ISBN: 9781591141884
Published by Naval Institute Press on October 15th 2014
Genres: History, Military, Naval, Strategy
Pages: 416
Len's Summary: Written by a premier American naval historian. While not the decisive front in WWI, the war at sea was vital to Allied victory.
Torpedo: The Complete History of the World’s Most Revolutionary Naval Weapon
Torpedo: The Complete History of the World's Most Revolutionary Naval Weapon by Roger Branfill-Cook
ISBN: 1591141931
Published by US Naval Institute Press on August 15th 2014
Pages: 256
ISBN: 1591141931
Published by US Naval Institute Press on August 15th 2014
Pages: 256
Len's Summary: The greatest single game-changer in naval warfare allowing small, inexpensive torpedo-firing ships to menace dreadnoughts.
Flawed Victory: Jutland, 1916
Flawed Victory: Jutland, 1916 by Keith Yates
ISBN: 9781557509819
Published by Naval Institute Press on May 1st 2000
Pages: 314
ISBN: 9781557509819
Published by Naval Institute Press on May 1st 2000
Pages: 314
The Ship That Changed the World: The Escape of the Goeben to the Dardanelles in 1914
The Ship That Changed the World: The Escape of the Goeben to the Dardanelles in 1914 by Dan Van der Vat
ISBN: 9781841580623
Published by Birlinn on 2000
Pages: 252
ISBN: 9781841580623
Published by Birlinn on 2000
Pages: 252
Len's Summary: A paperback reprinting of the 1985 book of the same name. This tells the story of the 1914 escape of the German battle cruiser Goben through the porous net of the Royal Navy’s Mediterranean Squadron to the Ottoman Empire. Written by the author of The Grand Scuttle, the self-destruction of the Imperial German High Seas Fleet at Scapa Flow in 1919.
Coronel and the Falklands
Coronel and the Falklands by Geoffrey Bennett
ISBN: 1841580457
Published by Birlinn Publishers on March 1st 2001
Genres: History, Military, Vietnam War, World War I
Pages: 192
ISBN: 1841580457
Published by Birlinn Publishers on March 1st 2001
Genres: History, Military, Vietnam War, World War I
Pages: 192
Len's Summary: The re-release in paperback of a classic 1962 study of two major naval actions in the South Atlantic and Pacific. Most useful for its description of the ships involved.
Jutland: The German Perspective
Jutland: The German Perspective by V. E. Tarrant
ISBN: 0304358487
Published by Cassell on December 31st 2001
Genres: History, Military, Naval
Pages: 320
ISBN: 0304358487
Published by Cassell on December 31st 2001
Genres: History, Military, Naval
Pages: 320
Len's Summary: The paperback reissue of the 1995 analysis of a very near thing.
A Navy Second to None: The History of U.S. Naval Training in World War I
A Navy Second to None: The History of U.S. Naval Training in World War I by Michael D. Besch
ISBN: 9780313319099
Published by Greenwood Press on 2002
Genres: History, Military, World War I, United States, Naval
Pages: 230
ISBN: 9780313319099
Published by Greenwood Press on 2002
Genres: History, Military, World War I, United States, Naval
Pages: 230
The Starvation Blockades: Naval Blockades of WWI
The Starvation Blockades: Naval Blockades of WWI by Nigel Hawkins
ISBN: 9780850529081
Published by Naval Institute Press on 2002
Genres: History, Military, World War I, Naval
Pages: 262
ISBN: 9780850529081
Published by Naval Institute Press on 2002
Genres: History, Military, World War I, Naval
Pages: 262
Len's Summary: A fine survey history of the Royal Navy distant blockade of Germany and the German U-boat war against Great Britain.
Freeing the Baltic
Freeing the Baltic by Geoffrey Bennett
ISBN: 9781843410010
Published by Birlinn on August 2002
Genres: History, Europe, Baltic States, Great Britain, Military, General, Naval
Pages: 263
ISBN: 9781843410010
Published by Birlinn on August 2002
Genres: History, Europe, Baltic States, Great Britain, Military, General, Naval
Pages: 263
Len's Summary: The Royal Navy moves into the Baltic following the Armistice of November 11, 1918 to confront Editor-in-Chief Lenin.
