Naval Warfare novel recommendations?

[Professor Von-Wulfen ]

Can I get some recommendations for Novels, fictional or other based on Naval warfare, please?
Especially sub based ones but even historical settings.
For historical I have read Patric Obrian's classic series.
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1138034.Master_and_Commander
As for modern warfare, I have only read Tom Clancy's Red Storm Rising. Highly recommend this.
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/318525.Red_Storm_Rising?ac=1&from_search=true
Looking forward more suggestion to get my teeth into :)
Edit: Please feel free to add: Audiobooks, Movies and documentaries :)

[Hellio_W]

Blind Man´s Bluff, book on american submarine espionage
https://www.amazon.com/Blind-Mans-Bluff-Submarine-Espionage-ebook/dp/B06XC6ZTRM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1496868799&sr=8-1&keywords=blind+men%C2%B4s+bluff

[Professor Von-Wulfen ]

Originally posted by Hellio_W:

Blind Man´s Bluff, book on american submarine espionage
https://www.amazon.com/Blind-Mans-Bluff-Submarine-Espionage-ebook/dp/B06XC6ZTRM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1496868799&sr=8-1&keywords=blind+men%C2%B4s+bluff

many thanks, will put on my list to read :)

[CaptainX3]

Empire Rising - Rick Campbell
Ice Station Nautilus - Rick Campbell
Boomer - Charles D. Taylor
The Trident Deception - Rick Campbell

The Admiral Arnold Morgan series from Patrick Robinson is really good. The first one, Nimitz Class, will have you on the edge of your seat, and that storyline continues through the entire series. These are probably my favorite submarine novels.

Nimitz Class (1997)
Kilo Class (1998)
H.M.S. Unseen (1999)
U.S.S. Seawolf (2000)
The Shark Mutiny (2001)
Barracuda 945 (2003)
Scimitar SL-2 (2004)
Hunter Killer (2005)
Ghost Force (2006)
To the Death (2008)

[NeoG]

Wow thanks for the list.

[GHawkins the Grey]

Everything from Patrick Robinson is really good, just like CaptainX3 above me recommended. Was some of the first submarine fiction I got into (at the age of like 10 or something, though in my native language). Robinson always provides plausible scenarios and never really ventures into the beyond-modern-tech area.

I also recommend all books from Michael Dimercurio, specifically the Pacino series. His books progressively get more and more futuristic though, to the point where book one (Voyage of the Devilfish) has contemporary things in it, while his later books feature plasma warheads for cruise missiles and torpedoes, fully 3d sonar, things like that. Very much worth the read.

I still have almost all books from both series on my shelves.

[puckhead]

Originally posted by Hellio_W:

Blind Man´s Bluff, book on american submarine espionage
https://www.amazon.com/Blind-Mans-Bluff-Submarine-Espionage-ebook/dp/B06XC6ZTRM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1496868799&sr=8-1&keywords=blind+men%C2%B4s+bluff

For sure this. It was also a Discovery or History Channel thing in early 2000's in USA if I remember correctly. My Dad was on subs from mid 60's to late 80's and he can neither confirm nor deny if you get my meaning. ;)

[Chris]

I'm in the middle of reading a book called Empire Of The Deep. About the British Navy how it rose from a third rate maritime power to dominating the world and to where its at now (mediocrity- but still a major force to be reckoned with) it goes all the way back to the 1000's up to the modern era, very interesting read.

[ramjbjb]

on a more generalistic way (And keeping in mind that at the time it was written lots of stuff was classified leading to some wrong stuff like high pressure water reactors in the Lyra class, or the "frisbees"), Tom Clancy's "Hunt of the Red October" and obviously "Red Storm Rising" are pretty much two must reads.

[tbrsim]

David Poyer. It is mostly surface warfare though.

[Half life Expert]

I would also throw in Larry Bond's Jerry Mitchell series:

in Order:

Dangerous Grounds (haven't read it yet)
Cold Choices
Exit Plan (haven't read it yet)
Shattered Trident
Fatal Thunder

Hunt for Red October and Red Storm Rising (co written with Larry Bond) are basically a given in any such list

The Rick Campbell novels are great too. The next one is being released in about 20 days!

[skwabie]

Empire rising by Rick Cambell as recommended above.
Just started reading and liking it.
assassination of Chinese premiere, Spratley islands and dwindling natural resources. mucho drama yet plausible. sensing a RSR feel. good good.

[Professor Von-Wulfen ]

Awesome guys :) My list grows, so many books to look forward to :)

[Mack]

People often forget about the novel "SSN" by Tom Clancy in preference for his more well known books.

[skwabie]

Just finished Empire Rising.
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A HUGE letdown after Clancy's RSR. The depth and scale of the 2 cannot be compared. I think it started out extremely well but somewhat went out with a wimp.
Plus personally finding the air battle side just.. ridiculous. - But since its a novel, mainly it's the story I find lacking.

For me I do NOT recommend this book:( and I'd wasted some time myself..... bah.

Or maybe it's because Clancy's such a classic it becomes hard to top!

[theCarthaginian]

Originally posted by GHawkins:

I also recommend all books from Michael Dimercurio, specifically the Pacino series. His books progressively get more and more futuristic though, to the point where book one (Voyage of the Devilfish) has contemporary things in it, while his later books feature plasma warheads for cruise missiles and torpedoes, fully 3d sonar, things like that.

I loved 'Voyage of the Devilfish' as a kid - wore my paperback to pieces and never found a replacement. Thought that the rest of the series went downhill, though... wound up being more sci-fi and less believable.

As far as historical books go:
Shinano!: The Sinking of Japan's Secret Supership - Cpt. Joseph F. Enright & James W Ryan
Dreadnought/Castles of Steel - Robert K Massie

I know neither are about modern subs... but Dreadnought/Castles of Steel goes through a lot of things people who like ships need to understand - like how ships get built, why they get built the way they do, what happens when you realize you built the wrong ships for hte wrong war, and how to make do with what ships you have. ;-)

Shinano goes over CPT Enright's attack in excellent detail, and is a good book about what can go wrong when you decide you are safe in wartime.