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1. The last stand of the tin can sailors by - Hornfischer, James D. The Extraordinary World War II Story of the U.S. Navy's Finest Hour (2005, Bantam) Description: One of the finest WWII naval action narratives in recent years, this book follows in the footsteps of Flags of Our Fathers, creating a microcosm of th ... Visit our page for this title Purchase information: (info) Get The last stand of the tin can sailors now at amazon.com ($ 11.26) Get The last stand of the tin can sailors now at amazon.co.uk (£ 8.99) Get The last stand of the tin can sailors now at amazon.de

2. Enigma by - Harris, Robert (1996, Random House) Description: A really good novel dealing with the Enigma code-breaking effort of the Allies at Bletchley Park. Visit our page for this title Purchase information: (info) Get Enigma now at amazon.com ($ 7.99) Get Enigma now at amazon.co.uk Get Enigma now at amazon.de

3. Shattered sword by - Parshall, Jonathan The Untold Story of the Battle of Midway (2007, Potomac Books Inc.) Description: Many consider the Battle of Midway to have turned the tide of the Pacific War. It is without question one of the most famous battles in history. Now, ... Visit our page for this title Purchase information: (info) Get Shattered sword now at amazon.com ($ 17.79) Get Shattered sword now at amazon.co.uk (£ 14.26) Get Shattered sword now at amazon.de

4. South pacific destroyer by - Russell Sydnor Crenshaw Jr. The Battle for the Solomons from Savo Island to Vella Gulf (2009, Naval Institute Press) Description: Russell Crenshaw's riveting account of the savage night battle for the Solomon Islands in early 1943 offers readers a unique insider's perspective fro ... Visit our page for this title Purchase information: (info) Get South pacific destroyer now at amazon.com ($ 13.43) Get South pacific destroyer now at amazon.co.uk (£ 9.89) Get South pacific destroyer now at amazon.de

5. US Destroyers 1942-45 by - Dave McComb Wartime classes (New Vanguard) (2010, Osprey Publishing) Description: Few if any 20th century warships were more justly acclaimed than the destroyers of the US Navy's Fletcher class. Admired as they were for their advanc ... Visit our page for this title Purchase information: (info) Get US Destroyers 1942-45 now at amazon.com ($ 12.08) Get US Destroyers 1942-45 now at amazon.co.uk (£ 7.09) Get US Destroyers 1942-45 now at amazon.de

6. Iron Coffins by - Werner, Herbert A. A Personal Account of the German U-Boat Battles of World War II (2002, Da Capo Press) Description: Herbert A. Werner was the Commander of U-415 and U-953. This book tells the story of his wartime career, including his service on U-557 and U-230 as w ... Visit our page for this title Purchase information: (info) Get Iron Coffins now at amazon.com ($ 11.90) Get Iron Coffins now at amazon.co.uk (£ 11.04) Get Iron Coffins now at amazon.de

7. Escape from the deep by - Kershaw, Alex A Legendary Submarine and Her Courageous Crew (2008, Da Capo Press) Description: The adrenaline-soaked story of nine men who fought the Japanese from America's deadliest submarine, survived its sinkage, and endured months of brutal ... Visit our page for this title Purchase information: (info) Get Escape from the deep now at amazon.com ($ 17.16) Get Escape from the deep now at amazon.co.uk (£ 15.29) Get Escape from the deep now at amazon.de

8. The Battleship Yamato by - Skulski, Janusz (Anatomy of the Ship Series) (1998, ) Description: This is a very technical and accurate overview of this giant battleship. More a technical history than an operational one. Highly recommended for the ... Visit our page for this title Purchase information: (info) Get The Battleship Yamato now at amazon.com ($ 43.38) Get The Battleship Yamato now at amazon.co.uk (£ 25.00) Get The Battleship Yamato now at amazon.de

9. German U-Boat Bunkers Yesterday and Today by - Schmeelke, Karl-Heinz and Schmeelke, Michael (1999, Schiffer Publishing Ltd.) Visit our page for this title Purchase information: (info) Get German U-Boat Bunkers Yesterday and Today now at amazon.com ($ 9.95) Get German U-Boat Bunkers Yesterday and Today now at amazon.co.uk Get German U-Boat Bunkers Yesterday and Today now at amazon.de