The Halifax Explosion and the Royal Canadian Navy: Inquiry and Intrigue
The Halifax Explosion and the Royal Canadian Navy: Inquiry and Intrigue by John Griffith Armstrong
ISBN: 9780774808903
Published by UBC Press on May 1st 2002
Genres: History, Canada, General, Military, Naval
Pages: 248
ISBN: 9780774808903
Published by UBC Press on May 1st 2002
Genres: History, Canada, General, Military, Naval
Pages: 248
Len's Summary: The story of a massive explosion of a French Lines munitions ship in 1917 that leveled the northern half of the city, killing 1,600 people.
Britain, France and the Naval Arms Trade in the Baltic, 1919 -1939: Grand Strategy and Failure
Britain, France and the Naval Arms Trade in the Baltic, 1919 -1939: Grand Strategy and Failure by Donald Stoker
ISBN: 9780415646192
Published by Routledge on July 21st 2004
Pages: 256
ISBN: 9780415646192
Published by Routledge on July 21st 2004
Pages: 256
The U-boats of World War I
The U-boats of World War I by Kelly K. Lydon
ISBN: 0-9663091-0-3
on 2003
Pages: 125
ISBN: 0-9663091-0-3
on 2003
Pages: 125
Len's Summary: Dozens of excellent photos of such subjects as the GermanU-boat pens at Brugges, Belgium; details on the development of the Imperial German U-boat fleet and specifications of the several classes of early submarines,their armament including deck guns, torpedoes and mines, their manning and propulsion.
The Maritime Blockade of Germany in the Great War: The Northern Patrol, 1914-1928
The Maritime Blockade of Germany in the Great War: The Northern Patrol, 1914-1928 by John D. Grainger
ISBN: 0754635368
Published by Ashgate Publishing on August 28th 2003
Genres: History, Military, World War I, Naval
ISBN: 0754635368
Published by Ashgate Publishing on August 28th 2003
Genres: History, Military, World War I, Naval
Len's Summary: The little known story of enforcing the Royal Navy’s “distant blockade” largely employing thin-skinned armed merchant cruisers that become an increasingly effective force as the war wore on.
To the Last Salute: Memories of an Austrian U-Boat Commander
To the Last Salute: Memories of an Austrian U-Boat Commander by Georg von Trapp, Elizabeth M. Campbell
ISBN: 0803246676
Published by University of Nebraska Press on March 1st 2007
Pages: 196
ISBN: 0803246676
Published by University of Nebraska Press on March 1st 2007
Pages: 196
Len's Summary: History Book Club selection. The memoirs of the Austro-Hungarian submarine ace and founder of the Trapp Family Singers first published in the early 1930s before Trapp fled the Nazis and immigrated to America. // Available for the first time in English, the memoirs of Austria-Hungary's leading U-Boat ace and founder of the Trapp Family Singers (The Sound of Music). Available in the spring of 2007.
The Battle of Jutland
The Battle of Jutland by Jonathan Sutherland
ISBN: 1844155293
on October 1st 2007
Genres: History, Military, Naval, Technology & Engineering, Military Science
ISBN: 1844155293
on October 1st 2007
Genres: History, Military, Naval, Technology & Engineering, Military Science
Len's Summary: Yet another look at The Great War’s greatest and most controversial naval engagement.
The Battleship Dreadnought
The Battleship Dreadnought by John Roberts
ISBN: 1844862062
Published by Conway on September 3rd 2013
Pages: 256
ISBN: 1844862062
Published by Conway on September 3rd 2013
Pages: 256
Len's Summary: Accurate scale drawings for model makers and historians of the prototype for 20th century line-of-battle ships.
