Submarine Books

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The Hunt for Red October (Jack Ryan, #3) The Hunt for Red October (Jack Ryan, #3)
by (shelved 20 times as submarine)
avg rating 4.12 — 391,454 ratings — published 1984
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Blind Man's Bluff: The Untold Story of American Submarine Espionage Blind Man's Bluff: The Untold Story of American Submarine Espionage (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as submarine)
avg rating 4.24 — 11,594 ratings — published 1998
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Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as submarine)
avg rating 3.89 — 281,575 ratings — published 1869
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Run Silent Run Deep (Cassell Military Paperbacks) Run Silent Run Deep (Cassell Military Paperbacks)
by (shelved 10 times as submarine)
avg rating 4.21 — 4,755 ratings — published 1955
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SSN: A Strategy Guide to Submarine Warfare SSN: A Strategy Guide to Submarine Warfare (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as submarine)
avg rating 3.66 — 4,884 ratings — published 1996
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Das Boot: The Boat Das Boot: The Boat (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as submarine)
avg rating 4.26 — 6,143 ratings — published 1973
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Thunder Below!: The USS Barb Revolutionizes Submarine Warfare in World War II Thunder Below!: The USS Barb Revolutionizes Submarine Warfare in World War II (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as submarine)
avg rating 4.48 — 2,993 ratings — published 1992
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Submarine: A Guided Tour Inside a Nuclear Warship (Guided Tour) Submarine: A Guided Tour Inside a Nuclear Warship (Guided Tour)
by (shelved 8 times as submarine)
avg rating 3.75 — 2,077 ratings — published 1993
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One of Our Submarines (Pen & Sword Military Classics) One of Our Submarines (Pen & Sword Military Classics)
by (shelved 7 times as submarine)
avg rating 4.34 — 841 ratings — published 1952
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The Trident Deception (Trident Deception #1) The Trident Deception (Trident Deception #1)
by (shelved 6 times as submarine)
avg rating 4.23 — 3,322 ratings — published 2014
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Ice Station Zebra Ice Station Zebra (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as submarine)
avg rating 4.01 — 20,095 ratings — published 1963
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Iron Coffins: A Personal Account of the German U-boat Battles of World War II Iron Coffins: A Personal Account of the German U-boat Battles of World War II (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as submarine)
avg rating 4.35 — 2,585 ratings — published 1969
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Red Storm Rising Red Storm Rising (Audio Cassette)
by (shelved 5 times as submarine)
avg rating 4.21 — 85,672 ratings — published 1986
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Spy Sub: A Top-Secret Mission to the Bottom of the Pacific Spy Sub: A Top-Secret Mission to the Bottom of the Pacific (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as submarine)
avg rating 3.73 — 92 ratings — published 1996
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Voyage of the Devilfish (Michael Pacino, #1) Voyage of the Devilfish (Michael Pacino, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as submarine)
avg rating 4.21 — 1,252 ratings — published 1992
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The Ice Diaries: The Untold Story of the USS Nautilus and the Cold War's Most Daring Mission The Ice Diaries: The Untold Story of the USS Nautilus and the Cold War's Most Daring Mission (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 5 times as submarine)
avg rating 4.12 — 769 ratings — published 2008
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Submarine! Submarine! (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as submarine)
avg rating 4.29 — 689 ratings — published 1946
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Escape from the Deep: The Epic Story of a  Legendary Submarine and her Courageous Crew Escape from the Deep: The Epic Story of a Legendary Submarine and her Courageous Crew (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as submarine)
avg rating 4.16 — 2,653 ratings — published 2008
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Silent Running Silent Running (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as submarine)
avg rating 4.20 — 688 ratings — published 1995
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Final Bearing (Hunter Killer #1) Final Bearing (Hunter Killer #1)
by (shelved 4 times as submarine)
avg rating 4.36 — 4,091 ratings — published 2003
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Deep Sound Channel (Jeffrey Fuller, #1) Deep Sound Channel (Jeffrey Fuller, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as submarine)
avg rating 4.12 — 588 ratings — published 2000
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Red November: Inside the Secret U.S.-Soviet Submarine War Red November: Inside the Secret U.S.-Soviet Submarine War (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as submarine)
avg rating 4.03 — 1,237 ratings — published 2010
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Fatal Thunder (Jerry Mitchell, #5) Fatal Thunder (Jerry Mitchell, #5)
by (shelved 4 times as submarine)
avg rating 4.18 — 689 ratings — published 2016
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The Taking of K-129: How the CIA Used Howard Hughes to Steal a Russian Sub in the Most Daring Covert Operation in History The Taking of K-129: How the CIA Used Howard Hughes to Steal a Russian Sub in the Most Daring Covert Operation in History (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as submarine)
avg rating 4.20 — 2,283 ratings — published 2017
