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James Stavridis Books in Order

James Stavridis has written 17 books, published between 1972 and 2026. The first book is Division Officer's Guide, 12th Edition (1972) and the newest is 2084 (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
17
Published
1972–2026
Pages on record
1,128 in 3 of 17 books
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James Stavridis is a retired United States Navy admiral who writes on naval subjects. The catalogue pairs standing Navy reference works, among them editions of the Division Officer's Guide and the Watch Officer's Guide together with Command at Sea (1998), with books written for general readers: Destroyer Captain (2008), Partnership for the Americas (2010), The Accidental Admiral (2014), Sea Power (2017), The Leader's Bookshelf (2017), Sailing True North (2019), 2034 (2021) and 2084 (2026). Naval art and science, officers' handbooks, watch duty and military affairs are the catalogued subjects. Robert Girrier, Jeffrey L. Heames and Thomas Michael Ogden are each credited alongside Stavridis on one title.

How many James Stavridis books are there?

James Stavridis has 17 books, released between 1972 and 2026. They include 2 series and 10 titles listed outside any series.

James Stavridis Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 17 James Stavridis 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.

  1. Cover of Division Officer's Guide, 12th Edition, book 2 of the Blue & Gold Professional Library series (1972)
  2. Cover of Watch Officer's Guide, Fifteenth Edition by James Stavridis (1992)
  3. Cover of Command at Sea by James Stavridis, book 3 of the Blue & Gold Professional Library series (1998)
  4. Cover of 2034 by James Stavridis, book 1 of the Future War series (2021)
  1. 1
    Division Officer's Guide, 12th EditionBlue & Gold Professional Library #21972 · 392 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1972392
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  2. 2
    Watch Officer's Guide, Fifteenth Edition1992 · 416 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1992416
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  3. 3
    Command at SeaBlue & Gold Professional Library #31998 · confirmed 1/4
    1998–
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  4. 4
    Destroyer Captain2008 · confirmed 1/4
    2008–
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  5. 5
    Partnership for the Americas2010 · confirmed 1/4
    2010–
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  6. 6
    The Accidental Admiral2014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014–
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  7. 7
    The Leader's Bookshelf2017 · confirmed 1/4
    2017–
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  8. 8
    Sea Power2017 · confirmed 1/4
    2017–
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  9. 9
    Sailing True North2019 · confirmed 1/4
    2019–
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  10. 10
    2034Future War #12021 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2021320
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  11. 11
    The Sailor's Bookshelf2021 · confirmed 1/4
    2021–
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  12. 12
    To Risk It All2022 · confirmed 1/4
    2022–
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  13. 13
    The Restless WaveScott Bradley James #12024 · confirmed 1/4
    2024–
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  14. 14
    2054Future War #22024 · confirmed 1/4
    2024–
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  15. 15
    The Admiral's Bookshelf2025 · confirmed 1/4
    2025–
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  16. 16
    The Turning Tide of Love and WarScott Bradley James #22026 · confirmed 1/4
    2026–
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  17. 17
    2084Future War #32026 · confirmed 1/4
    2026–
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James Stavridis 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.

Future War in order

3 books
  1. 1. 2034
  2. 2. 2054
  3. 3. 2084

Scott Bradley James in order

2 books
  1. 1. The Restless Wave
  2. 2. The Turning Tide of Love and War

Blue & Gold Professional Library in order

2 books
  1. 2. Division Officer's Guide, 12th Edition
  2. 3. Command at Sea

Standalone books

10 books

10 James Stavridis titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read James Stavridis books in order?

You only need to read James Stavridis books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with James Stavridis

Start with Division Officer's Guide, 12th Edition (1972), the earliest published title.

What is the newest James Stavridis book?

2084 (2026) is the newest James Stavridis book released so far.

Is there a new James Stavridis book coming?

No next James Stavridis 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 Stavridis at a glance

Still publishing
James Stavridis published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
James Stavridis books have appeared about one every 3 years on average.
Length
1,128 pages across the 3 of 17 books with a recorded length, a median of 392 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most James Stavridis books, 8 of 17, were published in the 2020s.

What the James Stavridis books are about

4 of the 17 James Stavridis books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: united states, navy, officers is tagged on 2 of 4. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

  • United states, navy, officers 2 of 4 books
  • Handbooks, manuals 1 of 4 books
  • Naval art and science 1 of 4 books
  • Officers' handbooks 1 of 4 books
  • United States 1 of 4 books
  • United states, coast guard 1 of 4 books
  • United states, navy, handbooks, manuals 1 of 4 books
  • United States. Navy 1 of 4 books
  • War & military 1 of 4 books
  • Watch duty 1 of 4 books