Battleship Texas
Battleship Texas by Hugh Power
ISBN: 0890965196
Published by Texas A&M University Press on 2007
Pages: 166
ISBN: 0890965196
Published by Texas A&M University Press on 2007
Pages: 166
Len's Summary: Reissue of the definitive guide to the last surviving Great War dreadnought, veteran of the Grand Fleet at Scapa Flow on display outside Houston and soon to undergo major preservation work.
Smoke and Mirrors: Q-ships Against the U-boats in the First World War
Smoke and Mirrors: Q-Ships against the U-Boats in the First World War by Deborah Lake
ISBN: 0750946059
Published by Sutton Publishing on May 1st 2007
Genres: History, Military, World War I, World War II, Naval, Transportation, Ships & Shipbuilding
Pages: 224
ISBN: 0750946059
Published by Sutton Publishing on May 1st 2007
Genres: History, Military, World War I, World War II, Naval, Transportation, Ships & Shipbuilding
Pages: 224
Len's Summary: The story of Britain’s controversial effort to sink German submarines by deploying heavily-armed merchant vessels with RN crews. The author has also written on the Zeebrugge Raid under the pseudonym of David Lomas.
Naval Firepower: Battleship Guns and Gunnery in the Dreadnaught Era
Naval Firepower: Battleship Guns and Gunnery in the Dreadnaught Era by Norman Friedman
ISBN: 1591145554
Published by Naval Institute Press on January 1st 2008
Genres: History, Military, Weapons, Naval
Pages: 319
ISBN: 1591145554
Published by Naval Institute Press on January 1st 2008
Genres: History, Military, Weapons, Naval
Pages: 319
Battle for the Baltic Islands, 1917: Triumph of the Imperial German Navy
Battle for the Baltic Islands, 1917: Triumph of the Imperial German Navy by Gary Staff
ISBN: 9781844157877
on 2008
Pages: 178
ISBN: 9781844157877
on 2008
Pages: 178
Len's Summary: Successful German amphibious invasion, Operation Albion. See also: Operation Albion, Michael Barrett, Indiana, 2008.
The Great Naval Game: Britain and Germany in the Age of Empire
The Great Naval Game: Britain and Germany in the Age of Empire by Jan Rüger
ISBN: 0521114616
Published by Cambridge University Press on June 25th 2009
Pages: 354
ISBN: 0521114616
Published by Cambridge University Press on June 25th 2009
Pages: 354
Len's Summary: An analysis of the Anglo-German naval race. // Anglo-German antagonism fanned by popular pro-naval sentiments.
Gallipoli: Attack from the Sea
Gallipoli: Attack from the Sea by Victor Rudenno
ISBN: 0300124406
Published by Yale University Press on July 8th 2008
Genres: History, Military, World War I, Naval
Pages: 352
ISBN: 0300124406
Published by Yale University Press on July 8th 2008
Genres: History, Military, World War I, Naval
Pages: 352
Len's Summary: An analysis of the strategy and actions of land, sea and air forces with particular emphasis on the naval aspects (including use of submarines) of the campaign.
The Late Victorian Navy: The Pre-Dreadnought Era and the Origins of the First World War
The Late Victorian Navy: The Pre-Dreadnought Era and the Origins of the First World War by Roger Parkinson
ISBN: 1843833727
Published by Boydell Press on June 19th 2008
Genres: History, Military, General, Great Britain
Pages: 323
ISBN: 1843833727
Published by Boydell Press on June 19th 2008
Genres: History, Military, General, Great Britain
Pages: 323
Len's Summary: Reappraisal of the late Victorian Navy and the emergence of crucial new technology defined by steel and electricity.
Admirals: The Naval Commanders who made Britain Great
Admirals: The Naval Commanders who made Britain Great by Andrew Lambert
ISBN: 057123156X
Published by Faber & Faber on September 18th 2008
Pages: 492
ISBN: 057123156X
Published by Faber & Faber on September 18th 2008
Pages: 492
Len's Summary: Embraces three centuries of naval history centering on the biographies of eleven British admirals including Robert Blake, George Anson, Samuel Hood, St. Vincent, John Fisher, Davie Beattie and Andrew Cunningham. Written by a premier British naval historian.
