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Splinter Fleet: The Wooden Subchasers of World War II8 reviews
Theodore R. Treadwell

US Naval Institute Press, 2000

A REAL BEST SELLER
Move over Tom Brokaw! A superbly written and tightly constructed account of human suffering, sacrifice, and bravery beyond description which made a substantial contribution to the Allied victory in World WarII. Largely unacknowledged and ignored by both government and war historians, the "little fellas"are brought to life brilliantly by Ted Treadwell as he poignantly captures the essence of the ... 		  
  







  
  
Napoleon's Lost Fleet: Bonaparte, Nelson, and the Battle of the Nile3 reviews
Laura Foreman, Ellen Blue Phillips

Discovery Books, 1999

Great Book!
As a history buff and Discovery Channel fan, I really loved this book 		  
  







  
  
The struggle for Guadalcanal,: August 1942-February 1943 (History of United States naval operations in World ...8 reviews
Samuel Eliot Morison

Little, Brown, 1958

what we can not afford to forget
The volumes in this entire series are all highly readable and present a picture of our nation starting from a dismal reality in the Pacific to ultimate victory by virtue of the courage and sacrifice of men of the US Navy, as well as of the British and Dutch. The Naval battles of Coral Sea and Midway and the subsequent invasion of Guadalcanal and establishment of the "Cactus Air Force" made up of ... 		  
  







  
  
Admiral of the fleet: Cunningham of Hyndhope;: The battle for the Mediterranean; a memoir1 review
Oliver Warner

Ohio University Press, 1967

A Sailor's Sailor
Cunningham was the last of a long line of great sailor-admirals who made the Royal Navy master of the seas for centuries. He was a superb sailor, a longtime "destroyer man" and a tough old sea dog who rose to the top of his profession and became First Sea Lord, Britain's top naval officer. He wasn't the kind of career-minded, self-serving politician who has come to dominate the ranks of the U.S. ... 		  
  







  
  
Stalin's Slave Ships: Kolyma, the Gulag Fleet, and the Role of the West5 reviews
Martin J. Bollinger

Praeger Publishers, 2003

Solid research, shocking accounts
As an undergraduate in a modern Russian literature course, I read "Kolyma Streetcar" which was about an incident that ocurred on one of the "slave ships" which is documented in this book. As gruesome and disgusting as that account was, I had no idea that it was only the tip of the iceberg. For example, in "Stalin's Slave Ships," it is documented that: 1. The "Indigirka," a ship carrying around ... 		  
  







  
  
The British battle fleet: Its inception and growth throughout the centuries1 review
Frederick T Jane

S.W. Partridge, 1914

The History of the British warship...
from Norman times to the time of the Dreadnought. The book focuses totally on the development of the British Battle fleet, following it from war to war, helped along by colour plates, photographs and line-drawings of ships and their designs. Fred T. Jane knows his ships and this book was FIRST published in 1912. For people interested in the creation of the British Battle Fleets and the ... 		  
  







  
  
Fiddlers And Whores: The Candid Memoirs of a Surgeon in Nelson's Fleet1 review
James Lowry

Chatham Publishing, 2006

A Real Gem!
It's not really about fiddlers and whores, despite the title. It is an extended letter from Dr. Lowry to his brother explaining to him what he did while he was away from home for 7 years. Lowry left his home in Ireland to go to medical school in Scotland. Upon graduation, just as physicians do today, he needed further training before being able to set up his own practice. Not being able to ... 		  
  







  
  
The German Fleet At War, 1939-19456 reviews
Vincent P. O'Hara

US Naval Institute Press, 2004

Balanced and well researched account.
As a fan of the little recorded small unit naval actions, it has been a frustrating experience watching book after book come out on Kriegsmarine captial ships (which spent most of the war at anchor) or endless, repetitive coverage on U-boats. The Destroyers, torpedo boats, minesweepers and escorts that actually fought regular surface actions have been little covered, and the reports written by ... 		  
  







  
  
Battle Fleet: Adventures of a Young Sailor1 review
Paul Dowswell

Bloomsbury USA Children's Books, 2008

A Historical Series for boys!
My son loves these books! He informed me that someone dies in every chapter, so I guess that's a good thing from a 13 year-old history buff standpoint. Lots of adventure and fabulous historical facts to boot. Trust me, I heard about them all. 		  
  







  
  
Cassell Military Classics: War in a Stringbag: The Classic Second World War Fleet Air Arm Autobiography2 reviews
Charles Lamb

Cassell, 2001

An Extraordinary Tale told with Extraordinary Humility
I thoroughly recommend this and The Railway Man by Eric Lomax as my favourite WWII accounts.If you are looking for a real WWII epic story of incredible sacrifice told with extreme humility in a matter-of-fact way, then this is the book for you. I actually met Charles Lamb whilst I was a Royal Navy Officer, a fact that I only realised toward the end of the book! As a young man, Charles Lamb was a ... 		  
  