10. The Cruel Sea by - Monsarrat, Nicholas (1999, United States Naval Inst.) Description: The story is about convoy escorts, first aboard the corvette H.M.S. Compass Rose, and later on the frigate H.M.S. Saltash. The story follows the men o ... Visit our page for this title Purchase information: (info) Get The Cruel Sea now at amazon.com ($ 12.76) Get The Cruel Sea now at amazon.co.uk Get The Cruel Sea now at amazon.de

11. The Boat by - Buchheim, Lothar-Günther (1999, Orion Military) Description: This well-known novel, stemming from the author's experiences as a war correspondent on U-96, describes a single U-boat patrol from beginning to end. ... Visit our page for this title Purchase information: (info) Get The Boat now at amazon.com ($ 9.95) Get The Boat now at amazon.co.uk (£ 6.30) Get The Boat now at amazon.de

12. Silent Victory by - Blair, Clay The U.S. Submarine War against Japan (2001, United States Naval Inst.) Description: First published 1975. Visit our page for this title Purchase information: (info) Get Silent Victory now at amazon.com ($ 23.33) Get Silent Victory now at amazon.co.uk (£ 35.00) Get Silent Victory now at amazon.de

13. Why the Allies Won by - Overy, Richard (1997, W W Norton & Co) Description: This book devotes a chapter to each of the decisive military campaigns of the war. One is entitled "The Battle for the Seas" and deals mostly with t ... Visit our page for this title Purchase information: (info) Get Why the Allies Won now at amazon.com ($ 13.57) Get Why the Allies Won now at amazon.co.uk Get Why the Allies Won now at amazon.de

14. Shadow Divers by - Kurson, Robert (2004, Random House) Description: Finding a wreck and identifying this as U-869. Visit our page for this title Purchase information: (info) Get Shadow Divers now at amazon.com ($ 17.61) Get Shadow Divers now at amazon.co.uk Get Shadow Divers now at amazon.de

15. Left for dead by - Pete Nelson A Young Man's Search for Justice for the USS Indianapolis (2003, Delacorte Books for Young Readers) Description: Just after midnight on July 30, 1945, the USS Indianapolis was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine. The ship sank in 14 minutes. More than 1,000 men wer ... Visit our page for this title Purchase information: (info) Get Left for dead now at amazon.com ($ 8.95) Get Left for dead now at amazon.co.uk (£ 5.16) Get Left for dead now at amazon.de

16. The Battle of Tassafaronga by - Russell Syndnor Crenshaw (2010, Naval Institute Press) Description: The Battle of Tassafaronga, fought November 30, 1942, was the fifth and last major night surface action of the Guadalcanal campaign. In it, a powerful ... Visit our page for this title Purchase information: (info) Get The Battle of Tassafaronga now at amazon.com ($ 19.95) Get The Battle of Tassafaronga now at amazon.co.uk (£ 12.59) Get The Battle of Tassafaronga now at amazon.de

17. Combined Fleet Decoded by - Prados, John The Secret History of American Intelligence and the Japanese Navy in World War II (2001, United States Naval Inst.) Visit our page for this title Purchase information: (info) Get Combined Fleet Decoded now at amazon.com Get Combined Fleet Decoded now at amazon.co.uk Get Combined Fleet Decoded now at amazon.de

18. The U-Boat War, 1914-1918 by - Gray, Edwyn A. (1994, Leo Cooper/ Pen and Sword Books) Description: This is a very fine book covering the World War I U-boats and many of the amazing feats they achieved. The book takes a neutral approach by including ... Visit our page for this title Purchase information: (info) Get The U-Boat War, 1914-1918 now at amazon.com Get The U-Boat War, 1914-1918 now at amazon.co.uk Get The U-Boat War, 1914-1918 now at amazon.de

19. Hitler's U-boat War by - Blair, Clay The Hunters, 1939-1942 (1996, Random House) Description: This first volume of Blair's massive and controversial work covers the U-boat war 1939-1942. Visit our page for this title Purchase information: (info) Get Hitler's U-boat War now at amazon.com Get Hitler's U-boat War now at amazon.co.uk Get Hitler's U-boat War now at amazon.de

20. Silent warriors by - Ron Young and Pamela Armstrong Submarine Wrecks of the United Kingdom: Volume Two (2009, The History Press) Description: Volume 2 of Ron Young and Pamela Armstrong’s informative trilogy on submarine wrecks of the British Isles focuses on the South Coast, from Beachey Hea ... Visit our page for this title Purchase information: (info) Get Silent warriors now at amazon.com ($ 30.36) Get Silent warriors now at amazon.co.uk (£ 14.54) Get Silent warriors now at amazon.de

