The infamous U boats deployed by Germany in the two World Wars have spawned several works of fiction and non-fiction. These deadly vessels were not ju...
Mr. Midshipman Easy is an 1836 novel by Frederick Marryat, a retired captain in the Royal Navy. The novel is set during the Napoleonic Wars, in which...
I propose to tell in non-technical and popular language the story of some of the most remarkable episodes in the history of sea power. I shall begin w...
The Elements of Entomology is one of seven in a Series of First Books of Natural History Prepared for the Use of Schools and Colleges. It is a succinc...
The present book is one of his few works of non-fiction, a small collection of letters and diary entries that describe his views and experiences in th...
The story centers on Gabrielle Hewish, only and lonely child of Sir Jocelyn Hewish, a loveable lush and owner of the peaceful Roscarna estate nestled...
Kipling became involved in the debate over the British response to the rise in German naval power known as the Tirpitz Plan to build a fleet to challe...
Admiral George Dewey, United States Navy, is best remembered for his victory over the Spanish fleet at the Battle of Manila Bay during the Spanish-Ame...
This semi-autobiographical novel tells about the start: the personal and professional life of a scholar, the excitement of sailing, and joining the n...
'He's one of us,' the burglar explained. 'You see, we are men who have pretty well exhausted the pleasures of life. We've all been in the Army or the...
Terence, Jack, and Alick met as boys at a boarding school, and later entered the Navy together. While sailing with different ships, their paths have i...
"Tarawa Atoll is 2085 miles southwest of Pearl Harbor and 540 miles southeast of Kwajalein in the Marshalls. Betio is the principal island in the atol...
After a stint on a commercial voyage, James Fenimore Cooper served in the U.S. Navy as a midshipman, where he learned the technology of managing saili...
It tells the story of a young naval officer, Lieutenant Easy, who finds himself caught up in a battle between pirates and the Royal Navy.
Marryat's b...
From the age of sail to the age of steam, one man's journey through the changing world of the United States Navy.
In his autobiography, From Sail to...
Prepare to set sail on a hilarious and heartwarming adventure with Peter Simple, the most lovable naval hero of all time.
Peter Simple is a coming-of...
The greatest navigator of all time.
Captain Cook by Walter Besant is a biography of James Cook, the greatest navigator of all time. Cook was a Britis...
