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BRE. The latest book review is now available. It considers a new biography of Commodore Michael Clapp, including both his role in the Falklands War and wider naval career.

BRE. The latest book review is now available. It considers Paul Beaver’s biography of Eric Brown.

BRE. The latest book review is now available. It considers Peter Hore’s forthcoming biography of Admiral Sir Jock Slater.

BRE. The latest book review is now available. It considers a book providing a “delightful voyage through over two centuries of female sailors navigating their often tempestuous course towards equality in seafaring.”

Ed. The author investigates the career of Admiral Sir Frederick Richards, who played a critical but little understood role in the late Victorian Navy. A 10 minute read.

Ed. The author provides a biographical history of his father, Lt R S Frost RNR, a consummate professional who served aboard liners in the interwar period and met his fate as a Mediterranean submariner during the Second World War. A 20 minute read.

BRE. The latest book review is now available. It considers a biography detailing the challenges a young woman faced when trying to complete her merchant navy deck cadetship.

BRE. The latest book review is now available. It considers a book exploring the life of Captain Kidd, written by his ‘ninth great-grandson’.

BRE. The latest book review is now available. It considers a book exploring the life and career of Wilfred ‘Biffy’ Dunderdale, an intelligence officer, who amongst others, knew and worked with Ian Fleming.