Navy - Further Reading

Go to articleFurther Reading from Encarta

Further Reading offers additional information about your topics.

Navy

Naval vessels | Navy | Submarines | United States Navy

•

Coffee break: Recharge your brain

Naval vessels

Jane's Fighting Ships. Jane's, 1897- . Worldwide technical reference, published annually.

Baker, A. D., III Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World, 1998-1999. Naval Institute, 1998. Guide to ships, their aircraft, and their systems, from countries around the globe.

Christensen, Arne E., ed. The Earliest Ships. Naval Institute, 1996. Encyclopedia of ships.

George, James L. History of Warships: From Ancient Times to the Twenty-First Century. Naval Institute, 1998. Extensive coverage of naval development, from the ancient galley to the modern warship.

Ireland, Bernard. Jane's War at Sea 1987-1997: Centenary Edition. HarperCollins, 1997. An essential reference work that celebrates the best of Jane's 100 years of naval publications.

Navy

Friedman, Norman. Seapower As Strategy: Navies and National Interests. Naval Institute, 2001. An explanation of naval strategy and its role in the 21st century.

Hill, J. R., ed. The Oxford Illustrated History of the Royal Navy. Oxford University Press, 2001, 2002.

Sondhaus, Lawrence. The Navies of Europe. Longman, 2002. The evolution of European navies and naval technology, from 19th-century beginnings through the 1990s.

Spector, Ronald H. At War at Sea: Sailors and Naval Combat in the Twentieth Century. Viking, 2001, Penguin, 2002. Covers the development of naval strategy, tactics, and technology during the 20th century.

Waller, Douglas C. Air Warriors: The Inside Story of the Making of a Navy Pilot. Simon & Schuster, 1998. Chronicles the training program for Navy pilots; a behind-the-scenes account of the physical and psychological trials endured by the most specialized group of pilots in military history.

Also on MSN

•	Shark Week on the Discovery Channel

•	MSN Shopping: Best books for the season

•	MSN Careers: Nail that job interview

•

Today's news on MSNBC

Submarines

History of Submarines. Barron's Educational, 1998. From the submarine's early 16th-century beginnings to the present.

Boyd, Carl, and Akihiko Yoshida. The Japanese Submarine Force and World War II. Naval Institute, 1995, 2002. History of World War II submarines, including maps, illustrations, and biographies.

Friedman, Norman. U. S. Submarines since 1945. Naval Institute, 1995. Provides illustrations of submarine designs.

Preston, Anthony. Submarine Warfare. Advantage, 1999. An authoritative guide to the art and craft of underwater warfare.

Sontag, Sherry, and Christopher Drew. Blind Man's Bluff: The Untold Story of American Submarine Espionage. Public Affairs, 1998. Revelations about undersea surveillance during the Cold War.

Thornton, W. M. Submarine Insignia & Submarine Services of the World. Naval Institute, 1997. Illustrated history of submarine services and insignia from 57 countries.

Werner, Herbert A. Iron Coffins: A Personal Account of the German U-Boat Battles of World War II. Da Capo, 1998, 2002. A first-person history by a former German U-boat commander who came to the United States in 1947.

United States Navy

Baer, George W. One Hundred Years of Sea Power: The U.S. Navy, 1890-1990. Stanford University Press, 1994, 1996. Coverage of American naval strategy from the rise of the modern navy to the Gulf War.

Howarth, Stephen. To Shining Sea: A History of the United States Navy, 1775-1998. University of Oklahoma Press, 1999. A sweeping chronicle of the U.S. Navy's development and many engagements.

Lehman, John. On Seas of Glory: Heroic Men, Great Ships, and Epic Battles of the American Navy. Free Press, 2001, Touchstone, 2002. A former secretary of the navy writes an episodic overview of great battles and great men for the general reader.

Sweetman, Jack. The U.S. Naval Academy: An Illustrated History. Naval Institute, 1995. The development of the academy; bibliography.

Search for more books about Navy