USA Navy Books

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...

Steely, S O: 2008 Pelican Publishing USA, hardcover with dustjacket 543 pages, illustrated. Pearl Harbor Countdown is a detailed biography of Admiral James O. Richardson, who vigorously opposed basing the U.S. Pacific Fleet at Pearl...

Diverse Authors: 1980 Naval Insitute Press USA, hardcover 377 pages. Index of all the articles in this period. C omprehensive reference volume listing all articles published in the U.S. Naval Institute’s journal Proceedings from its...

Friedman, N: 1991 Naval Institute Press, hardcover with dust jacket, 435 pages, illustrated. analytical study of the 1991 Gulf War, focusing on how coalition strategy, command structures, and advanced technology combined to defeat Iraqi...

Meisner, A: 1991 USA, softcover, 128 pages. The ships, their armament and actions. Desert Storm, Sea War by Arnold Meisner describes the role of U.S. and allied naval forces in Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm, focusing on the...

Jones, Ken: 1959 First edition, hardcover with dust jacket, 283 pages. The higley succesfull Squadron 23 in the South Pacific. A vivid World War II narrative about Commodore Arleigh Burke and his “Little Beavers” , detailing how their...

Beach, E.L.: 1985 USA, hardcover with dustjacket 564 pages, with photos and index. An illustrated narrative history that traces the development of the U.S. Navy from its Revolutionary War origins through the late 20th century,...

Miller, Max: 1944 New-York. hardcover with dust jacket, 184 pages personal narrative by Lt.-Com. Max Miller, describing daily life, routines, and combat readiness aboard a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier in the Pacific, written to inform and...

Sherrod, R: 1980 USA, hardcover, 496 pages, with photos. Robert Sherrod gives a detailed narrative of how Marine air units developed from a small prewar force into a major combat arm in the Pacific, following their role from the early...

Castex, Admiral Raoul: 1993 Naval Institute Press, hardcover 445 pages. An abridged English translation of Admiral Raoul Castex’s classic five-volume work, explaining how strategy connects policy, geography, and sea power to shape...

Erickson, Curtis L.: 1943 E.P. Dutton and Co New York., hardcover, 215 pages, with photographs. Curtis L. Erickson gives an engaging and factual overview of the organization, ships, aircraft, and daily life of the U.S. Navy, written for...

Reed, Ken: 1993 UK, bound with dust jacket 181 pages. The American Coast Guard Cutters, used by the UK in WWII. Ken Reed recounts how American Coast Guard cutters were transferred to and operated by the Royal Navy during the Second World...

Ministry of Defence: 1995 HSMO, hardcover with dustjacket Ca. 1500 pages. Volume 1-6 in 4 books + 4 maps with charts. War With Japan is an official British naval history that analyzes the maritime conflict against Japan in the Second...

Terzibaschitsch, Stefan: 1982 Germany, softcover 48 pages. Marine International 2 by Stefan Terzibaschitsch is a compact, photo-rich monograph on the U.S. aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CV‑6), nicknamed “The Lonely Queen of the...

Newcomb, R.F.: 2000 US, hardcover with dust jacket 326 pages, with photos. Richard F. Newcomb recounts the torpedoing and sinking of the heavy cruiser USS Indianapolis in July 1945 and the horrific ordeal of the survivors left drifting...

Adcock, A: 2004 USA Squadron/Signal, softcover 50 pages. Photobook with guided texts. US Destroyers in Action Part 4 by Al Adcock surveys post‑war American destroyer classes, highlighting their design evolution, modernization programs,...

Adcock, A: 2004 USA Squadron/Signal, softcover 50 pages. Photobook with guided texts. US Destroyers in Action Part 3 by Al Adcock is an illustrated reference that examines pre-war and early World War II US destroyers of the Somers,...

Adcock, A: 2003 Squadron Signal, softcover, 50 pages. An illustrated overview of the development, types, and frontline use of American landing craft such as LCVP, LCM, and LCT during major amphibious operations in the Second World War,...

Cressman, J e.a.: 1990 Usa, softcover 62 pages. A concise account focusing on the actions of the USS Enterprise (CV6) Air Group during the Pearl Harbor attack on December 7, 1941, highlighting their courage and determination under fire....

Konstam, Angus: 2005 UK, softcover 96 pages, with photos, history and use. A concise history of the US Navy's motor torpedo boats during World War II, covering their design, operations, and the roles they played in various theaters, from...

Corse, Carl D.: 1975 Naval Institute Press USA, hardcover, 398 pages, illustrated. systematic overview of modern naval shipboard weapon systems, covering the principles of fire control, sensors, detection, and the integration of guns,...

Adcock, A: Squadron/Signal 2001 USA, softcover 50 pages. Photobook with guided texts and details of ships. A concise, photo-rich overview of U.S. heavy cruiser development from the Wichita class onward, focusing on design changes and...

A dcock, A: 2001 Squaron/Signal Publications USA, softcover 49 pages. Photobook with many details and text an illustrated reference on the development, design, and World War II service of early U.S. Navy heavy cruiser classes, aimed at...

Holmes, T: 2004-2005 Osprey UK, softcover, together 192 pages, illustrated. (Part One) describes how F/A‑18 Hornet squadrons operated as the versatile backbone of U.S. carrier aviation during the opening phases of Operation Iraqi...