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Taranto and Naval Air Warfare in the Mediterranean, 1940-1945 (David Hobbs, Seaforth, £35, ISBN 978 1 5267 9383 6) & The Fleet Air Arm and the War in Europe 1939-1945 (David Hobbs, Seaforth, £35, ISBN 978 1 5267 9979 1)
The subject of both books immediately appealed to this reviewer, who has a keen interest in maritime airpower, and having […]
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Taranto and Naval Air Warfare in the Mediterranean, 1940-1945 (David Hobbs, Seaforth, £35, ISBN 978 1 5267 9383 6) & The Fleet Air Arm and the War in Europe 1939-1945 (David Hobbs, Seaforth, £35, ISBN 978 1 5267 9979 1)
The subject of both books immediately appealed to this reviewer, who has a keen interest in maritime airpower, and having […]
Japanese Carriers and Victory in the Pacific: The Yamamoto Option (Martin Stansfield, Pen & Sword Maritime, £25, ISBN 9781399010115); Leyte Gulf (2): Surigao Strait and Cape Engano (Mark Stille, Osprey, £15.99, ISBN 9781472842855); Royal Navy Torpedo-Bombers Vs Axis Warships 1939-1945 (Matthew Willis, Osprey, £14.99, ISBN 9781472852489)
None of these three volumes on naval aviation in the Second World War are conventional naval history books. The second […]
Commanding Petty Despots: The American Navy in the New Republic, Thomas Sheppard, Naval Institute Press, ISBN 9781682477557, £41.35
Creating a new Navy involves far more than building ships and acquiring manpower: as complex state-funded organisations navies must be […]
Code of Honor: A Novel of RADM Peter Wake, USN, in the 1904-1905 Russo-Japanese War, Robert N Macomber, Naval Institute Press, ISBN 9781682477847, £24.00
It’s unusual to be asked to review naval fiction for The Naval Review. So, I was interested to read Mr […]
British Warship Losses in the Modern Era 1920-1982, David Hepper, Seaforth Publishing, £30, ISBN 978 1 3990 9766 6
This volume is an amazing encyclopaedic, catalogue of British warships lost between 1920 and 1982, by far the greatest number […]
A Sailor’s Odyssey
The career of Admiral of the Fleet, Viscount Cunningham of Hyndhope (1883-1963) provides the classic example of “the right man, […]
The Ship Beneath the Ice: The Discovery of Shackleton’s Endurance
Mensun Bound is a fifth-generation Falkland Islander and, probably, the most illustrious underwater archaeologist of our times. He was brought […]
Running the Gauntlet: Cargo Liners Under Fire
This was a mostly enjoyable book, which flows well in a style intended for the general reader. It comprises 15 […]
Uncommon Courage: The Yachtsmen Volunteers of World War II
The author, Julia Jones, is a writer, editor and classic yacht owner. She is Literary Contributor for Yachting Monthly magazine. Her […]
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