I recommend Umberto Eco: The Island of the Day Before.
It’s historical fiction, with a bit of a nautical bent set in the age of exploration, but it’s Umberto Eco so there is all sorts of mystical weirdness and layers of meaning built into the story as well.
While not a series, PT Dueterman has written several WWII Naval Warfare books. They are very good.
I’m also a fan of Jeff Sahara historical fiction books