Navy Books

05/12/2025

Happy Friday! Grab a warm cuppa and take 5 minutes on this cold afternoon to peruse the new books on our website http://navybooks.com. We have some interesting pre-order titles as well as many bargains to be had!

05/12/2025

The US Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force completed Mine Warfare Exercise 3JA 2025 off the coast of Southern Japan near Aburatsu, Nov. 12-26. 3JA is part of an annual series of exercises between the USN and JMSDF designed to increase proficiency in mine countermeasure ops.

05/12/2025

It's Friday again already! Check out our end-of-week newsletter and Friday Briefing round-up :)

Dutch and British pilots prepare for Arctic flying during UK workout Dutch and British pilots have completed intensive sorties over Salisbury Plain as they prepare to operate on NATO’s northern flank together next year. Flying from Royal Naval Air Station Yeovilton in Somerset, aviators from the U...

01/12/2025

Need gift inspiration for Christmas? Or fancy grabbing yourself some books for a good read on these cold winter days? Visit www.navybooks.com to check out our new titles and pre-orders. From the age of sail through to the Ukraine conflict we have titles for all interests!

29/11/2025

British Warships and Auxiliaries 2025

Order your copy https://www.navybooks.com/british-warships-and-auxiliaries-2025.html

The 2025 edition of this highly regarded and popular publication provides an up-to-the-minute guide to the ships, aircraft and weapons of the fleet. Illustrated with over 130 colour photos and silhouettes for easy recognition.
Foreword by Patrick Boniface, Editorial Correspondent, Warship World, gives the reader a comprehensive review of the state of the Royal Navy today. Sections include details of the fleets of the Royal Navy, Royal Fleet Auxiliary and support vessels operated under contract, as well as vessels of the Royal Marines, Army and Border Force. Each class entry includes a full colour photograph together with a class listing, pennant numbers, technical specifications and brief notes.

The book concludes with a listing of those ships preserved within the UK and operating in a secondary role after decommissioning and a summary of those vessels which have been scrapped since the previous edition.

Order your copy https://www.navybooks.com/british-warships-and-auxiliaries-2025.html

The 2025 edition of this highly regarded and popular publication provides an up-to-the-minute guide to the ships, aircraft and weapons of the fleet. Illustrated with over 130 colour photos and silhouettes for easy recognition. Foreword by Patrick Boniface, Editorial Correspondent, Warship World, giv...

08/08/2025

Apologies for those who have been trying to contact our offices. The office move is taken a little bit longer than expected. We will inform you about our new address shortly so please bare with us. Despite the office move we have also been sending out copies of BWA 2025 in batches - so these will start arriving shortly.