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1.		Jack Tar: Life in Nelson's Navy from Little, Brown Price: £14.00 Customer Review: If you read only one book of history this year that commemorates the 250th anniversary of the birth of Nelson, read Jack Tar. During the Great War (1793-1815), the Royal Navy was the backbone of the defence of the British Isles and took a major part in the final victory. Just as the... more info	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information

2.		Admirals from Faber and Faber Price: £12.00	Click here for more information

3.		The Frigate Surprise: The Design, Construction and Careers of Jack Aubrey's Favourite Command from Conway Price: £21.00	Click here for more information

4.		Fighting Ships 1850-1950 from Quercus Publishing Plc Price: £15.00 Customer Review: This massive tome is a visual delight. The huge format brings to life the artwork and I cannot wait to get my hands on the first volume. The cover price is £50 and even at that I would have been sorely tempted to buy. Having said all that, as someone has already pointed out it is lacking... more info	Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information

5.		Daring Class Destroyers from Maritime Books Price: £23.75	Click here for more information

6.		The World Encyclopedia of Submarines: An Illustrated Reference to Underwater Vessels of the World Through History, from the Nautilus and Hunley to Modern Nuclear-powered Submarines from Lorenz Books Price: £11.04 Customer Review: This book is a must for any submarine novice. The books elongated title really does justice to the books content, in that the book provides for a detailed and illustrated guide to the history of submarine development. All types (class) of submarines are illustrated: from Nautilus (1800's) to... more info	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information

7.		Nelson to Vanguard: Warship Design and Development 1923-1945 from Chatham Publishing Price: £11.89 Customer Review: A disappointing third. In no way does this book manage to concoct the explosive mixture of personalities and technical advancement. Perhaps the period was lacking of both. Even with exerts of Goodall's diaries, the story remains flat. The only part which came near the first two installments was the... more info	Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information

8.		SBS: The Inside Story of the Special Boat Service from Headline Price: £5.99 Customer Review: Not a bad read at all, and full credit to the author for doing the research, but just as with his take on the Royal Marines, I found this just a little too dry in places.	Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information

9.		HMS Rodney: The Famous Ships of the Royal Navy Series (Warships of the Royal Navy) from Pen & Sword Maritime Price: £17.50 Customer Review: I was surprised to recently come across this book in Waterstones (more expensive than on Amazon!) and bought this book on a whim. My late father was a young stoker on HMS Rodney - joining in 1943 - after Bismark - but in time for D-Day and the Russian convoys. He left the ship following Victory in... more info	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information

10.		Destroyer: An Anthology of First-hand Accounts of the War at Sea 1939-1945 from Conway Maritime Press Ltd Price: £9.09 Customer Review: This is a very large compelation of first hand accounts by the people who were there. Taking each year of the war in turn it includes a very informative overview of the year by Admiral J.B.Hervey RN. A must for anyone interested in Naval history or just curious about life aboard ship. Added a... more info	Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information

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