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THE NAVAL INSTITUTE GUIDE TO COMBAT FLEETS OF THE WORLD, 16th Edition

by Eric Wertheim

New Publication Date is now scheduled for August 15, 2013 Called “the nation’s premier naval reference book,” Combat Fleets of the...

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THE NAVAL INSTITUTE GUIDE TO THE SHIPS AND AIRCRAFT OF THE U.S. FLEET, 19th Edition

by Norman Polmar

“Norman Polmar, with this work and his many earlier books—he has 50 to his credit—and other writings, is the most mature and...

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U.S. DESTROYERS

by Norman Friedman

For two decades Norman Friedman's account of the development of American destroyers has been a standard reference. The revised edition includes...

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BATTLECRUISER HMS HOOD

by Bruce Taylor

Illustrations by Thomas Schmid Foreword by Vice Admiral Sir Louis le Bailly Through the twilight years of the British Empire the battlecruiser...

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BRITISH BATTLESHIPS, 1919–1945

by R. A. Burt

British Battleships, 1919–1939 is one of the most sought after naval reference books since its original publication in 1993. A masterpiece of...

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BRITISH CRUISERS

by Norman Friedman

With the world's largest merchant fleet and extensive overseas territories during most of the twentieth century, the Royal Navy depended on the...

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BRITISH CRUISERS OF THE VICTORIAN ERA

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Gradually evolving from sailing frigates, the first modern cruiser is not easy to define, but this book starts with the earliest steam paddle...

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BRITISH DESTROYERS

by Norman Friedman

A Proceedings Magazine 2010 Notable Naval Book Noted historian Norman Friedman provides the first detailed study of the Royal Navy's destroyer...

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THE LITTORIO CLASS

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For its final battleship design Italy ignored all treaty restrictions on tonnage, and produced one of Europe's largest and most powerful capital...

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BRITISH BATTLESHIPS OF WORLD WAR ONE

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This new edition of a classic work on British battleships is the most sought after book on the subject. Containing many new photographs from the...

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BRITISH BATTLESHIPS, 1889–1904

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This volume completes the reissue of R. A. Burt’s magnificent three-volume history of British battleships, and it covers the pre-dreadnought...

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BIG GUN MONITORS

by Ian Buxton

Little more than huge gun mountings fitted on simple, self-propelled rafts, the Royal Navy's big gun monitors were designed and built rapidly...

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FRENCH BATTLESHIPS, 1922-1956

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The French battleships of the Dunkerque and Richelieu classes were the most radical and influential battleship designs of the interwar period, and...

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FRENCH CRUISERS, 1922–1956

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The French produced some of the most striking and innovative interwar cruiser designs. A large amount of new information about these ships has become...

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GERMAN NAVAL CAMOUFLAGE

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For half a century German warship camouflage has proven a mystery to enthusiasts and model makers due to widespread destruction of naval archives at...

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