USA Navy Books

Newport News Shipyard: 1997 USA, softcover, with many sheets of built ships on the shipyard. Photo sheets of build naval vessels and lists of built ships, like naval ships, tankers, cargo, special vessels etc. with data. In good condition

Pater, A.F.: 1968 USA, hardcover, 279 pages, with photos. "United States Battleships" by Pater is a comprehensive, illustrated history detailing the development and technical specifications of American battleships from the late 19th...

Terzibaschitsch, S: 1975 Stalling Germany, hardcover with dust jacket, 140 pages, illustrated. Die Kreuzer der US-Navy 1942 –1975 by Stefan Terzibaschitsch is a technical reference on all United States Navy cruisers in service from the...

Friedman, N: 1985 Naval Institute, hardcover with dustjacket 489 pages, with photos and ship-plans. U.S. Destroyers; An Illustrated Design History is a comprehensive, source ‑ driven account of the evolution of American destroyers from...

Cant, G.: 1944 Hutchinson UK, hardcover 279 pages, with photos. America’s Navy in World War II by Gilbert Cant is a contemporary narrative overview of the U.S. Navy’s role in the Second World War, written and published in 1944 while the...

Reilly, J.C. Jr.: 1983 Poole UK, hardcover with dustjacket 160 pages. United States Navy Destroyers of World War II by John C. Reilly Jr. is an illustrated study of the development and service of U.S. destroyers up to and during the...

Genat, Robin: 1997 USA, softcover, 96 pages, illustrated. Modern U.S. Navy Submarines by Robert Genat is a photo ‑ rich overview of contemporary American attack and ballistic ‑ missile submarines, showing exterior and interior details...

Terzibaschitsch, Srefan: 1984 Koehler Verlag Herford Germany, hardcover with dustjacket 348 pages, with many photographs, plans, specifications and history, Illustrated technical history of U.S. Navy cruisers from the early treaty...

Lenton, H.A.: 1974 UK, softcover 64 pages. American Gunboats and Minesweepers by H.T. Lenton is a compact World War 2 Fact File that lists and describes all U.S. gunboats and minesweepers used during the Second World War, with basic...

Elliott, Peter; 1974 UK, softcover 128 pages, many photographs and detailed information. American Destroyer Escorts of World War 2 by Peter Elliott is an illustrated survey of the famous “DEs”, describing their design, construction and...

Reilly, John C. a.o.: 1990 USA, hardcover with dustjacket 259 pages. With plans and photographs.American Battleships 1886-1923: Predreadnought Design and Construction by John C. Reilly Jr. and Robert L. Scheina is a comprehensive...

Holland, Rear-Admiral W.J. Jr: 2000 Naval Historical Foundation, hardcover 352 pages. The Navy is an English language large format illustrated history of the United States Navy edited by Rear Admiral W J Holland Jr, covering the period...

Sowinski, L: 1981 London, hardcover with dust jacket, 208 pages, illustrated. The Pacific War by Sowinski is an English ‑ language illustrated overview of the Second World War in the Pacific, presenting the main campaigns and battles in...

Lovette, Leland P.: 1939 United States Naval Institute, hardcover 404 pages. With photos and illustrations. Naval Customs, Traditions and Usage is an English language reference work by Lieutenant Commander Leland P Lovette USN, first...

Jaffee, W.W.: Glencannon Press 2001 Palo Alto US, softcover 208 pages, with many photo's. Submarine survivor of WW2. Steel Shark in the Pacific is an English language narrative history by Walter W Jaffee about the US Navy fleet submarine...

Bulkley, R.J.: 1962 Washington, hardcover 574 pages, with index and photographs. official history of US Navy patrol torpedo boats in the Second World War by Robert J Bulkley, himself a former PT boat commander. The book describes PT...

Hoyt, Edwin P.: 1979 USA, hardcover with dust jacket, 253 pages, illustrated with photos and maps. The Men of the Gambier Bay is an English language narrative by Edwin P Hoyt about the escort carrier USS Gambier Bay CVE 73 and her crew...

Wolfe, M.E.: 1959 Maryland, 301 pages. Naval Leadership by Wolfe (1959 edition) discusses the character, responsibilities and daily practice of leadership expected from naval officers, focusing on integrity, discipline, sound judgment...

Naval History Division: 1969 USA, softcover, 49 pages, illustrated. Monitors of the U.S. Navy 1861 –1937 is a concise official study of the conception, design, and service history of all U.S. Navy monitors from the Civil War through the...

Abrashoff, D.M.: 2002 USA, hardcover with dust jacket 212 pages. “It’s Your Ship; Management Techniques from the Best Damn Ship in the Navy” by Captain D. Michael Abrashoff describes how he transformed the poorly performing USS Benfold...

Newell, G. and A. E. Smith: 1969 First edition Seattle USA, hardcover with dustjacket 190 pages, with many photos. A Biography of the Last Battleship by Gordon Newell (with Vice Admiral Allan E. Smith) is a narrative history of the...

Friedman, Norman: 1988 Jane's London, hardcover with dust jacket, illustrated. The book analyzes how U.S. naval thinkers in the 1970s and 1980s rebuilt American sea power into a forward, offensive maritime strategy aimed at pressuring...

Terzibaschitsch, Stefan: 1986 Koehler Verlag Herford, hardcover with dustjacket 344 pages. All the vessels, with photographs, plans, specifications and history. Detailed reference work on all U.S. Navy destroyer classes from the...

Terzibaschitsch, Stefan: 1986 Koblenz, hardcover with dustjacket 382 pages, with many photos and information. Flugzeugträger der U.S. Navy by Stefan Terzibaschitsch is a richly illustrated reference work that traces the development,...