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Book Reviews, Naval History, Naval Warfare, Second World War
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Latest Book Review, 16 January 2024

16 Jan 24

BRE. The latest book review is now available. it considers a a recent publication from Osprey looking at the role of shore bombardment in support of the Allied Normandy campaign.

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Allied Warships vs the Atlantic Wall: Normandy 1944

16 Jan 24

80 pages Capt. Andrew Welch (Retd.) This is one of the 153 books that Steven Zaloga has written for Osprey.  […]

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Book Reviews, Convoy Operations, Naval History, Second World War
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Latest Book Review, 31 October

31 Oct 23

BRE. The latest book review is now available. It considers one of Osprey’s Campaign series, providing a big-picture overview of Operation PEDESTAL in 1942.

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Book Reviews, Geopolitics, Maritime Strategy, Naval History, Naval Warfare, Sea Power, Seapower, Second World War, Strategy, United States Navy
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Latest Book Review, 27 October

27 Oct 23

BRE. The latest book review is now available. It considers Paul Kennedy’s maritime history of the Second World War and how it shaped the development of post-war global order.

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Victory at Sea: Naval Power and the Transformation of the Global Order in World War II

27 Oct 23

by PAUL KENNEDY with paintings by IAN MARSHALL (Yale University Press – £25.00) ISBN 978 0 300 21917 3 544 […]

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Battle of the Atlantic, Book Reviews, Merchant Navy, Naval History, Second World War
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Latest Book Review, 10 October

10 Oct 23

BRE. The latest book review is now available. It considers a book examining the experiences of the Merchant Navy in the Second World War, with the author being a retired merchant navy master himself.

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Book Reviews, First World War, Maritime Strategy, Naval History, Naval Tactics, Naval Warfare
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Latest Book Review, 8 September

08 Sep 23

BRE. The latest book review is now available. It considers a forthcoming book (due to be published on 28 September) from Osprey on the German High Seas Fleet in the First World War.

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German High Seas Fleet 1914-1918: The Kaiser’s Challenge to the Royal Navy

08 Sep 23

By ANGUS KONSTAM (Osprey Publishing – £15.99) ISBN 978 1 472856470 80 pages Osprey have built a reputation for short, […]

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Book Reviews, General, Merchant Navy, Naval History, People, Second World War
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Latest Book Reviews, 5 September

05 Sep 23

BRE. The latest book reviews are now available. The two reviews both consider books by Robin Knight, one on Mike Cumberlege and his exploits in the Second World War, the other looks at those who were pupils at Pangbourne before joining the armed forces, particularly the Royal Navy.

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