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19th Century, Admiralty, Anglo-Zulu War, Biography, Budgets and Finance, Campaigns, Coastal Forces, Command & Control, Dockyards & Ports, Force Structure, Industrial Revolution, Joint Operations, Leadership, Learning From The Past, Maritime Strategy, Military History, Modernisation, Naval History, Naval Platforms, Naval Warfare, People, Sea Power, Technology
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The Silent Admiral: An overview of the life of Admiral of the Fleet Sir Frederick W Richards

By Sean V Keeliher,
06 Nov 25

Ed. The author investigates the career of Admiral Sir Frederick Richards, who played a critical but little understood role in the late Victorian Navy. A 10 minute read.

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Anti-Submarine Warfare, Armed Forces, Biography, Campaigns, Civil-Military Relations, Civilian Vessels, Coastal Forces, Convoy Operations, Europe, General, Indo-Pacific, Joint Operations, Leadership, Learning From The Past, Maritime Trade, Memorialisation, Merchant Navy, Mission Command, Naval History, Naval Staff, Naval Warfare, People, Royal Naval Reserve, Second World War, Service Culture, Submarines, Tactics, Technology, Trade Interdiction and Protection, Training, Veterans
21 minutes, 14 seconds

Lt Ronald Sycamore Frost RNR (1909-1941)

By David Frost,
05 Nov 25

Ed. The author provides a biographical history of his father, Lt R S Frost RNR, a consummate professional who served aboard liners in the interwar period and met his fate as a Mediterranean submariner during the Second World War. A 20 minute read.

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Air Defence, Anti-Submarine Warfare, Armed Forces, Blockade, Campaigns, Combined Arms, Command & Control, Convoy Operations, First World War, General, Joint Forces, Learning From The Past, Merchant Navy, Military History, Naval History, Naval Platforms, Naval Staff, Naval Warfare, Operational Art, People, Sea Power, Submarines, Tactics, Technology, Trade Interdiction and Protection, Uncrewed Surface Vessels (USVs)
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The fundamentals of sea power

By Cdr Andrew Livsey RN,
04 Nov 25

Ed. The author reviews some principles of sea power, highlighting the differences between land and maritime-based operations and tactics. A 10 minute read.

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Latest Book Review, 7 November 2025

07 Nov 25

BRE. The latest book review is now available. It considers a book providing a “delightful voyage through over two centuries of female sailors navigating their often tempestuous course towards equality in seafaring.”

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Air Defence, Anti-Submarine Warfare, Armed Forces, Blockade, Campaigns, Combined Arms, Command & Control, Convoy Operations, First World War, General, Joint Forces, Learning From The Past, Merchant Navy, Military History, Naval History, Naval Platforms, Naval Staff, Naval Warfare, Operational Art, People, Sea Power, Submarines, Tactics, Technology, Trade Interdiction and Protection, Uncrewed Surface Vessels (USVs)
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The fundamentals of sea power

By Cdr Andrew Livsey RN,
04 Nov 25

Ed. The author reviews some principles of sea power, highlighting the differences between land and maritime-based operations and tactics. A 10 minute read.

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Addressing Current Reality, Admiralty, Budgets and Finance, Equipment Capability, Escalation, Europe, General, Geopolitics, Geostrategy, Hybrid Warfare, Leadership, Maritime Security, Maritime Strategy, Memorialisation, Modernisation, National Defence, National Security, Naval News, People, Political Theory, Procurement, Readiness, Second World War, Strategy, The Naval Review, USNI, Veterans
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 Editorial: Naval Review 113/4 

By Mike Beardall,
01 Nov 25

Ed. Churchill’s final volume of his war memoirs is titled Triumph and Tragedy: the theme of the volume is “how the great democracies triumphed and so were able to resume the follies which had so nearly cost them their life.” What did Churchill mean by tragedy? Was he referring to the incredible loss of life caused by the firestorms of Dresden and Tokyo or by the atomic bombs that were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki? Or was he lamenting the tragedy that, for most of Eastern Europe, he foresaw that one jackboot was to be replaced by another. As it wasn’t just the democracies that triumphed, the most successful victor of the Second World War was indeed Stalin claiming territories and spoils both in Europe and in Asia. Once again, we risk another tragedy as it looks increasingly likely the jackboots are on the rise.

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19th Century, Admiralty, Age of Sail, Armed Forces, BRNC, Communications, Doctrine, Force Structure, Leadership, Letters, Morale, Naval History, Naval Platforms, Operational Art, People, Readiness, Sea Power, Service Culture, Training
4 minutes, 41 seconds

Letter to the Editor: Requirements

By Cdr Andrew Loring RN,
31 Oct 25

Ed. Our correspondent defends the value of Initial Sea Training (IST), and argues that reduction of fleet size is the fundamental reason ‘at sea’ training has been discarded for Officer Cadets.

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Addressing Current Reality, Admiralty, Armed Forces, Civil-Military Relations, Education, General, Institutions, Leadership, Mission Command, Naval Aviation, People, Royal Air Force, Training, Veterans
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The Admiralty ‘Interview’ Board is not fit for Purpose

By A serving Sub-lieutenant,
29 Oct 25

Ed. The author outlines the current online Admiralty Interview Board (AIB) format, considered ponderous and impersonal, and proposes a reversion to the pre-Covid method of RN officer selection. A 15 minute read.

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