Tirpitz: Architect of the German High Seas Fleet
Tirpitz: Architect of the German High Seas Fleet by Michael Epkenhans
ISBN: 9781574887327
Published by Potomac Books on March 30th 2008
Genres: Biography & Autobiography, Military, History, Europe, Germany, World War I, Naval
Pages: 107
ISBN: 9781574887327
Published by Potomac Books on March 30th 2008
Genres: Biography & Autobiography, Military, History, Europe, Germany, World War I, Naval
Pages: 107
Len's Summary: A biography of Alfred von Tirpitz (1849-1930) whose long career took him from naval command to the postwar Reichstag.
Battle Cruiser HMS Renown, 1916-1948
Battle Cruiser HMS Renown, 1916-1948 by Peter C. Smith, Maurice Cocker
ISBN: 978 1 84415 733 4
on October 31st 2008
Pages: 144
ISBN: 978 1 84415 733 4
on October 31st 2008
Pages: 144
Len's Summary: A famous ship which joined the Grand Fleet in 1916 and fought in WWII.
United States Navy in the Pacific, 1909-1922
United States Navy in the Pacific, 1909-1922 by William Reynolds Braisted
ISBN: 1591140889
on April 1st 2008
Genres: History, Military, United States, Naval
Pages: 760
ISBN: 1591140889
on April 1st 2008
Genres: History, Military, United States, Naval
Pages: 760
Len's Summary: The second of two volumes, analyses rising tensions with Japan during the Taft Administration, the US Navy in the Pacific during WWI, the decision to build a navy second to none, the 1916 Naval Construction Act, and the post-war Washington Navel Disarmament Conference ending in 1922.
Mediterranean Submarines: Submarine Warfare in World War One
Mediterranean Submarines: Submarine Warfare in World War One by Paul Kemp
ISBN: 0947554572
on September 10th 1998
Pages: 219
ISBN: 0947554572
on September 10th 1998
Pages: 219
Len's Summary: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0947554572/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0947554572&linkCode=as2&tag=worlwaroneh0a-20&linkId=G2A2W5GFYB3YBSTN
The Last Century of Sea Power: From Port Arthur to Chanak, 1894-1922
The Last Century of Sea Power: From Port Arthur to Chanak, 1894-1922 by H.P. Willmott
ISBN: 0253352142
Published by Indiana University Press on June 1st 2009
Pages: 568
ISBN: 0253352142
Published by Indiana University Press on June 1st 2009
Pages: 568
Len's Summary: Analyses the complex nature of transition to modern war at sea, changes in shipbuilding, armament technology and doctrine. Written by a foremost military historian.
The Dardanelles Disaster: Winston Churchill’s Greatest Failure
The Dardanelles Disaster: Winston Churchill's Greatest Failure by Dan Van der Vat
ISBN: 1590202236
Published by The Overlook Press on July 9th 2009
Genres: History, Europe, Great Britain, Military, World War I, Naval
Pages: 256
ISBN: 1590202236
Published by The Overlook Press on July 9th 2009
Genres: History, Europe, Great Britain, Military, World War I, Naval
Pages: 256
Len's Summary: A new look at a much-studies campaign.
The Best Small-Boat Seamen in the Navy
The Best Small-Boat Seamen in the Navy by W. David Parsons, Ean Parsons
ISBN: 9780980936940
Published by DRC on 2009
Pages: 244
ISBN: 9780980936940
Published by DRC on 2009
Pages: 244
Len's Summary: Newfoundlanders in the Royal Navy during WWI. Available from info@drcpublishingnl.com.
The War on Hospital Ships, 1914-1918
The War on Hospital Ships, 1914-1918 by Stephen McGreal
ISBN: 1844158586
Published by Pen & Sword Books on April 1st 2009
Pages: 272
ISBN: 1844158586
Published by Pen & Sword Books on April 1st 2009
Pages: 272
Len's Summary: German submarine sinkings of unarmed hospital ships outraged the American, British and French publics and caused the UK to paint hospital ships in drab colors, defensively arm and sail them in protected convoys. // German sinkings of Entente hospital ships detailed.
