiet Warrior: A Biography of Admiral Raymond A. Spruance (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as navy)
avg rating 4.48 — 392 ratings — published 1974
Halsey's Typhoon: The True Story of a Fighting Admiral, an Epic Storm, and an Untold Rescue (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as navy)
avg rating 4.20 — 2,121 ratings — published 2007
In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as navy)
avg rating 4.17 — 121,052 ratings — published 2000
The Yellow Admiral (Aubrey & Maturin, #18)
by (shelved 7 times as navy)
avg rating 4.37 — 9,551 ratings — published 1996
The Hundred Days (Aubrey & Maturin, #19)
by (shelved 7 times as navy)
avg rating 4.37 — 8,946 ratings — published 1998
The Reverse of the Medal (Aubrey & Maturin, #11)
by (shelved 7 times as navy)
avg rating 4.43 — 11,208 ratings — published 1986
World War II at Sea: A Global History (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as navy)
avg rating 4.56 — 1,503 ratings — published 2018
The Port Chicago 50: Disaster, Mutiny, and the Fight for Civil Rights (Audio CD)
by (shelved 6 times as navy)
avg rating 4.04 — 6,672 ratings — published 2014
The Conquering Tide: War in the Pacific Islands, 1942–1944 (The Pacific War Trilogy, 2)
by (shelved 6 times as navy)
avg rating 4.62 — 7,363 ratings — published 2015
HMS Ulysses (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as navy)
avg rating 4.08 — 8,093 ratings — published 1955
“I suddenly felt like the Grinch feels when he discovers what Chrismas is all about. For the first time in a long time, I felt like I had a purpose being in the Navy. It wasn't about money and rank or prestige. It was about raising the flag. We do what we do because no one else can or will do it. We fight so others can sleep at night. And I had forgotten that.”
― The Right Words at the Right Time Volume 2: Your Turn!
― The Right Words at the Right Time Volume 2: Your Turn!
“I was hooked on the plot of the waves.”
― Twist
― Twist













