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19th Century, Age of Sail, Amphibious Operations, Armed Forces, AUKUS, Campaigns, Civil-Military Relations, Command & Control, Communications, Defence Engagement, Diplomacy, Dockyards & Ports, Economics, Education, Europe, General, Geopolitics, Geostrategy, Globalisation, Historiography, Indo-Pacific, Industrial Revolution, Institutions, Japan, Joint Forces, Joint Operations, Leadership, Learning From The Past, Maritime Strategy, Maritime Trade, Mexico, Military History, Naval History, Naval Warfare, Operational Art, Operational Planning, People, Political Theory, Professional Military Education, Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, Readiness, Sea Power, Service Culture, Strategy, Technology, Trade Interdiction and Protection, Training, United States Navy, United States of America, USNI

15 minutes, 13 seconds

More Than a Warfighter

By Capt B J Armstrong USN,

15 Sep 26

Ed. With Commodore Matthew Perry USN as a case study, the author, associate professor of war studies and naval history at the US Naval Academy, makes the case for maritime balance in the character of the professional naval officer. Originally published in the USNI’s Proceedings, September 2026. A 15 minute read.

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Amphibious Operations, Campaigns, Civil-Military Relations, Combined Arms, Command & Control, Convoy Operations, General, Joint Forces, Joint Operations, Leadership, Learning From The Past, Maritime Strategy, Maritime Trade, Mediterranean Sea, Merchant Navy, Military History, Mission Command, Naval History, Naval Platforms, Naval Tactics, Naval Warfare, Operational Art, Operational Planning, People, Royal Marines, Royal Navy, Second World War, Special Operations, Strategy, Submarines, Surveillance, The Naval Review, Trade Interdiction and Protection, Veterans

15 minutes, 28 seconds

The Story of HMS (USS) Seraph

By Dan Conley,

10 Sep 26

Ed. The author, previously published in the NR [113/3, pg. 424] and now with a new book out on the subject, employs his extensive knowledge of Allied mediterranean submarine operations to tell the story of HMS Seraph, a symbol of Allied resolve, which played a critical role in the TORCH landings. A 15 minute read.

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20th Century, Amphibious Operations, Book Reviews, Campaigns, Caribbean, Cold War, Combined Arms, Joint Operations, Military History, Naval Gunfire Support, Naval History, United States Army, United States Marine Corps, United States Navy, United States of America

0 minutes, 2 seconds

Latest Book Review, 4 September 2026

04 Sep 26

BRE. The latest book review is now available. It considers a short history of the US 1983 invasion of Grenada.

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19th Century, Age of Sail, Amphibious Operations, Campaigns, Chile, Coastal Forces, Combined Arms, Command & Control, Doctrine, Historiography, Joint Operations, Leadership, Learning From The Past, Littoral, Military History, Mission Command, Naval History, Naval Intelligence, Naval Tactics, Naval Warfare, Operational Art, Operational Planning, Professional Military Education, Royal Marines, Service Culture, South America, Spain, Tactics, Veterans

15 minutes, 41 seconds

Valdivia and Agüi: Lord Cochrane and the Judgement of Command

By Alejandro Rivas Garay,

03 Sep 26

Ed. It will come as no surprise to the NR’s readership that Lord Cochrane, when he was faced with an amphibious problem, intended to attack with dogged determination. The author, Master in International Studies at the University of Santiago, Chile, examines two of Cochrane’s amphibious operations during the Chilean campaign of 1820, revealing the diametric results of Cochrane’s method. A 15 minute read.

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20th Century, Amphibious Operations, Book Reviews, Campaigns, First World War, Maritime Strategy, Naval History, Royal Marines, Royal Navy, Seapower

0 minutes, 1 second

Latest Book Review, 25 August 2026

25 Aug 26

BRE. The latest book review is now available. It considers a book examining the history and conduct of British amphibious operations during the First World War.

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20th Century, Admiralty, Amphibious Operations, Anti-Submarine Warfare, Armed Forces, Battle of the Atlantic, Blockade, Campaigns, Civil-Military Relations, Coastal Forces, Colonialism, Command & Control, Doctrine, Economics, Equipment Capability, Escalation, Europe, First World War, Force Structure, Geostrategy, Germany, Historiography, Institutions, Joint Forces, Learning From The Past, Maritime Strategy, Maritime Trade, Merchant Navy, Military History, Morale, Naval History, Naval Platforms, Naval Tactics, Naval Warfare, Operational Art, Readiness, Risk Management, Royal Navy, Sea Power, Seapower, Strategy, Submarines, Supply Chains, United States Navy

14 minutes, 24 seconds

Sea Control Without Decisive Battle: Strategic Naval Employment in the First World War

By Keith McKinley,

13 Aug 26

Ed. The author’s straightforward study of naval strategy in the Great War, comparing British, US and German approaches. In the final analysis, quantity produced a quality all of its own. A 15 minute read.

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20th Century, 19th Century, Addressing Current Reality, Amphibious Operations, Arms Control, Balkans, Baltic, Black Sea, Blockade, Campaigns, Civil-Military Relations, Civilian Vessels, Coast Guard, Coastal Forces, Conflict Resolution, Crimean War, Diplomacy, Economics, Europe, First World War, Geopolitics, Geostrategy, Institutions, Iran, Law, Littoral, Maritime Security, Maritime Strategy, Maritime Trade, Middle East, Military History, National Defence, Naval History, Oil & Gas, Political Theory, Red Sea, Risk Management, Sea Power, Second World War, Strategy, Submarines, Trade Interdiction and Protection, Turkey, UNCLOS, United States Navy, United States of America

26 minutes, 34 seconds

The Montreux Convention: A Model for Hormuz?

By Capt Peter Hore (rtd),

11 Aug 26

Ed. The author’s investigation into the history of maritime strait multilateralism, a pertinent example of the ad hoc nature of sea control resulting from a rules-based vacuum, and the alternatives available to regional powers. A 25 minute read.

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20th Century, Amphibious Operations, Book Reviews, Campaigns, Fleet Air Arm, Germany, Italy, Maritime Strategy, Merchant Navy, Naval Aviation, Naval Gunfire Support, Naval History, Naval Intelligence, Naval Platforms, Naval Tactics, Naval Warfare, Royal Navy, Seapower, Second World War, Strategy, World War Two

0 minutes, 2 seconds

Latest Book Review, 28 July 2026

28 Jul 26

BRE. The latest book review is now available. It considers a book examining the Mediterranean in the Second World War, focusing on the Allied campaign to defeat the Axis.

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20th Century, Amphibious Operations, Book Reviews, Campaigns, Naval History, Naval Warfare, Royal Navy, Seapower, Second World War, Strategy, World War Two

0 minutes, 2 seconds