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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.

BRE. The latest book review is now available. It considers a book examining the development of midget submarines and manned torpedoes during the Second World War.

Ed. As military escalation increasingly takes centre stage, the author asks if Treasury intransigence has shifted the Defence goalposts. A 10 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 newly published book examining the German U-Boat campaign in the Caribbean in the Second World War.

Ed. The author, looking beyond the United States Navy, provides a survey of NATO’s current ambitious shipbuilding projects. Originally published in the USNI’s Proceedings, May 2026. A 15 minute read.

BRE. The latest book review is now available. It considers a book examining how and why land powers pursue naval development, with a particular focus on China’s shift from a Continental to Hybrid power.

Ed. The author considers RN readiness from the perspective of Military Aid to Civilian Authorities (MACA). As crises accumulate, the temptation to employ the RN to respond where civilian institutions lack support can erode warfighting capacity. A 15 minute read.

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.