James D. Hornfischer Books in Order
James D. Hornfischer has written 9 books, published between 1996 and 2024. The first book is Right Thinking (1996) and the newest is Destroyer Captain (2024). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 9
- Published
- 1996–2024
- Pages on record
- 2,888 in 7 of 9 books
- Reading time
- 48–72 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,888 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 7 of 9 titles with a page count on record.
James D. Hornfischer wrote narrative naval history of the United States at war. The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors (2003), Ship of Ghosts (2006), Neptune's Inferno: The U.S. Navy at Guadalcanal (2011), The Fleet at Flood Tide (2016) and Who Can Hold the Sea (2022) make up that run, with subjects recording American naval operations, the Second World War, the Battle of Leyte Gulf and personal narratives. Destroyer Captain carries a 2024 date, with David J. Hornfischer credited alongside. Two earlier titles, Right Thinking (1996) and Hate is Not a Family Value (1997), also sit under the name and are filed as political.
How many James D. Hornfischer books are there?
James D. Hornfischer has 9 books, released between 1996 and 2024. 2 of them belong to the James D. Hornfischer Political series.
James D. Hornfischer Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 9 James D. Hornfischer 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.
- 119961561/4
- 219971561/4
- 3The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors2003 · 512 pages · confirmed 1/420035121/4
- 4Ship of Ghosts2006 · 544 pages · confirmed 1/420065441/4
- 5Neptune's Inferno: The U.S. Navy at Guadalcanal2011 · 516 pages · confirmed 1/420115161/4
- 6Service: A Navy SEAL at War2011 · 364 pages · confirmed 1/420113641/4
- 7The Fleet at Flood Tide2016 · 640 pages · confirmed 1/420166401/4
- 8Who Can Hold the Sea2022 · confirmed 1/42022–1/4
- 92024–2/4
James D. Hornfischer 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.
James D. Hornfischer Political in order
2 booksAmerican War Heroes in order
1 bookStandalone books
6 books6 James D. Hornfischer titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read James D. Hornfischer books in order?
You only need to read James D. Hornfischer books in order within the James D. Hornfischer Political series, which holds 2 of the 9 James D. Hornfischer books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with James D. Hornfischer
Start with Right Thinking (1996), the earliest published title.
What is the newest James D. Hornfischer book?
Destroyer Captain (2024) is the newest James D. Hornfischer book released so far.
Is there a new James D. Hornfischer book coming?
No next James D. Hornfischer book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
James D. Hornfischer at a glance
- Still publishing
- James D. Hornfischer published a book as recently as 2024.
- Release pace
- James D. Hornfischer books have appeared about one every 4 years on average.
- Length
- 2,888 pages across the 7 of 9 books with a recorded length, a median of 512 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most James D. Hornfischer books, 3 of 9, were published in the 2010s.
What the James D. Hornfischer books are about
6 of the 9 James D. Hornfischer books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: american naval operations is tagged on 4 of 6. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- American Naval operations 4 of 6 books
- World War, 1939-1945 4 of 6 books
- History 3 of 6 books
- United States 3 of 6 books
- American Personal narratives 2 of 6 books
- Campaigns 2 of 6 books
- Nonfiction 2 of 6 books