U.S. Navy

  • Abandon Ship!: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis, the Navy's Greatest Sea Disaster, by Richard F. Newcomb
  • Anchors and Eagles by Paul L. Adkisson
  • Around the World with the U. S. Navy: A Reporter's Tale - Bradley Peniston
  • Black Storm by David Poyer
  • BLIND MAN"S BLUFF: THE UNTOLD STORY OF SUBMARINE ESPIONAGE is NF about submarines, this one focusing on Cold War, kept secret until the two reporters (Authors) dug it all out.  Should esp appeal to those who don't like fiction and/or enjoy historical works.
  • Blind Man's Bluff: The Untold Story of American Submarine Espionage by
  • Bowfin - Edwin Hoyt (the USS Bowfin is also on permanent display at the Submarine base in Pearl Harbor)
  • Call Sign Revlon by Sally Spears
  • Carrier: A guided Tour Of An Aircraft Carrier by Tom Clancy
  • Class-29:  The Making of U. S. Navy Seals - John Carl Roat
  • Cobra by David Matthews
  • Crossed Currents: Navy women In A Century of Change by Jean Ebbert
  • Experiment In Survival by George Sigler
  • FIRST CLASS by Sharon Hanley Disher. It's about one of the first females grads from the Naval Academy.
  • Heart of Oak: A Sailor's Life in Nelson's Navy by James P. McGuane
  • Honor, Courage, Committment: Navy Bootcamp by J.F. Leahy
  • How They Won the War in the Pacific:  Nimitz and His Admirals - Edwin Hoyt
  • Hunt for Red October - Tom Clancy  - details about Navy operations are good
  • Ice Station Zebra - Alistair MacLean - adventure fiction featuring a submarine
  • Incredible Victory - Walter Lord - Battle of Midway, WWII
  • Inside The U.S. Navy Seals by Gary Stubblefield
  • Life with The Navy Seals by Robert C. Kennedy
  • Miracle at Midway - Gordon Prange
  • October Fury by Peter Huchthausen
  • On Seas Of Glory by John F. Lehman
  • One Perfect Op: An Insider's Account of the Navy Seal Special Warfare Teams by Dennis Chalker
  • PT-109:  John F. Kennedy in WWII - Robert J. Donovan
  • Run Silent, Run Deep by Edward Beach
  • Salt and Steel: Reflections of a Submariner
  • SUBMARINE, is a NF work all about nuclear submarines. Published in 1993, its pretty up to date,
  • The Liberty Incident: The 1967 Attack On The U.S. Navy Spy Ship by Jay Cristol
  • The Long Way Home by James R. Schultz
  • The Sixth Fleet: Tomcat by David Meadows
  • The Terrible Hours by Peter Maas --nonfiction about a 1939 submarine rescue.
  • The Warrior Elite by Dick Couch
  • U-Boat Wars - Edwin Hoyt
  • USS Arizona - Joy Waldron Jasper
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