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Blue & Gold Professional Library Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Blue & Gold Professional Library books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.
Reading order verified: March 2026
Quick Answer
What order should I read the Blue & Gold Professional Library series? Start with "The Bluejacket's Manual (By: Thomas J. Cutler)" (1902) and follow publication order through all 15 books.
The complete Blue & Gold Professional Library reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
The Bluejacket's Manual (By: Thomas J. Cutler)
1902
Division Officer's Guide, 12th Edition (With: Robert P. Girrier,Jeffrey L Heames,Thomas Michael Ogden USN)
1972
Command at Sea (With: Robert P. Girrier,Frederick W. Kacher)
1998
Dutton's Nautical Navigation (By: Thomas J. Cutler)
2003
A Sailor's History of the U.S. Navy (By: Thomas J. Cutler)
2004
Dictionary of Naval Abbreviations (By: Thomas J. Cutler,Deborah W. Cutler)
2004
NavCivGuide (By: Thomas J. Cutler)
2008
The Citizen's Guide to the U.S. Navy (By: Thomas J. Cutler)
2013
Saltwater Leadership (By: Robert O. Wray Jr.)
2013
Naval Innovation for the 21st Century (By: Robert Buderi)
2013
International Law for Seagoing Officers, 7th Edition (By: Dr. Craig H. Allen Sr.)
2014
Fleet Tactics and Naval Operations (By: Wayne P. Hughes Jr.)
2018
General Naval Tactics (By: Milan Vego)
2020
Fighting the Fleet (By: Jeffrey R. Cares,Anthony Cowden)
2020
Developing the Naval Mind (By: Benjamin Armstrong,John Freymann)
2021
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