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1	Shadow Divers: The True Adventure of Two Americans Who Risked Everything to Solve One of the Last Mysteries of World War II more books like this by Robert Kurson The perilous, obsessive world of the deep-sea diver is revealed in this true account of a six-year quest begun in 1991 to recover items from and discover the identity of a World War II U-boat sunk off the coast of New Jersey, a place where the history books said no such ship should be. As a team of divers explores the twisted wreck underwater and ... see all copies from £4.81! new only from £4.81! \| signed copies \| first editions
2	Blind Man's Bluff: The Untold Story of American Submarine Espionage more books like this by Sherry Sontag, Christopher Drew This real-life Hunt for Red October is a story Naval Intelligence doesnt want you to know: the dramatic history of Americas highly clandestine, dangerous, and sometimes deadly submarine espionage missions, from the Cold War thorough the Clinton administration. Over the course of five years, investigative reporters Sherry Sontag and Chris Drew ... see all copies from £2.46! new only from £5.65! \| signed copies \| first editions
3	Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors: The Extraordinary World War II Story of the U.S. Navy's Finest Hour more books like this by James Hornfischer Desperately fought on the morning of October 25, 1944, the Battle of Samar was an upset victory won by American warships fighting a battle they were never supposed to fight. Filled with riveting details, this is war at sea as it has seldom been presented before. see all copies from £6.32! new only from £9.36! \| signed copies \| first editions
4	In Harm's Way: The Sinking of the USS Indianapolis and the Extraordinary Story of Its Survivors more books like this by Doug Stanton The USS Indianapolis was the last ship sunk during World War II. Savaged by a salvo of torpedoes from a Japanese submarine, the warship, one of the fastest in the US Navy, sank in a matter of minutes. One thousand two hundred men went into the water, and only 321 were to survive. This is their story. The Indianapolis was captained by the dashing ... see all copies from £1.41! new only from £5.83! \| signed copies \| first editions
5	Six Frigates: The Epic History of the Founding of the U.S. Navy more books like this by Ian W Toll How "a handful of bastards and outlaws fighting under a piece of striped bunting" humbled the omnipotent British Navy. Before the ink was dry on the U.S. Constitution, the establishment of a permanent military had become the most divisive issue facing the new government. Would a standing army be the thin end of dictatorship? Would a navy protect ... see all copies from £9.96! new only from £10.39! \| signed copies \| first editions
6	Sea of Thunder: Four Commanders and the Last Great Naval Campaign 1941-1945 more books like this by Evan Thomas Drawing on oral histories, diaries, correspondence, postwar testimony from both American and Japanese participants, and interviews with survivors, Thomas provides this riveting account of the Battle of Leyte Gulf in 1944, the culminating battle of the war in the Pacific. Photos. Maps. see all copies from £5.65! new only from £5.69! \| signed copies \| first editions
7	The Rogue Warrior more books like this by Richard Marcinko (Read by) This is the autobiography of Richard Marcinko of the US Navy, a killer with his own sense of justice, who became such a maverick that the Navy wanted him dead. He rose from the ranks to command one of the most elite counter-terrorist units, Seal Team Six, and his courage and zeal on hair-raising missions earned him a world-wide reputation. In ... see all copies from £4.17! new only from £6.49! \| signed copies \| first editions
8	Escape from the Deep: The Epic Story of a Legendary Submarine and Her Courageous Crew more books like this by Alex Kershaw This is the adrenaline-soaked story of nine men who fought the Japanese from America's deadliest submarine, survived its sinking and endured months of brutal torture in captivity.By October 1944, the US Navy submarine Tang was legendary - she had sunk more enemy ships, rescued more downed airmen and pulled off more daring surface attacks than any ... see all copies from £5.65! new only from £8.78! \| first editions
9	Castles of Steel: Britain, Germany and the Winning of the Great War at Sea more books like this by Robert K Massie In August 1914 the two greatest navies in the world confronted each other across the North Sea. This is a book about leadership and command, bravery and timidity, genius and folly. see all copies from £2.39! new only from £5.91! \| signed copies \| first editions
10	Armada more books like this by Garrett Mattingly Pulitzer prize-winning historian Garrett Mattingly's bestselling classic is now, on the 400th anniversary of the defeat of the Spanish Armada, available in a new deluxe hardcover edition. Three 8-page photo inserts. see all copies from £3.08! new only from £5.65! \| signed copies \| first editions
11 view cover	The Hornblower companion more books like this by C S Forester This guide to the Hornblower series by C. S. Forester himself is indispensable to the true fan: it includes maps and diagrams, battle trivia, place names, and detailed layouts of sailing ships of the period. Forester also describes the genesis of the novels. see all copies from £4.53! new only from £13.85! \| first editions
12 view cover	Halsey's Typhoon: The True Story of a Fighting Admiral, an Epic Storm, and an Untold Rescue more books like this by Bob Drury, Tom Clavin In the tradition of "The Perfect Storm" and "Flags of Our Fathers," this work chronicles the epic tale of men clashing against the ruthless forces of war and nature--a gripping true story of courage and survival against impossible odds and one of the greatest World War II sagas of our time. see all copies from £5.65! new only from £9.68! \| signed copies \| first editions
