Mark Lardas holds a degree in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, but spent his early career at the Johnson Space Center doing Space Shuttle structural analysis, and space navigation. An amateur historian and a long-time ship modeler, Mark Lardas is currently working in League City, Texas. He has written extensively about modeling as well as naval, maritime, and military history.
Age of Sail: Non-Fiction
AOS Naval Non-Fiction |
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| Series: Duel | ||
| Year | Book | Comment |
| Constitution vs Guerriere | Frigates during the War of 1812 | |
| CSS Alabama vs USS Kearsarge | Analyzing the strengths and weakness of each of the combatants | |
| Bonhomme Richard vs Serapis: Flamborough Head 1779 | ||
| British Frigate Vs French Frigate: 1793 to 1814 | Four representative frigate duels are examined | |
| USS Lawrence vs HMS Detroit | The War of 1812 on the Great Lakes | |
| Spanish Galleon vs English Galleon: 1550–1605 | How the galleons used by Spain and England were built and armed | |
| Series: New Vanguard | ||
| Year | Book | Comment |
| American Heavy Frigates 1794–1826 | The US Navy's 44 gun frigates | |
| American Light and Medium Frigates 1794–1836 | The original frigates of the US Navy | |
| Ships of the American Revolutionary Navy | Explores the origins of American warships built for the Continental Navy | |
| Great Lakes Warships 1812-1815 | Design and development of the warships built upon the lakes | |
| Series: Raid | ||
| Year | Book | Comment |
| Decatur's Bold and Daring Act | The Philadelphia in Tripoli 1804 | |
| Series: Campaign | ||
| Year | Book | Comment |
| The Glorious First of June 1794 | The only AOS fleet action fought in the open ocean | |
| Series: n/a | ||
| Year | Book | Comment |
| Texas at Sea | Texas' fight for independence, battles waged at sea | |
Modern Era: Non-Fiction
Modern Era Naval Non-Fiction |
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| Series: New Vanguard | ||
| Year | Book | Comment |
| World War I Seaplane and Aircraft Carriers | The fascinating story of the pioneering years of naval aviation, | |
| US Flush-Deck Destroyers 1916–45 | Caldwell, Wickes, and Clemson classes | |
| South American Battleships 1908–59 | Brazil, Argentina, and Chile's great dreadnought race | |
| Russian Battleships and Cruisers of the Russo-Japanese War | Design and development between the years of 1885 and 1905 | |
| US Navy Destroyer Escorts of World War II | Several served into the twenty-first century | |
| Series: Campaign | ||
| Year | Book | Comment |
| Tsushima 1905 | Death of a Russian Fleet | |
| Series: Duel | ||
| Year | Book | Comment |
| German Heavy Cruisers vs Royal Navy Heavy Cruisers: 1939–42 | Deutschland-class Panzerschiffe, Admiral Hipper-class, County and York-class | |
| US Destroyers vs German U-Boats | The Atlantic 1941–45 | |
| Series: Raid | ||
| Year | Book | Comment |
| The Capture of U-505 | The US Navy's controversial Enigma raid, Atlantic Ocean 1944 | |
| Series: n/a | ||
| Year | Book | Comment |
| US Navy Pacific Fleet 1941 | America's mighty last battleship fleet | |
| The Cruiser Houston | The career of the cruiser Houston until her loss at the Battle of Sunda Straitin WWII | |
| The Battleship Texas | Throughout its existence, the Texas has made history | |
The author’s official web site is marklardas.com