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BRE. The latest book review is now available. It considers a short volume exploring the role of the Beaufighter in maritime strike operations in the Mediterranean and North Sea during the Second World War, especially with regard to countering German ‘Flak ships’.

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.

BRE. The latest book review is now available. It considers a book examining the maritime campaigns in the Atlantic and northwestern European waters and contribution to Allied victory in the Second World War.

BRE. The latest book review is now available. It considers a new book providing an account of, and examining the circumstances around PQ17.

Ed. When the 1980s Iran-Iraq War bled into the maritime sphere, the US Navy raced to halt depredations to oil shipments; the mine-warfare factor weighed heavily in the operation and offers lessons for today. Originally published in the USNI’s Proceedings, June 2025. A 15 minute read.

BRE. The latest book review is now available. It considers the latest edition of Geoffrey Till’s Seapower: A Guide for the Twenty-First Century.

Ed. Originally published in November 2012 [100/4, p. 363], members may find this article from the NR’s archive instructive as to how geostrategic developments in the Persian Gulf have changed (or not) over the past decade and a half. A 25 minute read.

BRE. The latest book review is now available. It considers a book examining US operations to protect Kuwaiti oil tankers during the Tanker War in the late 1980s.

Ed. Our correspondent returns to the question of the Fleet Solid Support Ships, and points to the unprecedented nature of their proposed operation.