Edward L. Beach Books in Order
Edward L. Beach has written 12 books, published between 1952 and 2002. The first book is Submarine! (1952) and the newest is From Annapolis to Scapa Flow (2002). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 12
- Published
- 1952–2002
- Pages on record
- 3,692 in 11 of 12 books
- Reading time
- 62–92 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,692 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 11 of 12 titles with a page count on record.
Edward L. Beach wrote on the United States Navy, submarines and naval history, in fiction and non-fiction alike. The catalogue holds 12 books dated between 1952 and 2002, from Submarine! (1952) to From Annapolis to Scapa Flow (2002), all credited to Beach. Recorded subjects include naval operations, submarine forces, the Second World War, biography, and action and adventure. Titles in the run include Run Silent Run Deep (1955), Around the World Submerged: The Voyage of the Triton (1962), Dust On The Sea (1972) and Naval Terms Dictionary (1978).
How many Edward L. Beach books are there?
Edward L. Beach has 12 books, released between 1952 and 2002.
Edward L. Beach Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 12 Edward L. Beach 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.
- 1Submarine!1952 · 368 pages · confirmed 1/419523681/4
- 2Run Silent Run Deep1955 · 341 pages · confirmed 1/419553411/4
- 31962–1/4
- 4Wreck of the Memphis1966 · 312 pages · confirmed 1/419663121/4
- 5Dust On The Sea1972 · 351 pages · confirmed 1/419723511/4
- 6Cold Is the Sea1978 · 348 pages · confirmed 1/419783481/4
- 8Keepers of the Sea1983 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/419832561/4
- 10Scapegoats1995 · 212 pages · confirmed 1/419952121/4
- 11Salt and Steel1999 · 299 pages · confirmed 1/419992991/4
- 12From Annapolis to Scapa Flow2002 · 302 pages · confirmed 1/420023021/4
Edward L. Beach 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.
Bluejacket Books in order
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11 books11 Edward L. Beach titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Edward L. Beach books in order?
No. No source lists any of the 12 Edward L. Beach books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.
Where to start with Edward L. Beach
Start with Submarine! (1952), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Edward L. Beach book?
From Annapolis to Scapa Flow (2002) is the newest Edward L. Beach book released so far.
Is there a new Edward L. Beach book coming?
No next Edward L. Beach 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 L. Beach at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Edward L. Beach title on record dates from 2002, 24 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Edward L. Beach books have appeared about one every 5 years on average.
- Length
- 3,692 pages across the 11 of 12 books with a recorded length, a median of 339 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Edward L. Beach books, 3 of 12, were published in the 1970s.
What the Edward L. Beach books are about
11 of the 12 Edward L. Beach books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: united states is tagged on 4 of 11. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- United States 4 of 11 books
- United States. Navy 4 of 11 books
- Fiction in English 3 of 11 books
- Submarines (Ships) 3 of 11 books
- Action & adventure 2 of 11 books
- American Naval operations 2 of 11 books
- Biography 2 of 11 books
- History, Naval 2 of 11 books
- Naval history 2 of 11 books
- Naval operations 2 of 11 books
- Officers 2 of 11 books
- Submarine forces 2 of 11 books









