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

Series: n/a
Year  Book  Comment
  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
     
Series: New Vanguard
Year  Book  Comment
  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 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
  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
  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.
     
Series: Duel
Year  Book  Comment
  USN Cruiser vs IJN Cruiser Guadalcanal 1942
  USN Carriers vs IJN Carriers The Pacific, 1942
  USN Destroyer vs IJN Destroyer The Pacific 1943
  British Battlecruiser vs German Battlecruiser: 1914-16 The gripping story of the clash between the rival battlecruisers
  British Dreadnought vs German Dreadnought Jutland 1916
     
Series: Campaign
Year  Book  Comment
  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

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