Good episode. I still have my Squat Army from GW 40K Epic.
And GW is famous for edition changes just to advance their bottom line. I think edition changes are OK, but I think the move to change for change sake is troubling. I have pretty much abandoned GW products due to this. Including the GW WH age of Sigmar disaster, and War Machine/Hordes MkII to MKIII. I also am wary of the move to electronic only rules, and counter creep. I didn't get into Star Wars, but I can see the worry.
Here are some of my books I like just looking on my shelf.
Jutland: An Analysis of the fighting, Campbell. The BIBLE of ship to ship conflict in WWI.
The Rules of the game, Gordon. How the Royal Navy evolved from the Victorian Navy to a modern service, and the culture that dominated. A good read for the background.
The Trafalgar Companion, Mark Adkin. The BIble for Fighting Sail, and Trafalgar.
Neptune's Inferno, James Hornfischer: US Navy at Guadalcanal. A page turner of that campaign.
/Jeff