Naval Warfare

Cover of Dead Wake by Erik Larson features a black-and-white image of a ship's wake at sea, accompanied by the subtitle The Last Crossing of the Lusitania.

$20.00

Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania

Book cover of Castles of Steel by Robert K. Massie, featuring a warship image and text about Britain, Germany, and World War I naval warfare

$22.00

Castles of Steel: Britain, Germany, and the Winning of the Great War at Sea

$12.00

Ship Spotter's Guide

$17.00

The Great Rescue

Cover of The Sunken Gold by Joseph A. Williams features a diver on the left and a ship below, with a blue backdrop. Subtext: A Story of World War I Espionage and the Greatest Treasure Salvage in History.

$27.00

The Sunken Gold: A Story of World War I Espionage and the Greatest Treasure Salvage in History

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$30.00

Lusitania

A book cover for the Imperial German Navy of World War I with a photo of a naval ship.

$70.00

The Imperial German Navy of World War I, Vol. 1 Warships

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$22.00

Attack on Orleans

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$50.00

Jutland 1916: The Archaeology of a Naval Battlefield

$33.00

Agents of Innovation

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The book cover of The Kaisers Dawn showcases an imperial eagle emblem on a textured yellow background. The subtitle reveals a daring British secret mission aimed at assassinating Kaiser Wilhelm II in 1918. Author: John Hughes-Wilson.

$32.00

The Kaiser's Dawn: The Untold Story of Britain’s Secret Mission to Murder the Kaiser in 1918

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Book cover titled Treacherous Passage by Bill Mills, featuring a black and red design with an image of a ship and text about Germany's plot against the U.S. in Mexico during WWI.

$30.00

Treacherous Passage: Germany's Secret Plot Against the United States in Mexico During World War I

$25.00

The Listeners: U-boat Hunters During the Great War

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Cover of War at Sea by Gary Jeffrey with an illustration of a battleship and a submarine overlaid with green and white text.

$10.00

War at Sea (Graphic Modern History: World War I)

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$60.00

United States Naval Aviation 1910-1918

Book cover for The Silent Services First Hero by Ryan C Walker, depicting a naval officer in uniform with a submarine and ocean background overlaid with white text.

$43.00

The Silent Service’s First Hero: The First Submariner to Receive the Medal of Honor

$27.00

The Royal Navy Officer’s Jutland Pocket-Manual 1916

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Grey book cover of After Jutland by James Goldrick, featuring a naval painting with Royal Navy ships at sea and a subtitle : the Naval War in Northern European waters, June 1916-November 1918.

$44.00

After Jutland: The Naval War in Northern European Waters, June 1916-November 1918

Grey book cover of Before Jutland by James Goldrick, depicting a naval scene with a battleship amidst turbulent waters. Subheading: The Naval War in Northern European Waters, August 1914–February 1915.

$49.00

Before Jutland: The Naval War in Northern European Waters, August 1914-February 1915

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$39.00

How the Navy Won the War

$37.00

Clash of Fleets: Naval Battles of the Great War, 1914-18

Black and white book cover of Years of Endurance by John R. Muir, featuring a historic World War I memoir scene with ships in rough seas, and the subtitle Life Aboard the Royal Navy Battlecruiser HMS Tiger 1914-16.

$35.00

Years of Endurance: Life Aboard the Battlecruiser Tiger 1914-16

Blue book cover of Admiral of the Fleet Earl Beatty: The Last Naval Hero by Stephen Roskill in white and yellow text featuring a photo of Admiral David Beatty on a battleship deck.

$34.00

Admiral of the Fleet Earl Beatty: The Last Naval Hero: An Intimate Biography

$90.00

British Battleships of World War One

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