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War in the Boats: My WWII Submarine Battles (Memories of War) War in the Boats: My WWII Submarine Battles (Memories of War)
by (shelved 4 times as submarine)
avg rating 4.30 — 189 ratings — published 1994
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U-Boat Commander: A Periscope View of the Battle of the Atlantic (English and German Edition) U-Boat Commander: A Periscope View of the Battle of the Atlantic (English and German Edition)
by (shelved 4 times as submarine)
avg rating 4.21 — 84 ratings — published 1982
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Around the World Submerged: The Voyage of the Triton (Bluejacket Books) Around the World Submerged: The Voyage of the Triton (Bluejacket Books)
by (shelved 4 times as submarine)
avg rating 4.21 — 138 ratings — published 1962
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Nautilus 90 North (Military Classics Series) Nautilus 90 North (Military Classics Series)
by (shelved 4 times as submarine)
avg rating 3.99 — 86 ratings — published 1959
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Silent Victory: The U.S. Submarine War Against Japan Silent Victory: The U.S. Submarine War Against Japan (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as submarine)
avg rating 4.33 — 454 ratings — published 1975
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The Terrible Hours: The Greatest Submarine Rescue in History The Terrible Hours: The Greatest Submarine Rescue in History (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as submarine)
avg rating 4.10 — 2,927 ratings — published 1999
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A Time to Die: The Untold Story of the Kursk Tragedy A Time to Die: The Untold Story of the Kursk Tragedy (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as submarine)
avg rating 4.25 — 1,189 ratings — published 2002
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Phoenix Sub Zero (Michael Pacino #3) Phoenix Sub Zero (Michael Pacino #3)
by (shelved 4 times as submarine)
avg rating 4.24 — 805 ratings — published
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Attack of the Seawolf (Michael Pacino #2) Attack of the Seawolf (Michael Pacino #2)
by (shelved 4 times as submarine)
avg rating 4.36 — 1,019 ratings — published 1993
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Vengeance (Trident Deception, #8) Vengeance (Trident Deception, #8)
by (shelved 3 times as submarine)
avg rating 4.32 — 207 ratings — published 2025
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Going Deep:  John Phillip Holland and the Invention of the Attack Submarine Going Deep: John Phillip Holland and the Invention of the Attack Submarine (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as submarine)
avg rating 3.98 — 100 ratings — published
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Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as submarine)
avg rating 4.13 — 165,561 ratings — published 2015
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Warshot (Hunter Killer #6) Warshot (Hunter Killer #6)
by (shelved 3 times as submarine)
avg rating 4.41 — 1,108 ratings — published 2021
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Cold Choices (Jerry Mitchell, #2) Cold Choices (Jerry Mitchell, #2)
by (shelved 3 times as submarine)
avg rating 4.16 — 1,689 ratings — published 2009
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Deep Strike (Trident Deception #6) Deep Strike (Trident Deception #6)
by (shelved 3 times as submarine)
avg rating 4.34 — 572 ratings — published 2021
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U.S.S. Seawolf: Submarine Raider of the Pacific U.S.S. Seawolf: Submarine Raider of the Pacific (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 3 times as submarine)
avg rating 4.39 — 3,336 ratings — published 1946
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Treason (Trident Deception #5) Treason (Trident Deception #5)
by (shelved 3 times as submarine)
avg rating 4.28 — 876 ratings — published 2019
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Turn the Ship Around!: A True Story of Turning Followers into Leaders Turn the Ship Around!: A True Story of Turning Followers into Leaders (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as submarine)
avg rating 4.23 — 22,283 ratings — published 2013
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Arctic Gambit (Jerry Mitchell #6) Arctic Gambit (Jerry Mitchell #6)
by (shelved 3 times as submarine)
avg rating 4.21 — 614 ratings — published 2018
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Typhoon Typhoon (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as submarine)
avg rating 3.70 — 182 ratings — published 2003
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Dangerous Ground (Jerry Mitchell, #1) Dangerous Ground (Jerry Mitchell, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as submarine)
avg rating 4.05 — 2,315 ratings — published 2005
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Shattered Trident (Jerry Mitchell, #4) Shattered Trident (Jerry Mitchell, #4)
by (shelved 3 times as submarine)
avg rating 4.05 — 1,171 ratings — published 2012
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Thunder in the Deep (Jeffrey Fuller, #2) Thunder in the Deep (Jeffrey Fuller, #2)
by (shelved 3 times as submarine)
avg rating 4.20 — 458 ratings — published 2001
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Crush Depth (Jeffrey Fuller, #3) Crush Depth (Jeffrey Fuller, #3)
by (shelved 3 times as submarine)
avg rating 4.13 — 349 ratings — published 2002
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Ice Station Nautilus (Trident Deception #3) Ice Station Nautilus (Trident Deception #3)
by (shelved 3 times as submarine)
avg rating 4.21 — 1,175 ratings — published 2016
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Empire Rising (Trident Deception, #2) Empire Rising (Trident Deception, #2)
by (shelved 3 times as submarine)
avg rating 4.22 — 1,584 ratings — published 2015
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