21. Hellcats by - Peter Sasgen The Epic Story of World War II's Most Daring Submarine Raid (2010, NAL Hardcover) Description: In 1945-with no knowledge of the development of the atomic bomb- American submarine commanders, desperate to avoid an invasion of the home islands, be ... Visit our page for this title Purchase information: (info) Get Hellcats now at amazon.com ($ 17.79) Get Hellcats now at amazon.co.uk (£ 15.71) Get Hellcats now at amazon.de

22. U-Boats of the Kaiser's Navy by - Williamson, Gordon (2002, ) Description: From the publisher: "As was the case in World War II, one of the greatest threats to Britain during World War I was the German U-Boat menace. Gordon W ... Visit our page for this title Purchase information: (info) Get U-Boats of the Kaiser's Navy now at amazon.com ($ 14.00) Get U-Boats of the Kaiser's Navy now at amazon.co.uk Get U-Boats of the Kaiser's Navy now at amazon.de

23. Conflict over Convoys by - Smith, Kevin Anglo-American Logistics Diplomacy in the Second World War (2002, Cambridge University Press, New York) Description: From the book: "Examines the Battle of the Atlantic from the perspective of Anglo-American diplomacy, deepening our understanding of Allied grand stra ... Visit our page for this title Purchase information: (info) Get Conflict over Convoys now at amazon.com ($ 52.00) Get Conflict over Convoys now at amazon.co.uk (£ 34.20) Get Conflict over Convoys now at amazon.de

24. Torpedo Junction by - Hickam, Homer U-Boat War on America's East Coast (1996, United States Naval Inst.) Description: A fairly well-written book about Operation Drumbeat and its aftermath. One troubling thing is that after each report on U-boat sinking a ship the auth ... Visit our page for this title Purchase information: (info) Get Torpedo Junction now at amazon.com ($ 14.96) Get Torpedo Junction now at amazon.co.uk (£ 11.69) Get Torpedo Junction now at amazon.de

25. Battle Beneath the Waves by - Stern, Robert C. The U-Boat War (1999, Arms & Armour) Description: Using many primary sources and first-person accounts, the author presents some of the most dramatic and exciting incidents of U-boat warfare from both ... Visit our page for this title Purchase information: (info) Get Battle Beneath the Waves now at amazon.com Get Battle Beneath the Waves now at amazon.co.uk Get Battle Beneath the Waves now at amazon.de

26. Utmost Savagery by - Joseph H., Col. Alexander The Three Days of Tarawa (1995, United States Naval Inst.) Visit our page for this title Purchase information: (info) Get Utmost Savagery now at amazon.com Get Utmost Savagery now at amazon.co.uk Get Utmost Savagery now at amazon.de

27. Fortress 3: U-boat Bases and Bunkers 1941-45 by - Williamson, Gordon and Ian Palmer (2003, Osprey Military) Description: Describes the design, construction, defences and service history of the German U-boat bases in the Second World War, with particular reference to thos ... Visit our page for this title Purchase information: (info) Get Fortress 3: U-boat Bases and Bunkers 1941-45 now at amazon.com ($ 15.41) Get Fortress 3: U-boat Bases and Bunkers 1941-45 now at amazon.co.uk (£ 8.51) Get Fortress 3: U-boat Bases and Bunkers 1941-45 now at amazon.de

28. Splinter Fleet by - Treadwell, Theodore R. The Wooden Subchasers of World War II (2000, United States Naval Inst.) Visit our page for this title Purchase information: (info) Get Splinter Fleet now at amazon.com Get Splinter Fleet now at amazon.co.uk Get Splinter Fleet now at amazon.de

29. Bismarck by - Zetterling, Niklas A Minute by Minute Account of the Final Hours of Germany's Greatest Battleship (2009, Casemate) Description: The sinking of the German battleship Bismarck-a masterpiece of engineering, well-armored with a main artillery of eight 15-inch guns-was one of the mo ... Visit our page for this title Purchase information: (info) Get Bismarck now at amazon.com ($ 21.96) Get Bismarck now at amazon.co.uk (£ 13.19) Get Bismarck now at amazon.de

30. US fast battleships 1936-47 by - Lawrence Burr The North Carolina and South Dakota classes (New Vanguard) (2010, Osprey Publishing) Visit our page for this title Purchase information: (info) Get US fast battleships 1936-47 now at amazon.com ($ 12.08) Get US fast battleships 1936-47 now at amazon.co.uk (£ 8.99) Get US fast battleships 1936-47 now at amazon.de