A nonfiction political Game of Thrones.
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I'll share one I read a year or so ago: Castles of Steel, by Robert K. Massie. Massie is well known for his books on Russian history, including his Pulitzer prize winning biography of Peter the Great, but he is also well versed in naval history, especially from the late 1800s through WWI.
In Castles of Steel Massie gives us an excellent account of WWI naval warfare from both the British and German perspectives. The book does not dwell on any one event but does give a respectable number of pages to major events like Jutland or the fallout from the sinking of the Lusitania. One of the things I do like about this book is that it actually gives Jellicoe his due in the handling of Jutland.
It's a well written and researched book but not dry, his writing style is very accessible and engaging. In this book Massie presents a well balanced book about an incredibly interesting time in naval warfare when technology was advancing very quickly and admirals on both sides struggled with the reality of modern war.
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