Mark Stille

Mark E. Stille (Commander, United States Navy, retired) received his BA in History from the University of Maryland and also holds an MA from the Naval War College. He has worked in the intelligence community for 35 years including tours on the faculty of the Naval War College, on the Joint Staff and on US Navy ships. He is currently a senior analyst working in the Washington DC area. He is the author of numerous Osprey titles, focusing on naval history in the Pacific.

Modern Era Naval Non-Fiction

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  The Imperial Japanese Navy in the Pacific War A history of the IJN's deployment and engagements
  Yamamoto Isoroku The defining Japanese naval commander of World War II
  The Influence of British Operational Intelligence on the War at Sea in the Mediterranean June 1940 - November 1942
Pacific Carrier War: Carrier Combat from Pearl Harbor to Okinawa
The United States Navy in World War II: From Pearl Harbor to Okinawa
Midway: The Pacific War’s Most Famous Battle
Leyte Gulf: A New History of the World's Largest Sea Battle
     
Series: New Vanguard
US Navy Light Cruisers 1941–45
  US Heavy Cruisers 1941-45 Pre-war Classes Pensacola, Northampton, Portland, New Orleans and Wichita classes
  US Heavy Cruisers 1943-75 Wartime and Post-war Classes Oregon City and Des Moines classes
US Standard-type Battleships 1941–45 (1): Nevada, Pennsylvania and New Mexico Classes
US Standard-type Battleships 1941–45 (2): Tennessee, Colorado and Unbuilt Classes
  US Navy Aircraft Carriers 1922-45: Pre-war Classes USS Langley and the design, development and operation of USN carriers prior to WWII
  US Navy Aircraft Carriers 1942-45: WWII-built Ships Essex and Independence classes
US Navy Escort Carriers 1942–45
The Imperial Japanese Navy of the Russo-Japanese War
  Imperial Japanese Navy Heavy Cruisers 1941-45 Designed with little more than a passing nod to the international naval treaties
  Imperial Japanese Navy Light Cruisers 1941-45 The eight classes developed by the IJN were fast, well-armed, and technologically superior
  Imperial Japanese Navy Aircraft Carriers 1921-45 Design, development and operation of IJN aircraft carriers
  Imperial Japanese Navy Battleships 1941-45 The story of these mighty battleships at war
  Imperial Japanese Navy Destroyers 1919-45 (1) Minekaze to Shiratsuyu Classes
  Imperial Japanese Navy Destroyers 1919-45 (2) Asashio to Tachibana Classes
  Imperial Japanese Navy Submarines 1941-45 The astounding technical advances of this range of vessels
Imperial Japanese Navy Antisubmarine Escorts 1941-45
Italian Destroyers of World War II
Italian Cruisers of World War II
  Italian Battleships of World War II The battleships of one of the forgotten navies of WWII
  Axis Midget Submarines 1939-45 History, weapons, and operations of German, Japanese, and Italian midget submarines.
Super-Battleships of World War II: Montana-class, Lion-class, H-class, A-150 and Sovetsky Soyuz-class
US Navy Cold War Guided Missile Cruisers
US Navy Frigates of the Cold War
Essex-Class Aircraft Carriers 1945–91
Midway-Class Aircraft Carriers 1945–92
US Navy Gun Destroyers 1945–88: Fletcher class to Forrest Sherman class
     
Series: Duel
  USN Cruiser vs IJN Cruiser Guadalcanal 1942
  USN Carriers vs IJN Carriers The Pacific, 1942
  USN Destroyer vs IJN Destroyer The Pacific 1943
USN Fleet Destroyer vs IJN Fleet Submarine: The Pacific 1941–42
USN Submarine vs IJN Antisubmarine Escort: The Pacific, 1941–45
  British Battlecruiser vs German Battlecruiser: 1914-16 The gripping story of the clash between the rival battlecruisers
  British Dreadnought vs German Dreadnought Jutland 1916
British Battleship vs Italian Battleship: The Mediterranean 1940–41
USN Battleship vs IJN Battleship: The Pacific 1942–44
USN PT Boat vs IJN Destroyer: Tokyo Express 1942–43
     
Series: Campaign
  The Naval Battles for Guadalcanal 1942 Clash for Supremacy in the Pacific
  The Coral Sea 1942 The First Carrier Battle
  Midway 1942 Turning Point in the Pacific
  Santa Cruz 1942 Carrier Duel in the South Pacific
 
Series: Fleet

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