Skip to main content

Showing all

96
1
2 minutes, 57 seconds

British Coastal Forces: Two World Wars and After

28 Nov 23

399 pages Chris O’Flaherty This is a wonderfully detailed book that sets out to be, and achieves, a position as […]

Read more

53
Book Reviews, Carrier Strike Group, Falklands War, Fleet Air Arm, Joint Operations, Modularity, Naval Aviation, Naval History, Persian Gulf, Surveillance, Technology
0 minutes, 2 seconds

Latest Book Review, 14 November

14 Nov 23

BRE. The latest book review is now available. It considers a book exploring the history of the development and operational service of the Royal Navy’s helicopter-based airborne early warning capability, and a look towards the future with Crowsnest and beyond.

Read more

106
2 minutes, 2 seconds

Eyes of the Fleet: A History of Rotary-Wing Airborne Early Warning/Airborne Surveillance and Control in the Royal Navy 1982-2022

14 Nov 23

179 pages Available from https://shop.navywings.org.uk/collections/books/products/eyes-of-the-fleet-by-richard-scott Dr James Bosbotinis The subject of this book immediately appealed to this reviewer, and being familiar […]

Read more

51
Book Reviews, Dockyards & Ports, First World War, Naval History, Naval Platforms, Seapower
0 minutes, 1 second

Latest Book Review, 10 November

10 Nov 23

BRE. The latest book review is now available. It considers a book exploring the construction of battlecruisers for the Royal Navy at John Brown’s Shipyard on the Clyde before and during the First World War.

Read more

163
1
2 minutes, 15 seconds

Clydebank Battlecruisers: Forgotten Photographs from John Brown’s Shipyard

10 Nov 23

192 pages David Collins Readers should be prepared for a volume written in full boatswain, i.e.: lots and lots of […]

Read more

67
19th Century, Age of Sail, Book Reviews, Naval History
0 minutes, 1 second

Latest Book Review, 7 November

07 Nov 23

BRE. The latest book review is now available. It considers a book examining the latter part of the Napoleonic Wars, and the consequences of the end of that conflict for the Royal Navy.

Read more

150
1
5 minutes, 1 second

The Horrible Peace: British Veterans and the End of the Napoleonic Wars

07 Nov 23

Capt M K Barritt This much-acclaimed book treats of big events and processes. It encompasses the last years of a […]

Read more

80
Book Reviews, Convoy Operations, Naval History, Second World War
0 minutes, 2 seconds

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.

Read more

107
Book Reviews, Geopolitics, Maritime Strategy, Naval History, Naval Warfare, Sea Power, Seapower, Second World War, Strategy, United States Navy
0 minutes, 1 second

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.

Read more

You're viewing the public website sign in or join for full access

Join Now