The first in a series of books exploring the longest and best-known naval campaign of World War I...

Lavishly illustrated, this book studies the role of airpower in the New Guinea battles of 1942-43...

A detailed re-examination of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the Day of Infamy that saw the ...

A detailed re-examination of Midway, one of the most significant battles in the Pacific Theater o...

The battle of the Java Sea, fought in February 1942, was the first major surface engagement of th...

The campaign for Guadalcanal, which stretched from August 1942 until February 1943, centered on H...

The Italian Royal Navy (Regia Marina) operated one of largest cruiser forces of World War II. As ...

During World War II's battle for control of the Mediterranean, both the British and Italian navie...

During World War II, the United States built 72 light cruisers of various classes. In response to...

Faced with an increasingly formidable anti-ship cruise missile threat from the Soviet Union in th...

Leading up to the Pacific War, Japanese naval strategists believed that a decisive fleet engageme...

The ineffectiveness of conventional air attacks on US Navy surface ships, particularly heavily de...

Designed and produced under the regulations of the Washington Naval Treaty, the heavy cruisers of...

The Imperial Japanese Navy went to war with 17 light cruisers and another three cruiser-sized tra...

The battle for Guadalcanal that lasted from August 1942 to February 1943 was the first major Amer...

Italy's navy, the Regia Marina was the fourth-largest naval force in the world at the outbreak of...

This fully illustrated study examines and compares the roles of the US Navy submarines and the Im...

In the early hours of December 7, 1941, the Japanese First Air Fleet launched a massive air-strik...

During the Pacific War, arguably the most successful component of the Imperial Japanese Fleet was...

When the Imperial Japanese Navy destroyed Russia's battle fleet during the Russo-Japanese War, it...

The IJN was a pioneer in naval aviation, having commissioned the world's first carrier, which was...

For the British Empire it was a military disaster, but for Imperial Japan the conquest of Malaya ...

Aircraft carriers were the US Navy's principal weapon against Japan during the Pacific War. Devel...

The Imperial Japanese Navy of World War II surpassed the Allied and Axis fleets in innovation and...

Designed with little more than a passing nod to the international naval treaties of the inter-war...

The striking power of the Imperial Japanese Navy's carrier-­based attack aircraft was established...

Though they were never the most glamorous of warships, found US Navy frigates were frequently fou...

During World War II the Imperial Japanese Navy was at the forefront of submarine technology. It f...

During the Pacific War the most successful component of the Imperial Japanese Fleet was its destr...

In October 1944, the US prepared to invade the Philippines to cut Japan off from its resource are...

During World War II, Germany, Japan, and Italy built approximately 2,000 small, inherently stealt...

Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 was quickly followed by a rapid invasion of Malaya, a plan...

In 1916, in the seas near Jutland, two fleets of armoured dreadnoughts met in open battle. This b...

While not as famous as their larger and faster sister ships such as the Essex- and Yorktown-class...

The Guadalcanal campaign began with an amphibious assault in August 1942 - the US's first attempt...

In less than one day, the might of the Imperial Japanese Navy was destroyed and four of her great...

This book covers the fierce night naval battles fought between the US Navy and the Imperial Japan...

In the build-up to World War II both the United States and Japan believed their battleships would...

The USS Langley, the first American aircraft carrier, entered service in 1922. Despite being conv...

A comprehensive overview of the strategy, operations and vessels of the United States Navy from 1...

Written by US Navy expert Mark Stille, this book offers a unique insight into the Standard-type c...

The Imperial Japanese Navy was a pioneer in naval aviation, having commissioned the world's first...

After suffering devastating losses in the huge naval battles at Midway and the Soloman Islands, t...

As the Pacific War approached a crescendo, the clashes between swarming US Navy carrier aircraft,...

The rival battlecruisers first clashed in January 1915 at Dogger Bank in the North Sea and althou...

An highly illustrated examination of the key ships, tactics and operations of the Imperial Japane...

In 1941, the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) went to war with a marginal anti-submarine warfare (ASW...

A new illustrated history and analysis of Italy's World War II destroyers, a formidable foe for A...