Skip to main content

Shopping Cart

You're getting the VIP treatment!

Item(s) unavailable for purchase
Please review your cart. You can remove the unavailable item(s) now or we'll automatically remove it at Checkout.
itemsitem
itemsitem

Recommended For You

Loading...
  • Submarine!

    Series series Bluejacket Books
    Welcomed as the first book about American submarines in World War II to be written by a man who actually fought them, this compelling personal account of the war beneath the sea firmly established Edward L. Beach's reputation as a writer in the early 1950s. Given the survival rate of those in the silent service, it is a story many submariners did not live to tell. In fact, most of the crew of ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

  • Dust on the Sea

    A Novel

    Series series Bluejacket Books
    In 1972, following the huge success of Run Silent, Run Deep, Edward L. Beach's second novel of submarine warfare was published to great acclaim. Like its predecessor, Dust on the Sea was lauded for its authentic portrayal of what it meant to be a submariner during the desperate years of World War II. Tense, dramatic and rich in technical and tactical detail, the book draws on Beach's experience as ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

  • Cold is the Sea

    A Novel

    Series series Bluejacket Books
    Hailed as heart stopping and almost unbearably suspenseful, Edward L. Beach's third novel is set fifteen years after the end of World War II as the US Navy converts its fleet of conventional submarines to nuclear-powered ships. The book focuses on the USS Cushing, whose sixteen missile silos carry more explosive power than all the munitions used in both world wars. The submarine is on a secret ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • Run Silent, Run Deep

    Series series Classics of Naval Literature
    Universally praised for its powerfully authentic depiction of submarine warfare, Run Silent, Run Deep was an immediate success when published in 1955 and shot to the top of best-seller lists nationwide. In 1958, Hollywood adapted the novel for the big screen starring Clark Gable and Burt Lancaster. The New York Timessaid of the novel, “If ever a book had a ring of reality, this is it . . . combat ... Read more

    $24.99 USD

  • An Annapolis First Classman

    Edward L. Beach Sr., himself a graduate of the Naval Academy, drew on his firsthand knowledge and experiences to create a realistic portrayal of life at Annapolis during the early 20th century. The novel delves into the rigorous training, camaraderie among midshipmen, academic pursuits, and the discipline required to succeed at the Academy.As a coming-of-age story, "An Annapolis First Classman" ... Read more

    $0.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Ralph Osborn, Midshipman at Annapolis (Summarized Edition)

    Enriched edition. An Annapolis Midshipman's Journey of Discipline, Honor, and Camaraderie in the Early 20th-Century Navy

    Ralph Osborn, Midshipman at Annapolis charts a plebe's first year through the Naval Academy's drills, recitations, and watches, rendering Bancroft Hall's rhythms with procedural exactness. Beach blends brisk, plainspoken prose with the American school-story tradition, placing Osborn amid honor boards, class rivalries, and the twin demands of seamanship and mathematics. Set during the United States ... Read more

    $1.99 USD

  • Ralph Osborn, Midshipman at Annapolis: A Story of Life at the U.S. Naval Academy

    “Father,” said Ralph Osborn, looking up from the book he had been reading, “I want to go to the Naval Academy.” “Why, Ralph, how did you happen to think of that?” asked his father putting down his paper and giving to the earnest youth at his side his sympathetic attention; “what has attracted you to the naval life?” “Father, you’ve always talked about my going to college and studying to be a ... Read more

    $6.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Ralph Osborn, Midshipman at Annapolis

    A Story of Life at the U.S. Naval Academy

    Ralph Osborn, Midshipman at Annapolis is about how Ralph becomes a naval officer. Readers will be fascinated and entranced by his life of drills, discipline, and studies while out at sea. Beach's fictional novel is intended to be an accurate representation of the lives of naval officers for any person interested in going to sea. ... Read more

    $1.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Ralph Osborn, Midshipman at Annapolis

    A Story of Life at the U.S. Naval Academy

    In "Ralph Osborn, Midshipman at Annapolis," Edward L. Beach combines compelling narrative and authentic detail to immerse readers in the formative experiences of a young midshipman at the U.S. Naval Academy. The novel, set against the backdrop of early 20th-century naval traditions and the rigors of military training, employs a vivid prose style that captures both the camaraderie and challenges of ... Read more

    $1.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Ralph Osborn, Midshipman at Annapolis

    Enriched edition. A Story of Life at the U.S. Naval Academy

    In "Ralph Osborn, Midshipman at Annapolis," Edward L. Beach masterfully weaves a coming-of-age narrative set against the backdrop of the United States Naval Academy. Through the eyes of Ralph Osborn, a young and ambitious midshipman, Beach explores the rigors of naval training, the camaraderie forged among peers, and the ethical dilemmas faced in service to one's country. The novel is notable for ... Read more

    $1.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • An Annapolis First Classman

    Hello, Stone! Hello, Bob! By George, but I'm glad to see you! "Hello, Glass, you old sinner, I can just imagine you've led those dear old aunts of yours a lively life the last two weeks." "You'll win, Stone, but you ought to get them to tell you about it; ha, ha, ha! the dear old ladies never dropped once." Explosively enthusiastic greetings were exchanged between three stalwart young men in the ... Read more

    $6.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Around the World Submerged

    The Voyage of the Triton

    Series series Bluejacket Books
    When the nuclear-powered submarine USS Triton was commissioned in November 1959, its commanding officer, Captain Edward L. Beach, planned a routine shakedown cruise in the North Atlantic. Two weeks before the scheduled cruise, however, Beach was summoned to Washington and told of the immediate necessity to prove the reliability of the Rickover-conceived submarine. His new secret orders were to ... Read more

    $15.99 USD