Edward Ellsberg Books in Order
Edward Ellsberg has written 10 books, published between 1929 and 1960. The first book is Thirty Fathoms Deep (1929) and the newest is On the Bottom (1960). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 10
- Published
- 1929–1960
- Pages on record
- 1,726 in 5 of 10 books
- Reading time
- 29–43 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,726 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 5 of 10 titles with a page count on record.
Edward Ellsberg was a United States Navy officer and author who lived from November 21, 1891 to January 24, 1983, held the OBE, and was widely called Commander Ellsberg. The catalogue lists 10 books from Thirty Fathoms Deep (1929) to On the Bottom (1960), including Pigboats (1931), Hell on Ice (1938), Men Under the Sea (1939), Under the Red Sea Sun (1946), No Banners, No Bugles (1949), Mid Watch (1954) and The Far Shore (1959). Series listed are Edward Ellsberg Nonfiction and Under the Red Sea Trilogy. Subject headings include salvage, deep diving, underwater exploration, maritime disasters, Arctic exploration and the Jeannette Expedition of 1879 to 1881.
How many Edward Ellsberg books are there?
Edward Ellsberg has 10 books, released between 1929 and 1960. 3 of them belong to the Under the Red Sea Trilogy series.
Edward Ellsberg Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 10 Edward Ellsberg books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 11929–1/4
- 21931–1/4
- 319383331/4
- 419393651/4
- 51941–1/4
- 619465001/4
- 81954–1/4
- 919592561/4
- 1019602721/4
Edward Ellsberg books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.
Edward Ellsberg Nonfiction
7 books7 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Under the Red Sea Trilogy in order
3 booksDo you have to read Edward Ellsberg books in order?
You only need to read Edward Ellsberg books in order within the Under the Red Sea Trilogy series, which holds 3 of the 10 Edward Ellsberg books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with Edward Ellsberg
Start with Thirty Fathoms Deep (1929), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Edward Ellsberg book?
On the Bottom (1960) is the newest Edward Ellsberg book released so far.
Is there a new Edward Ellsberg book coming?
No next Edward Ellsberg book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Edward Ellsberg at a glance
- Died
- Edward Ellsberg died in 1983, according to Wikidata.
- Last book
- The newest book credited to Edward Ellsberg on record dates from 1960.
- Release pace
- Edward Ellsberg books have appeared about one every 3 years on average.
- Length
- 1,726 pages across the 5 of 10 books with a recorded length, a median of 333 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Edward Ellsberg books, 3 of 10, were published in the 1940s.
What the Edward Ellsberg books are about
4 of the 10 Edward Ellsberg books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: salvage is tagged on 3 of 4. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Salvage 3 of 4 books
- Deep diving 2 of 4 books
- Americans 1 of 4 books
- American Personal narratives 1 of 4 books
- Discovery and exploration 1 of 4 books
- Ellsberg, edward, 1891-1983 1 of 4 books
- Exploration (artic) 1 of 4 books
- Falcon (Salvage ship) 1 of 4 books
- Harbor 1 of 4 books
- History 1 of 4 books
- Jeannette (Ship) 1 of 4 books
- Jeannette Expedition (1879-1881) 1 of 4 books