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19th Century, 20th Century, Biography, Book Reviews, Historiography, Maritime Strategy, Naval History, Sea Power, United States Navy, United States of America
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Latest Book Review, 7 July 2026

07 Jul 26

BRE. The latest book review is now available. It considers a new biography of Admiral Alfred Thayer Mahan.

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Mahan: The Life of Maritime Strategy’s Greatest Revolutionary

07 Jul 26

320 pages Dr James WE Smith, King’s College London Mahan: The Life of Maritime Strategy’s Greatest Revolutionary by David A […]

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Anti-Submarine Warfare, Book Reviews, Germany, Italy, Japan, Naval History, Naval Platforms, Naval Tactics, Second World War, Submarines, World War Two
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Latest Book Review, 19 June 2026

19 Jun 26

BRE. The latest book review is now available. It considers a book examining the development of midget submarines and manned torpedoes during the Second World War.

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Midget Submarines 1939-45

19 Jun 26

240 pages Chris Davies Many will be familiar with the attack on Tirpitz, when British X-Craft penetrated a Norwegian harbour […]

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20th Century, Amphibious Operations, Anti-Submarine Warfare, Arctic, Armed Forces, Battle of the Atlantic, Book Reviews, Campaigns, Convoy Operations, Fleet Air Arm, Geostrategy, Germany, Indo-Pacific, Italy, Japan, Maritime Strategy, Military History, Naval Aviation, Naval History, Naval Platforms, Naval Warfare, Royal Air Force, Royal Canadian Navy, Seapower, Second World War, Strategic Bombing, Strategy, United States of America, World War Two
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Latest Book Review, 9 June 2026

09 Jun 26

BRE. The latest book review is now available. It considers a book examining the maritime campaigns in the Atlantic and northwestern European waters and contribution to Allied victory in the Second World War.

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The Longest Campaign: Britain’s Maritime Struggle in the Atlantic and North-West Europe, 1939-1945

09 Jun 26

352 pages Andy Field Brian E Walter is a retired Army officer, who has been a student of British military […]

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Anti-Submarine Warfare, Book Reviews, Caribbean, Germany, Merchant Navy, Naval History, Naval Warfare, Second World War, Submarines, United States of America, World War Two
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Latest Book Review, 29 May 2026

29 May 26

BRE. The latest book review is now available. It considers a newly published book examining the German U-Boat campaign in the Caribbean in the Second World War.

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Sea Wolves in Warm Waters: The U-Boat Battle in the Caribbean

29 May 26

290 pages Chris Davies When considering the naval theatres of the Second World War, the Caribbean is unlikely to feature […]

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Amphibious Operations, Australia, Book Reviews, Campaigns, Indo-Pacific, Japan, Maritime Strategy, Naval Aviation, Naval Gunfire Support, Naval History, Naval Tactics, Operational Planning, Royal Australian Air Force, Royal New Zealand Air Force, Sea Power, Second World War, Shipbuilding, United States Air Force, United States Army, United States Marine Corps, United States Navy, United States of America, World War Two
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Latest Book Review, 26 May 2026

26 May 26

BRE. The latest book review is now available. It considers the concluding volume in a four-book series providing an account of the Guadalcanal-Solomons Campaign of the Second World War.

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