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BRE. The latest book review is now available. It considers two new biographies of Commander Charles Lightoller, ‘the most senior officer to survive the loss’ of the Titanic, and who served with distinction in the First World War and contributed to the evacuation from Dunkirk.

BRE. The latest book review is now available. It considers a biography of Vice Admiral Sir Albert Poland.

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

Ed. Rear Admiral James Goldrick AO CSC RAN (Retired) (1958–2023) was a towering figure in Australian and international naval thought – a commander at sea and ashore, a scholar of maritime history, and a teacher whose influence reshaped generations of naval professionals. His life’s work bridged the helm and the classroom, the bridge and the seminar room, the Royal Australian Navy, and its partners around the world. Given the breadth of his influence across command, education, and maritime thought, this volume seeks to consolidate and extend that legacy through critical reflection.

BRE. The latest book review is now available. It considers a new biography of Admiral Sir Reginald Bacon.

Ed. Through an imagined Socratic dialogue the author conveys to the younger generation the heroism of Shackleton’s rescue of the Endurance crew in August 1916. A 20 minute read.

BRE. The latest book review is now available. It considers a book originally published in 2014, which provides a biography of Pearl Witherington, who served in the SOE during the Second World War.

BRE. The latest book review is now available. It considers a biography of Hideki Tojo, the infamous Japanese military officer then prime minister, and war criminal.

BRE. The latest book review is now available. It considers a book exploring the letters of Admiral Sir Bryan Godfrey-Fausset as a midshipman in the Victorian Royal Navy.