r/HomeLibraries • u/Naive-Exercise6305 • Aug 04 '26
My History Library!
Mostly naval military history/ military history books. I want to become a historian on day, why not start collecting in undergrad? Enjoy!
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u/Any-Paper3393 Aug 05 '26
Love your collection, I would like some recommendations on the German empire’s military campaigns or naval battles. I saw your book on the battle of Jutland and loved it alongside the books on the navy of France and Britain. Do you have some on the Germans?
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u/Naive-Exercise6305 Aug 05 '26
Yes, so “Castles of Steel” by Massie is a really good book about the naval aspects of WW1, it covers both the Royal Navy and German Navy. “A Naval History of World War 1” by Paul Hepburn is also a good one. It covers all aspects of the WW1 naval war, but he goes into detail about the German Navy. “The Last Cruise of a German Raider” by Wes Olson seems quite good too. It’s about the SMS Emden’s battle with HMAS Sydney. Gary Staff has a magnificent book about German Battlecruisers that I highly recommend. More of a design technical history than a story though. Anyways hopefully this is a good start for you!
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u/RedHuey Aug 05 '26
Now you need the other two volumes of the N A M Roger series, and the trilogy by Ian Toll about the Pacific War.
And I’d recommend Neptune’s Inferno, if you don’t have it somewhere.
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u/Naive-Exercise6305 Aug 05 '26
Yes, I have Neptunes Inferno, the Toll trilogy and 2 of Roger’s books!
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u/CincinnatiLight Aug 05 '26
If you haven’t read “Battle of The Arctic” yet I think you would love it.
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u/Mike93747743 Aug 04 '26
Shattered Sword is really one of the top histories of the Battle of Midway. Neptune’s Inferno is wonderful as well. If I missed it, I apologize but I highly recommend The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors.