Surface Navy Association Reading List

1.
The Reluctant Admiral: Yamamoto and the Imperial Navy
The Reluctant Admiral: Yamamoto and the Imperial Navy 4.05 avg rating — 112 ratings
2.
Command at Sea
Command at Sea 4.14 avg rating — 43 ratings
3.
Master of Sea Power: A Biography of Fleet Admiral Ernest J. King
Master of Sea Power: A Biography of Fleet Admiral Ernest J. King 4.37 avg rating — 134 ratings
4.
The Quiet Warrior: A Biography of Admiral Raymond A. Spruance
The Quiet Warrior: A Biography of Admiral Raymond A. Spruance 4.49 avg rating — 348 ratings
5.
Bluejacket: An Autobiography
Bluejacket: An Autobiography 4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings
6.
A Rumor of War: The Classic Vietnam Memoir
A Rumor of War: The Classic Vietnam Memoir 4.17 avg rating — 15,738 ratings
7.
A Sailor's Log: Recollections of Forty Years of Naval Life
A Sailor's Log: Recollections of Forty Years of Naval Life 3.80 avg rating — 5 ratings
8.
Admiral Raymond A. Spruance, USN; A Study In Command
Admiral Raymond A. Spruance, USN; A Study In Command 4.29 avg rating — 69 ratings
9.
Admiral William Shepherd Benson: First Chief of Naval Operations
Admiral William Shepherd Benson: First Chief of Naval Operations 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings
10.
The Chiefs of Naval Operations
The Chiefs of Naval Operations liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating
11.
Edward Preble: A Naval Biography 1761-1807
Edward Preble: A Naval Biography 1761-1807 3.75 avg rating — 8 ratings
12.
Admiral Sims and the Modern American Navy
Admiral Sims and the Modern American Navy really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings
13.
"Old Bruin" Commodore Matthew Calbraith Perry
"Old Bruin" Commodore Matthew Calbraith Perry 4.31 avg rating — 13 ratings
14.
Gideon Welles: Lincoln's Secretary of the Navy
Gideon Welles: Lincoln's Secretary of the Navy 3.80 avg rating — 10 ratings
15.
The Pirate of Tobruk: A Sailor's Life on the Seven Seas, 1916-1948
The Pirate of Tobruk: A Sailor's Life on the Seven Seas, 1916-1948 really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 7 ratings
16.
Admiral Arleigh Burke
Admiral Arleigh Burke 4.33 avg rating — 55 ratings
17.
Nimitz
Nimitz 4.41 avg rating — 760 ratings
18.
Bull Halsey: A Memoir
Bull Halsey: A Memoir 4.23 avg rating — 117 ratings
19.
My American Journey
My American Journey 4.08 avg rating — 6,906 ratings
20.
Escort Commander
Escort Commander 4.61 avg rating — 1,083 ratings
21.
John Paul Jones: America's Sailor (Naval Institute Book for Young Readers)
John Paul Jones: America's Sailor (Naval Institute Book for Young Readers) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
22.
Benjamin Franklin Isherwood, Naval Engineer: The Years as Engineer in Chief, 1861-1869
Benjamin Franklin Isherwood, Naval Engineer: The Years as Engineer in Chief, 1861-1869 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
23.
Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time
Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time 3.99 avg rating — 75,035 ratings
24.
In Love and War
In Love and War 4.40 avg rating — 424 ratings
25.
The Magnificent Mitscher
The Magnificent Mitscher 4.18 avg rating — 33 ratings
26.
Count Luckner, the Sea Devil 1927
Count Luckner, the Sea Devil 1927 4.27 avg rating — 97 ratings
27.
Admiral William A. Moffett: Architect of Naval Aviation
Admiral William A. Moffett: Architect of Naval Aviation really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 7 ratings
28.
Command at sea: Great fighting admirals from Hawke to Nimitz
Command at sea: Great fighting admirals from Hawke to Nimitz 3.83 avg rating — 6 ratings
29.
One Hundred Years of Sea Power: The U. S. Navy, 1890-1990
One Hundred Years of Sea Power: The U. S. Navy, 1890-1990 3.83 avg rating — 63 ratings
30.
Sea Fights and Shipwrecks
Sea Fights and Shipwrecks 3.94 avg rating — 17 ratings
31.
The United States Navy: 200 Years
The United States Navy: 200 Years 4.63 avg rating — 30 ratings
32.
The Webfoot Warriors: The story of UDT, the U.S. Navy's Underwater Demolition Team
The Webfoot Warriors: The story of UDT, the U.S. Navy's Underwater Demolition Team really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings
33.
Americans at War, 1975-1986: An Era of Violent Peace
Americans at War, 1975-1986: An Era of Violent Peace really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 8 ratings
34.
Savage Peace: Americans At War In The 1990s
Savage Peace: Americans At War In The 1990s 3.64 avg rating — 11 ratings
35.
The Sand Pebbles
The Sand Pebbles 4.26 avg rating — 2,490 ratings
36.
HMS Ulysses
HMS Ulysses 4.07 avg rating — 7,802 ratings
37.
The Cruel Sea
The Cruel Sea 4.23 avg rating — 8,150 ratings
38.
Short Stories of the Sea
Short Stories of the Sea 3.80 avg rating — 5 ratings
39.
The Captain
The Captain really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings
40.
The Caine Mutiny
The Caine Mutiny 4.29 avg rating — 26,470 ratings
41.
The Discoverers: A History of Man's Search to Know His World and Himself
The Discoverers: A History of Man's Search to Know His World and Himself 4.11 avg rating — 11,776 ratings
42.
