Warships - France: history books - overview

Looking for books on French navy ships? Explore our selection on French battleships, cruisers, destroyers, frigates, aircraft carriers, and submarines here.


French Warships in the Age of Sail 1626-1786

French Warships in the Age of Sail 1626-1786

Rif Winfield, Stephen S. Roberts | English | hardback | 438 p. | 2017

L'Hermione - l'aventure de sa reconstruction

L'Hermione - l'aventure de sa reconstruction

Jean-Marie Ballu | French | paperback | 192 p. | 2016

[NVG] Napoleonic Naval Armaments 1792–1815

Napoleonic Naval Armaments 1792–1815

Chris Henry | English | paperback | 48 p. | 2004

Sino-French Naval War 1884-1885

Sino-French Naval War 1884-1885

Piotr Olender | English | paperback | 128 p. | 2012

[DUE] Victory vs Redoutable - Trafalgar 1805

Victory vs Redoutable - Ships of the line at Trafalgar 1805

Gregory Fremont-Barnes | English | paperback | 80 p. | 2008

Esprit de marine, forces de mer

Esprit de marine, forces de mer

J.-M. Chourgnoz, M. Heger | French | hardback | 144 p. | 2001

Les arsenaux de marine en France

Les arsenaux de marine en France

François Bellec | French | paperback | 224 p. | 2008

A bord du Charles de Gaulle

A bord du Charles de Gaulle

Cyril Hofstein, Benjamin Decoin | French | hardback | 192 p. | 2017

La Jeanne-d'Arc - Le dernier voyage

La Jeanne-d'Arc - Le dernier voyage

Luc-Christophe Guillerm | French | hardback | 176 p. | 2011

[TK] Alliierte Schlachtschiffe - GB, F und USSR 39-45

Alliierte Schlachtschiffe - England, Frankreich und UdSSR 1939-1945

Ingo Bauernfeind | German | paperback | 128 p. | 2012

European Ironclads 1860-75

European Ironclads 1860-75 : La Gloire sparks the great ironclad arms race

Angus Konstam | English | paperback | 48 p. | 2019

French Battleships 1914-1945

French Battleships 1914-1945

Ryan K. Noppen, Paul Wright | English | paperback | 48 p. | 2019

French Battleships 1922-1956

French Battleships 1922-1956

John Jordan, Robert Dumas | English | paperback | 232 p. | 2021

French Battleships of World War One

French Battleships of World War One

John Jordan, Philippe Caresse | English | hardback | 328 p. | 2017

The Battleship Richelieu

The Battleship Richelieu

Andrzej Sobucki, Miroslaw Skwiot | English | paperback | 80 p. | 2012

French Armoured Cruisers 1887 - 1932

French Armoured Cruisers 1887 - 1932

Jordan John , Caresse Philippe | English | hardback | 288 p. | 2019

French Cruisers 1922-1956

French Cruisers 1922-1956

John Jordan, Jean Moulin | English | hardback | 232 p. | 2013

French Destroyers 1922–1956

French Destroyers : Torpilleurs d'Escadre and Contre-Torpilleurs, 1922-1956

John Jordan, Jean Moulin | English | hardback | 240 p. | 2015

[TK] Atom-Uboote - USA, Frankreich und England

Atom-Uboote - USA, Frankreich und England

Ingo Bauernfeind | German | paperback | 112 p. | 2015

Les sous-marins francais, les bateaux noirs

Les sous-marins français, les bateaux noirs

Bernard Louzeau, Jean-Marie Chourgnoz | French | hardback | 168 p. | 1998




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