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BRE. The latest book review is now available. It considers a book examining the contemporary Indian and Chinese navies and their development in the context of the evolving Indo-Pacific strategic environment.

BRE. The latest book review is now available. Ahead of International Women’s Day on 8 March 2026, Lt Cdr Helen Taylor RN considers a short book exploring the life stories of 18 Scottish women who served in the Merchant Navy in the First and Second World Wars, and made the ultimate sacrifice.

BRE. The latest book review is now available. It considers a short book outlining the US Navy and its role in the First World War.

BRE. The latest book review is now available. It considers a book examining the final year in the life of the submarine Triumph in the Mediterranean in the Second World War.

BRE. The latest book review is now available. It considers a book providing an account of life on board the US Navy light cruiser, USS Boise, during the Second World War.

BRE. The latest book review is now available. It considers a book recounting the history of a German family in the First World War, from which three sons served and died.

BRE. The latest book review is now available. It considers a book providing an account of the Sinai campaign in the First World War, to defend the Suez Canal from Ottoman/German attack.

BRE. The latest book review is now available. It considers the memoirs of a Vietnam War veteran turned entrepreneur, Bob Parsons, who founded the web hosting company GoDaddy, and battling PTSD.

BRE. The latest book review is now available. It considers a book examining the development of Japanese carrier airpower from the end of the First World War through to the end of the Second World War.