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Anti-Submarine Warfare, Arctic, Book Reviews, Campaigns, Convoy Operations, Fleet Air Arm, Germany, Maritime Strategy, Merchant Navy, Naval Aviation, Naval History, Naval Platforms, Naval Tactics, Naval Warfare, Norway, Sea Power, Second World War, Soviet Union, Submarines, World War Two

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Latest Book Review, 21 November 2025

21 Nov 25

BRE. The latest book review is now available. It consider Hugh Sebag-Montefiore’s new study of the Arctic campaign in the Second World War.

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Anti-Submarine Warfare, Battle of the Atlantic, Book Reviews, Convoy Operations, Germany, Maritime Strategy, Merchant Navy, Naval History, Naval Intelligence, Naval Platforms, Naval Tactics, Naval Warfare, Sea Power, Second World War, Submarines, World War Two

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Latest Book Review, 28 October 2025

28 Oct 25

BRE. The latest book review is now available. It considers Roger Moorhouse’s new book on the German U-Boat campaign in the Second World War.

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Book Reviews, Campaigns, Germany, Military History, Naval History, Second World War, Soviet Union, Strategy

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Latest Book Review, 14 October 2025

14 Oct 25

BRE. The latest book review is now available. It considers a book examining the Second World War on the Eastern Front, in particular focusing on 1944 and the Soviet offensive, Operation BAGRATION.

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19th Century, Age of Sail, Baltic, Book Reviews, Crimean War, First World War, France, Geostrategy, Germany, Maritime Strategy, Napoleonic Wars, Naval History, Russia, Seapower, Second World War, Strategy

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Latest Book Review, 23 September 2025

23 Sep 25

BRE. The latest book review is now available. It considers Professor Andrew Lambert’s masterful study of the development of British strategy from victory at Waterloo to the First World War.

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Air Power, Air Defence, Anti-Submarine Warfare, Battle of the Atlantic, Blockade, Campaigns, Cold War, Combined Arms, Convoy Operations, Doctrine, Equipment Capability, Europe, First World War, Force Structure, From the Archive, Germany, Historiography, Indo-Pacific, Japan, Joint Forces, Joint Operations, Leadership, Maritime Strategy, Modernisation, Naval Engineering, Naval Gunfire Support, Naval History, Naval Platforms, Naval Tactics, Naval Warfare, Operational Art, Royal Australian Navy, Sea Power, Second World War, Submarines, Tactics, Technology, The Naval Review, Training, United States Navy

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Destroyers – A Review

By Mk. II,

12 Sep 25

Ed. Originally published in November 1952 [40/4, p. 373], the author examined the then recent history of destroyer operations and derived far-sighted conclusions that remain relevant today . A 30 minute read.

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19th Century, Book Reviews, First World War, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Naval History, Naval Platforms, Second World War, Soviet Union, United States Navy, World War Two

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Latest Book Review, 1 August 2025

01 Aug 25

BRE. The latest book review is now available. It considers the 2025 edition of Osprey’s annual Warship publication, covering a diverse range of naval history topics.

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Armed Forces, Battle of the Atlantic, Book Reviews, Campaigns, Germany, Maritime Strategy, Naval History, Sea Power, Second World War, World War Two

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Latest Book Review, 29 July 2025

29 Jul 25

BRE. The latest book review is now available. It considers two short volumes, both from Osprey Publishing, on aspects of the Germany Navy during the Nazi period.