Naval forces and warfare

The WWII memoir of a young German conscript who survived the Eastern Front and the sinking of the MV Wilhelm Gustloff.

A thorough introduction to the German Navy's advanced designs during World War II, exploring lesser-known weapons, submarines, and high-speed vessels.

A thorough introduction to the German Navy's advanced designs during World War II, exploring lesser-known weapons, submarines, and high-speed vessels.

A fascinating account of the building of an historic ship, as well as a vivid and often surprising account of life and labour in the eighteenth century.

A fascinating account of the building of an historic ship, as well as a vivid and often surprising account of life and labour in the eighteenth century.

Wolfgang Luth was one of only seven men to win Germany’s highest combat decoration.

Wolfgang Luth was one of only seven men to win Germany’s highest combat decoration.

The Luftwaffe and the War at Sea is a collection of fascinating accounts written by German military officers – both Kriegsmarine and Luftwaffe – about the naval war in the air in the North Atlantic and around Great Britain.

Operational Intelligence Centre was the nerve centre of the British Admiralty in World War II, dedicated to collecting, analyzing and disseminating information from every possible source which could throw light on the intentions and movements of German naval and maritime forces.

‘A fascinating, excellently-written reassessment of the sinking of the iconic liner Lusitania using the letters, diaries and memoirs of those who were extremely fortunate to survive.

‘A fascinating, excellently-written reassessment of the sinking of the iconic liner Lusitania using the letters, diaries and memoirs of those who were extremely fortunate to survive.

Otto Kretschmer was only in combat from September 1939 until March 1941 but was Germany's highest-scoring U-boat commander sinking 47 ships totaling 274,333 tons.

Otto Kretschmer was only in combat from September 1939 until March 1941 but was Germany's highest-scoring U-boat commander sinking 47 ships totaling 274,333 tons.

The Seventh ship to bear the name, the Assault Ship and Commando Carrier HMS Fearless was first commissioned in 1965.

This is the untold story of the Falklands War as experienced by a below-decks seaman on one of the most important ships to be despatched to the South Atlantic.

Until recently, there was little practical knowledge of the ships of the distant past.

This new history of the Royal Navy, published to coincide with the Golden Jubilee of the White Ensign Association, is a full and exciting account of all the many campaigns, operations and deployments conducted around the world from the Cold War and the Cod Wars to the Falklands War and the Gulf Wars.

In the 50 years that separated Warrior from Dreadnought there occurred a revolution in warship design quite unparalleled in naval history; a period that began with the fully-rigged broadside ironclads and ended with the emergence of the great battleships and battlecruisers that were to fight in the First World War.

U-604 was a standard Type VIIC of which over 600 were built, and at first glance her six war patrols might seem typical - but they were far from ordinary.

A Royal Navy Vice Admiral describes the strategy and logistics in deploying ships and crafts for the D-Day amphibious landings in World War II.

In October 2005 an international naval conference was held at Portsmouth and well-known historians and naval officers from around the world, including Colin White, Brian Lavery, Contre Amiral Remi Monaque and Admiral Sir Jonathan Band, now First Sea Lord, gave a series of papers on aspects of the battle of Trafalgar.

This is the autobiography of an American who ran away to sea at the age of 11 and charts his rise from the lowliest seaman (berthed under the forecastle) to the command of his own ship and the occupation of the luxurious after cabin.

Anthony Lockwoods story is at the heart of the Georgian Navy though the man himself has never taken centre stage in its history.

This is the narrative of a harpooner in the whale-ship Charles W Morgan, whose four-year voyage in 1849-1853 took him from New Bedford, Massachusetts, to the South Pacific and on around the world.

Chamier was a Royal Navy officer, who like his exact contemporary Captain Marryat is best remembered for a series of naval novels.

A Royal Navy sailor recounts his adventuresome life at sea in this colorful memoir offering a rare look at early nineteenth century naval life.

John Newton is now best remembered as an Anglican clergyman and the author of the hymn Amazing Grace.

This remarkable memoir tells of the miseries of Jean Marteilhe of Bergerac, a Protestant condemned to the Galleys of France for his Religion, who, after the revocation of the Edict of Nantes in 1685, attempted, like so many French Huguenots, to escape to the more sympathetic Protestant countries bordering France.

In the past three centuries the ship has developed from the relatively unsophisticated sail-driven vessel which would have been familiar to the sailors of the Tudor navy, to the huge motor-driven container ships, nuclear submarines and vast cruise liners that ply our seas today.

The 21st century saw the naval power of Great Britain rise from that of an obscure island to that of a world-wide empire.

The ShipCraft series provides in-depth information about building and modifying model kits of famous warship types.

A compact traveler's guide to the French region's World War II historical sites, featuring planned itineraries of places to see and where to go.

This WWII history examines an early British commando raid on Nazi occupied France through extensive interviews with survivors from both sides.

"e;Tremendous .

"e;An inspirational/enjoyable book with excellent representations of a wide variety of [Motor Torpedo Boats] by various modelers in a variety of scales.

Edward Teach Blackbeard-is one of the legends of the so-called golden age of piracy.

The author begins this fascinating book by tracing aircraft carrier development between the Wars.

Illustrated with 200 official admiralty photographs, many of them previously unpublished, this book traces the development of Royal Naval ship design in a period of immense change.

As World War Two drew to a close, jet-powered aircraft were beginning to be introduced into service.

"e;The tragic final year of Hitler's once highly effective U-Boat campaign against Allied shipping is graphically and grippingly told here.

Illustrated with 200 official admiralty photographs, many of them previously unpublished, this book traces the development of Royal Naval ship design in a period of immense change.

The author begins this fascinating book by tracing aircraft carrier development between the Wars.

A naval history of the development and use of aircraft carriers in military operations and in times of war.

Why was James Cook chosen to lead the Endeavour expedition to the Pacific in 1768?

The 'ShipCraft' series provides in-depth information about building and modifying model kits of famous warship types.

Edward Teach Blackbeard-is one of the legends of the so-called golden age of piracy.

"e;Extremely well researched .

The acclaimed historian and author of The Gathering Storm continues his in-depth study of Northern European naval warfare during WWII.

The fireship was the guided missile of the sailing era.