Gunboat Diplomacy 1919-1979: Political Applications of Limited Naval Force
Gunboat Diplomacy 1919-1979: Political Applications of Limited Naval Force 4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings
43.
America at War: An Anthology of Articles from MHQ, the Quarterly Journal of Military History
America at War: An Anthology of Articles from MHQ, the Quarterly Journal of Military History 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings
44.
Sea Power: A Global Journey
Sea Power: A Global Journey 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
45.
Nautilus: The Story of Man Under the Sea
Nautilus: The Story of Man Under the Sea liked it 3.00 avg rating — 7 ratings
46.
America's maritime heritage
America's maritime heritage 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
47.
The Naked Warriors: The Story of the U.S. Navy's Frogmen (Naval Institute Special Warfare Series)
The Naked Warriors: The Story of the U.S. Navy's Frogmen (Naval Institute Special Warfare Series) 3.91 avg rating — 23 ratings
48.
From Gibralter to the Middle East: America and the Mediterranean World 1776-1882.
From Gibralter to the Middle East: America and the Mediterranean World 1776-1882. 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
49.
In peace and war: Interpretations of American naval history, 1775-1978
In peace and war: Interpretations of American naval history, 1775-1978 3.67 avg rating — 21 ratings
50.
Intelligence and Military Operations
Intelligence and Military Operations really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 12 ratings
51.
This People's Navy: The Making of American Sea Power
This People's Navy: The Making of American Sea Power 3.92 avg rating — 25 ratings
52.
United States Naval Power in a Changing World:
United States Naval Power in a Changing World: 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
53.
The greatest crusade: Roosevelt, Churchill, and the naval wars
The greatest crusade: Roosevelt, Churchill, and the naval wars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
54.
Fleet Tactics and Naval Operations
Fleet Tactics and Naval Operations 4.26 avg rating — 141 ratings
55.
Battle Report - the End of an Empire
Battle Report - the End of an Empire 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings
56.
The Price of Admiralty: The Evolution of Naval Warfare from Trafalgar to Midway
The Price of Admiralty: The Evolution of Naval Warfare from Trafalgar to Midway 4.09 avg rating — 1,026 ratings
57.
A History Of The United States Navy
A History Of The United States Navy 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings
58.
A Night to Remember
A Night to Remember 4.09 avg rating — 27,696 ratings
59.
History of the U.S. Navy (Volume 1)
History of the U.S. Navy (Volume 1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings
60.
History of the U.S. Navy (Volume 2)
History of the U.S. Navy (Volume 2) 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings
61.
The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660-1783
The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660-1783 3.93 avg rating — 1,172 ratings
62.
Against the Odds Battles at Sea 1591-1949
Against the Odds Battles at Sea 1591-1949 really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 71 ratings
63.
Collision Course: The Classic Story of the Collision of the Andrea Doria & the Stockholm
Collision Course: The Classic Story of the Collision of the Andrea Doria & the Stockholm 4.16 avg rating — 884 ratings
64.
Guns at sea: The world's great naval battles
Guns at sea: The world's great naval battles 3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings
65.
Sea Power: A Naval History
Sea Power: A Naval History 3.94 avg rating — 35 ratings
66.
Destroyers: An Illustrated History
Destroyers: An Illustrated History really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating
67.
Authors at Sea: Modern American Writers Remember Their Naval Service
Authors at Sea: Modern American Writers Remember Their Naval Service 3.78 avg rating — 9 ratings
68.
The Rise of American Naval Power, 1776-1918
The Rise of American Naval Power, 1776-1918 4.17 avg rating — 6 ratings
69.
Graveyard of the Atlantic: Shipwrecks of the North Carolina Coast
Graveyard of the Atlantic: Shipwrecks of the North Carolina Coast 3.92 avg rating — 153 ratings
70.
The Art of War
The Art of War
by: Sun Tzu
3.95 avg rating — 550,697 ratings
71.
Why Things Bite Back: Technology and the Revenge of Unintended Consequences
Why Things Bite Back: Technology and the Revenge of Unintended Consequences 3.55 avg rating — 421 ratings
72.
Modern Sea Power : An Introduction (Brassey's Sea Power: Naval Vessels, Weapons Systems and Technology Series; Volume 1)
Modern Sea Power : An Introduction (Brassey's Sea Power: Naval Vessels, Weapons Systems and Technology Series; Volume 1) 3.33 avg rating — 3 ratings
73.
How Navies Fight: The U.S. Navy and Its Allies
How Navies Fight: The U.S. Navy and Its Allies 3.88 avg rating — 8 ratings
74.
Technology and War: From 2000 B.C. to the Present
Technology and War: From 2000 B.C. to the Present 3.92 avg rating — 139 ratings
75.
Song of the Clyde: A history of Clyde shipbuilding
Song of the Clyde: A history of Clyde shipbuilding 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
76.
The American Way of War: A History of United States Military Strategy and Policy
The American Way of War: A History of United States Military Strategy and Policy 3.99 avg rating — 762 ratings
77.
Gray Steel and Black Oil: Fast Tankers and Replenishment at Sea in the U.S. Navy, 1912-1992
Gray Steel and Black Oil: Fast Tankers and Replenishment at Sea in the U.S. Navy, 1912-1992 4.33 avg rating — 6 ratings
78.
Joint Air Operations: Pursuit of Unity in Command and Control, 1942-1991
Joint Air Operations: Pursuit of Unity in Command and Control, 1942-1991 3.64 avg rating — 11 ratings
79.
A Sailor's Log: Water-Tender Frederick T. Wilson, USN, on Asiatic Station, 1899-1901
A Sailor's Log: Water-Tender Frederick T. Wilson, USN, on Asiatic Station, 1899-1901 4.80 avg rating — 5 ratings