Can anyone recommend a sci-fi book about orbital navigation or orbital warfare?

Can anyone recommend a sci-fi book about orbital navigation or orbital warfare?
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I would check out Iain M Banks’ “The Culture” series of books. Specifically, “Excession” has a lot of space battles. The only thing I would be hesitant about is that the book kind of drops you in the middle of the setting w/out explanations. Actually, all of the books kind of do that. You’ll have to read another of his books to really understand the setting (specifically, “Use of Weapons”).
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