  
  
The Fighting at Jutland: The Personal Experiences of Sixty Officers and Men of the British Fleet1 review

US Naval Institute Press, 2001

Something very different.
Jutland again - but a very different approach and an extremely useful tool for those studying the events that led to the loss of ships on both sides. At the end of WW1, there was considerable public disquiet about the outcome of the Battle of Jutland. This was largely based on ignorance - but, even today, there are those who still think Admiral Jellicoe should have been court-martialled for ... 		  
  







  
  
Combined Fleet Decoded: The Secret History of American Intelligence and the Japanese Navy in World War II12 reviews
John Prados

US Naval Institute Press, 2001

Excellent detail -- but a great narrative too
The detail in examining all aspects of intelligence in the Japanese and American navies during WWII -- from fleet recognition, to traffic analysis, to wartime production information, to the role of Ultra and decryption -- make Prados' book an excellent study. Those familiar with WWII issues will find lots of fresh material. Prados is wise enough to limit the topic to just naval intelligence ... 		  
  







  
  
The Lost Ships of Guadalcanal: Exploring the Ghost Fleet of the South Pacific9 reviews
Robert D. Ballard, Rick Archbold

Warner Books, 1993

Great book on the warships lost in Iron Bottom Sound
Between August 1942 and February 1943, a land-sea and air battle was waged for an island in the south pacific called Guadalcanal. The six-month long battle for the island would be one of the definitive battles of the war. It was also one of the costliest. Thousands of Allied and Japanese soldiers died. And a channel north of the island had so many ships go down there that it was renamed Iron ... 		  
  







  
  
WITH NAVAL WINGS: The Autobiography of a Fleet Air Arm Pilot in World War II1 review
John Wellham (LtCommander)(DSC)(RN)(ret'd)

Spellmount Publishers, 2004

Fascinating!
John Wellham died some eighteen months ago at the age of 87 and was the last survivor of the Royal Naval raid on Taranto; the last nail in the coffin of the principle of the battleship - and a fillip to British morale which was at a low ebb at that stage of the conflict. He had what used to be known as "a good war" and this well-crafted account provides fascinating reading. At once poignant ... 		  
  







  
  
The World's Merchant Fleets, 1939: 6000 Ships and Their Wartime Fates1 review
R.W. Jordan

Chatham Publishing, 2003

An Invaluable reference source.
It is a regrettable fact that almost none of the ships from the early to mid 20th Century have been preserved. Apart from a few notable exceptions, from the mightiest Cruise Liners to the lowliest Tramp Steamers, they are all gone forever. Roger Jordan's work is, therefore, a valuable source of reference into those ships that were operating as part of the world's merchant fleets at the outbreak ... 		  
  







  
  
Great Ships: The Battle Fleet of King Charles II1 review
Frank L. Fox

Lawrence Verry, 1981

The Gold Standard
This is the finest reference work on the warships of the seventeenth century that I have ever come across. A wealth of illustrations by the Van De Velde's and many others, plus extensive research by the author combine to make this THE sourcebook for all those interested in the ships of the Restoration. What is almost more usefull is that the book does not concentrate of English ships alone, but ... 		  
  







  
  
Resurrection: Salvaging the Battle Fleet at Pearl Harbor7 reviews
Daniel Madsen

US Naval Institute Press, 2003

PEARL HARBOR SALVAGE!!
An excellent history of the efforts to resurrect the Pacific Fleet's Battlewagons after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour, Dec. 7th, 1941. This book, taken in conjuction with "Descent into Darkness", will give you both a harrowing and heroic look at just what it took to bring them back from the dead..... I'm Partial to BB48, the Wee-Vee, and regret that there was not enough common sense in ... 		  
  







  
  
Fleet to Fleet Encounters: Tsushima, Jutland, Philippine Sea1 review
Eric Grove

Arms & Armour, 1991

Excellent survey by a historian who "gets it"
This is the book later republished under the title _Big Fleet Actions_. It is an excellent overview of the naval battles of Tsushima, Jutland and the Philippine Sea. While the Jutland section may have been overtaken by new analyses published later, the Philippine Sea section is a major account of this battle which is somewhat neglected in comparison with Leyte Gulf, 4 months later. ... 		  
  







  
  
The Grand Scuttle: The Sinking of the German Fleet at Scapa Flow in 19196 reviews
Dan Van Der Vat

Spellmount Publishers Ltd, 1994

Wonderful writing on an obscure, yet most important topic
I read this book while in college, and it was my first exposure to Mr. Van Der Vat's writing. Mr. Van Der Vat does a masterful job at detailing the last moments of the High Seas Fleet, and portraying the scuttle not as a shameful end, but of a final act of defiance and honor for the German Imperial Navy. This is an often-overlooked part of the Armistice of World War I, and the surrender/scuttle ... 		  
  







  
  
The fighting at Jutland;: The personal experiences of forty-five officers and men of the British fleet1 review
Harold William Fawcett

Hutchinson, 1929

Something very different.
Jutland again - but a very different approach and an extremely useful tool for those studying the events that led to the loss of ships on both sides. At the end of WW1, there was considerable public disquiet about the outcome of the Battle of Jutland. This was largely based on ignorance - but, even today, there are those who still think Admiral Jellicoe should have been court-martialled for ... 		  
  







  




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