13 view cover	The Pirate Coast: Thomas Jefferson, the First Marines, and the Secret Mission of 1805 more books like this by Richard Zacks In this national bestseller, now in paperback, acclaimed historian Zacks brings the true story of the unheralded American--William Eaton--who brought the Barbary pirates to their knees. 8-page photo section. see all copies from £2.08! new only from £5.64! \| signed copies \| first editions
14 view cover	Thunder Below!: The USS Barb Revolutionizes Submarine Warfare in World War II more books like this by Eugene B Fluckey The thunderous roar of exploding depth charges was a familiar and comforting sound to the crew members of the USS Barb, who frequently found themselves somewhere between enemy fire and Davy Jones's locker. Under the leadership of her fearless skipper, Captain Gene Fluckey, the Barb sank the greatest tonnage of any American sub in World War II. At ... see all copies from £10.59! new only from £14.59! \| signed copies \| first editions
15 view cover	The Bounty: The True Story of the Mutiny on the Bounty more books like this by Caroline Alexander Captain Bligh of the Bounty has long been seen as a monster whose behavior justified the mutiny by his men. Caroline Alexander rehabilitates him in this work of revisionist history. She considers Bligh's disciplinary practices in the context of the navy customs of the time (and finds him much more lenient than most captains), examines Fletcher's ... see all copies from £2.08! new only from £5.65! \| first editions
16 view cover	Ship of Ghosts: The Story of the USS Houston, FDR's Legendary Lost Cruiser, and the Epic Saga of Her Survivors more books like this by James D Hornfischer The author of "The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors" chronicles the untold story of one of World War IIs most celebrated warships, the U.S.S. "Houston," and the survivors who were captured and made slaves on Japans infamous Burma-Thailand Death Railway. see all copies from £5.65! new only from £10.36! \| signed copies \| first editions
17 view cover	Intrepid: The Epic Story of America's Most Legendary Warship more books like this by Bill White, Robert Gandt The Essex-class aircraft carrier USS "Intrepid"survived combat in World War II to become the recovery ship for America's first astronauts and later returning to action in Vietnam. White and Gandt bring this history to life in a stirring tribute. see all copies from £13.77! new only from £15.68! \| first editions
18 view cover	All Hands Down: The True Story of the Soviet Attack on the USS Scorpion more books like this by Kenneth Sewell, Jerome Preisler Forty years after the U.S.S. "Scorpion" sank, killing 99 men, former submariner Sewell explains how the event--officially ruled an accident--was actually a Soviet plot. of b&w photographs. see all copies from £7.91! new only from £8.43! \| first editions
19 view cover	The Warrior Elite: The Forging of Seal Class 228 more books like this by Dick Couch A former Navy SEAL provides an insider's account of the elite group's training and combat operations. Couch focuses on one class, number 228, and looks beyond the grueling training, seeking to draw a psychological profile of these warriors. see all copies from £9.16! new only from £10.34! \| first editions
20 view cover	History of United States Naval Operations in World War II more books like this by Samuel Eliot Morison This final narrative volume of Morison's history recounts the infamous campaigns for Iwo Jima and Okinawa, two of the most bitterly contested campaigns of the war. When the U.S. Marines landed on Iwo Jima, they expected to secure it within a few days. No one had anticipated Japan's determination to defend the island to the last man. Morison ... see all copies from £6.92! new only from £7.39! \| signed copies \| first editions
21 view cover	Patriot Pirates: The Privateer War for Freedom and Fortune in the American Revolution more books like this by Robert H Patton Patton explores an overlooked aspect of America's War of Independence--that of its citizen privateers, legalized sea rovers who raided British trade ships throughout the Atlantic and who were decisive in cracking Britain's wartime resolve. Illustrated. see all copies from £10.60! new only from £11.30! \| first editions
22 view cover	Clear the Bridge!: The War Patrols of the U.S.S. Tang more books like this by Richard H O'Kane Vice Admiral Charles A. Lockwood, commander of the submarine force in the Pacific during World War II, described the fifth patrol as "one of the great submarine cruises of all time". O'Kane was Tang's skipper throughout her brief but gallant career, and Clear the Bridge! is his account of the life of Tang and her crew. see all copies from £8.01! new only from £12.08! \| signed copies \| first editions
23 view cover	To Rule the Waves: How the British Navy Shaped the Modern World more books like this by Arthur Herman An epic history of the Royal Navy from the Spanish Armada to the present tells the story of how the British dominated the world and laid the foundation for the modern age. see all copies from £2.09! new only from £6.20! \| first editions
24 view cover	Nimitz more books like this by E B Potter This definitive biography describes the famous admiral's childhood and his early and postwar appointments. It candidly reveals his opinions of Halsey, Kimmel, King, Spruance, MacArthur, Forrestal, Roosevelt, and Truman. see all copies from £9.89! new only from £14.59! \| signed copies \| first editions
25 view cover	Nelson's Trafalgar: The Battle That Changed the World more books like this by Roy Adkins A New York Times Bestseller A Selection of the Book-of-the-Month Club, History Book Club, and Military History Book Club In this breathtaking account of the Battle of Trafalgar, Roy Adkins stunningly evokes the unsurpassed violence of 19th-century naval warfare. Drawing on a broad range of primary source material, Adkins captures as never before ... see all copies from £5.65! new only from £5.65! \| first editions

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