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“Maritime power” as a book category covers how control, access, and influence at sea shape national strength, security, and global order. It spans naval strategy and history, the economics of sea trade and shipping, maritime law and governance, and the technologies and logistics that enable sea control, sea denial, and power projection. Titles range from theory linking seapower to prosperity and diplomacy to case studies of campaigns, chokepoints, naval arms races, and littoral and amphibious operations, as well as contemporary issues like maritime security, piracy, freedom of navigation, and Arctic and Indo-Pacific competition. The category includes both military and civilian dimensions—navies, merchant marine, shipbuilding, ports, and sea-lane infrastructure—and examines how they interact in war and peace. Aimed at scholars, practitioners, and general readers, these books illuminate the enduring strategic importance of the maritime domain and the ways states leverage it for deterrence, commerce, and influence.

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