A Fleet to be Forgotten: The Wooden Freighters of World War One
A Fleet to be Forgotten: The Wooden Freighters of World War One by Louis A. Hough
Published by San Francisco Maritime History Press on 2009
Pages: 343
Published by San Francisco Maritime History Press on 2009
Pages: 343
Len's Summary: The U. S. Shipping Board ordered 393 wooden hulled (yellow pine or Douglas fir) steam freighters in an emergency effort to replace mounting U-boat losses, but only a few of them saw service before the conflict ended. Most soon ended up in ships graveyards such as Curtis Creek off Chesapeake Bay; only a handful survived into the 1930s.
The Kaiser’s U-Boote
The Kaiser's U-Boote by Histoire & Collections
ISBN: 9782913903968
on November 19th 2009
Genres: History, Military, World War I, Naval
Pages: 192
ISBN: 9782913903968
on November 19th 2009
Genres: History, Military, World War I, Naval
Pages: 192
Len's Summary: History of German submarine operations during WWI.
From Jutland to Junkyard
From Jutland to Junkyard by S.C. George
ISBN: 9781843410102
Published by Birlinn on July 2009
Pages: 168
ISBN: 9781843410102
Published by Birlinn on July 2009
Pages: 168
Len's Summary: The interwar salvage for scrap of a portion of the German High Seas Fleet scuttled by its crews at Scapa Flow in June 1919.
The Flatpack Bombers: The Royal Navy and the Zeppelin Menace
Flatpack Bombers: The Royal Navy and the Zeppelin Menace by Ian Gardiner
ISBN: 9781848840713
Published by Casemate Publishers on August 1st 2009
Genres: History, Military, World War I, Naval, Aviation
Pages: 224
ISBN: 9781848840713
Published by Casemate Publishers on August 1st 2009
Genres: History, Military, World War I, Naval, Aviation
Pages: 224
Len's Summary: Early long-distance RN bombing raids against German Zeppelin sheds led to the development of aircraft carriers.
British Destroyers: From Earliest Days to the Second World War
British Destroyers: From Earliest Days to the Second World War by Norman Friedman
ISBN: 9781591140818
Published by Naval Institute Press on December 1st 2009
Genres: History, Military, General, Naval, Great Britain
Pages: 320
ISBN: 9781591140818
Published by Naval Institute Press on December 1st 2009
Genres: History, Military, General, Naval, Great Britain
Pages: 320
Len's Summary: First detailed study of Royal Navy destroyers and their predecessors from the 1880s to the 1930s.
US 110′ Subchasers In Action
US 110' Subchasers In Action by T. Garth Connelly
ISBN: 0897475879
Published by Squadron/Signal Publications on 2009
Pages: 64
ISBN: 0897475879
Published by Squadron/Signal Publications on 2009
Pages: 64
Len's Summary: The evolution of an American type (the so-called Splinter Fleet) of anti-submarine vessels from 1916 through World War Two.
The British Naval Staff in the First World War
The British Naval Staff in the First World War by Nicholas Black
ISBN: 1843836556
Published by Boydell Press on June 21st 2011
Pages: 348
ISBN: 1843836556
Published by Boydell Press on June 21st 2011
Pages: 348
Len's Summary: A revisionist look at a much reviled institution finds it worthy of merit.
British Dreadnought vs German Dreadnought: Jutland 1916
British Dreadnought vs German Dreadnought: Jutland 1916 by Mark Stille, Ian Palmer, Howard Gerrard
ISBN: 1849081670
Published by Osprey Publishing on October 19th 2010
Genres: History, Military, World War I, Naval, Illustrated, Germany
Pages: 80
ISBN: 1849081670
Published by Osprey Publishing on October 19th 2010
Genres: History, Military, World War I, Naval, Illustrated, Germany
Pages: 80
Len's Summary: Contrasts the differing crew training and weapons systems of the two fleets and details the action at Jutland shot by shot.