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Master and Commander (Aubrey & Maturin, #1)
by (shelved 27 times as navy)
avg rating 4.07 — 64,263 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 23 times as navy)
avg rating 4.36 — 11,803 ratings — published 2003
Neptune's Inferno: The U.S. Navy at Guadalcanal (Hardcover)
by (shelved 20 times as navy)
avg rating 4.31 — 7,491 ratings — published 2011
Blind Man's Bluff: The Untold Story of American Submarine Espionage (Paperback)
by (shelved 20 times as navy)
avg rating 4.24 — 11,463 ratings — published 1998
Six Frigates: The Epic History of the Founding of the U. S. Navy (Hardcover)
by (shelved 19 times as navy)
avg rating 4.38 — 7,772 ratings — published 2006
The Caine Mutiny (Paperback)
by (shelved 19 times as navy)
avg rating 4.30 — 27,152 ratings — published 1951
The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder (Hardcover)
by (shelved 16 times as navy)
avg rating 4.17 — 218,648 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 — 4,568 ratings — published 2011
H.M.S. Surprise (Aubrey & Maturin, #3)
by (shelved 13 times as navy)
avg rating 4.42 — 21,677 ratings — published 1973
Post Captain (Aubrey & Maturin, #2)
by (shelved 13 times as navy)
avg rating 4.26 — 25,571 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 — 1,739 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 — 58,412 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 — 101,664 ratings — published 2006
The Mauritius Command (Aubrey & Maturin, #4)
by (shelved 12 times as navy)
avg rating 4.35 — 18,644 ratings — published 1977
Desolation Island (Aubrey & Maturin, #5)
by (shelved 12 times as navy)
avg rating 4.41 — 16,529 ratings — published 1978
Ghost Fleet: A Novel of the Next World War (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as navy)
avg rating 3.76 — 12,076 ratings — published 2015
Mr. Midshipman Hornblower (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as navy)
avg rating 4.18 — 19,558 ratings — published 1950
The Fortune of War (Aubrey & Maturin, #6)
by (shelved 11 times as navy)
avg rating 4.41 — 15,323 ratings — published 1979
Sea Stories: My Life in Special Operations (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as navy)
avg rating 4.46 — 11,378 ratings — published 2019
Pacific Crucible: War at Sea in the Pacific, 1941-1942 (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as navy)
avg rating 4.61 — 10,386 ratings — published 2011
The Good Shepherd (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 10 times as navy)
avg rating 4.18 — 10,572 ratings — published 1955
Lieutenant Hornblower (Hornblower Saga: Chronological Order, #2)
by (shelved 10 times as navy)
avg rating 4.32 — 13,701 ratings — published 1952
His Majesty's Dragon (Temeraire, #1)
by (shelved 9 times as navy)
avg rating 4.07 — 113,151 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 — 21,867 ratings — published 2013
Shattered Sword: The Untold Story of the Battle of Midway (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as navy)
avg rating 4.49 — 3,774 ratings — published 2005
The Hunt for Red October (Jack Ryan, #3)
by (shelved 9 times as navy)
avg rating 4.12 — 390,038 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 — 23,719 ratings — published 2001
The Far Side of the World (Aubrey & Maturin, #10)
by (shelved 9 times as navy)
avg rating 4.45 — 13,844 ratings — published 1984
The Surgeon's Mate (Aubrey & Maturin, #7)
by (shelved 9 times as navy)
avg rating 4.40 — 14,300 ratings — published 1980
Sailing True North: Ten Admirals and the Voyage of Character (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 8 times as navy)
avg rating 4.10 — 1,062 ratings — published 2019
The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660-1783 (ebook)
by (shelved 8 times as navy)
avg rating 3.94 — 1,285 ratings — published 1890
1812: The Navy's War (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as navy)
avg rating 3.97 — 779 ratings — published 2011
The Ionian Mission (Aubrey & Maturin, #8)
by (shelved 8 times as navy)
avg rating 4.33 — 12,186 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 — 76,509 ratings — published 1995
Principles of Maritime Strategy (Dover Military History, Weapons, Armor)
by (shelved 7 times as navy)
avg rating 4.01 — 353 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 — 362 ratings — published
Fleet Tactics and Naval Operations (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as navy)
avg rating 4.26 — 147 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 — 2,446 ratings — published 2016
American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as navy)
avg rating 4.03 — 142,033 ratings — published 2012
The Quiet Warrior: A Biography of Admiral Raymond A. Spruance (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as navy)
avg rating 4.48 — 389 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 — 2,107 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 — 120,244 ratings — published 2000
The Yellow Admiral (Aubrey & Maturin, #18)
by (shelved 7 times as navy)
avg rating 4.37 — 9,474 ratings — published 1996
The Hundred Days (Aubrey & Maturin, #19)
by (shelved 7 times as navy)
avg rating 4.37 — 8,882 ratings — published 1998
The Reverse of the Medal (Aubrey & Maturin, #11)
by (shelved 7 times as navy)
avg rating 4.43 — 11,137 ratings — published 1986
World War II at Sea: A Global History (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as navy)
avg rating 4.56 — 1,484 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 — 6,670 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 — 7,266 ratings — published 2015
HMS Ulysses (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as navy)
avg rating 4.08 — 8,060 ratings — published 1955
“Yamamoto sensed a feeling of culmination about the huge success of the first strike, and the same incisive intuition that guided his brilliant moves at the gaming tables told him what the next move on the bridge of Akagi would be. In (Vice Admiral) Nagumo he knew his man. Nagumo had never been committed to the Pearl Harbor mission. He had not been Yamamoto’s choice to command the Striking Force; his assignment was the decision of the Navy Ministry in Tokyo, based on seniority. While the exultation of the officers and sailors on his staff swirled around him, Yamamoto sat quietly. Finally, he fixed a steely gaze on his chief of staff, and in a low, intense voice: “Admiral Nagumo is going to withdraw.”
― Diplomats & Admirals: From Failed Negotiations and Tragic Misjudgments to Powerful Leaders and Heroic Deeds, the Untold Story of the Pacific War from Pearl Harbor to Midway
― Diplomats & Admirals: From Failed Negotiations and Tragic Misjudgments to Powerful Leaders and Heroic Deeds, the Untold Story of the Pacific War from Pearl Harbor to Midway
“Padre Crittle: … While resting on the side of the road I saw Amah Singh, one of the oldest Sikh inhabitants of Kamaing. He was walking very slowly with the aid of a bamboo. When he saw me he stopped and begged for something to eat. “Only half a biscuit, Sahib, only half a biscuit.” I am sure that he did not believe me when I told him I hadn’t got half a biscuit in the world …”
― EXTRAORDINARY TRUE STORIES OF SURVIVAL IN BURMA WW2: tens of thousands fled to India from the Japanese Invasion in 1942
― EXTRAORDINARY TRUE STORIES OF SURVIVAL IN BURMA WW2: tens of thousands fled to India from the Japanese Invasion in 1942
