Start with high-confidence marine & naval engineering books, then narrow by subgenre or adjacent topics.
Trapped Under the Sea
Neil Swidey
Submarine
Tom Clancy, John Gresham
Surveying Yachts and Small Craft
Paul Stevens
The Dory Book
John Gardner
Rigging Handbook
Herb Benavent
Outboard Motors Maintenance and Repair Manual
Jean-Luc Pallas
U.s. Battleships
Norman Friedman PhD., Arthur D. Baker
Tom Swift and His Submarine Boat
Victor Appleton
