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Addressing Current Reality, Admiralty, Air Defence, Air Power, Armed Forces, Australia, Carrier Strike Group, Combined Arms, Command & Control, Defence Engagement, Deterrence, Diplomacy, Dockyards & Ports, Environment, Equipment Capability, India, Indo-Pacific, Italy, Japan, Joint Forces, Joint Operations, Leadership, Logistics, Maritime Security, Maritime Strategy, Middle East, Mission Command, National Defence, NATO, Naval Aviation, Naval History, Naval Platforms, Naval Staff, Naval Tactics, Norway, Operational Art, Operational Planning, Operational Research, People, Readiness, Red Sea, Royal Air Force, Royal Australian Navy, Royal Fleet Auxiliary, Russia, Sea Power, Seapower, Taiwan, Technology, Training, United States Navy, Veterans
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Operation HIGHMAST: A Strategic and Operational Reflection

By Cdre James Blackmore RN,
26 Mar 26

Ed. With Operation HIGHMAST complete, the author, Commander UK Carrier Strike Group (COMUKCSG), provides a retrospective on the deployment, demonstrating the range of defence engagement, diplomacy and deterrence embodying the flagship mission. A 10 minute read.

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Book Reviews, Campaigns, First World War, Italy, Maritime Strategy, Naval History
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Latest Book Review, 20 March 2026

20 Mar 26

BRE. The latest book review is now available. It considers a book exploring the Italian naval campaign in the Adriatic during the First World War.

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Book Reviews, Italy, Naval History, Second World War
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Latest Book Review, 3 February 2026

03 Feb 26

BRE. The latest book review is now available. It considers a book providing an account and analysis of the Second Battle of Sirte in March 1942.

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Book Reviews, Italy, Maritime Strategy, Naval History, Naval Platforms, Second World War, World War Two
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Latest Book Review, 20 January 2026

20 Jan 26

BRE. The latest book review is now available. It considers a book providing a comprehensive overview of the development of the Italian Navy and its operations through the 1930s and up to the end of the Second World War.

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Air Power, Anti-Submarine Warfare, Battle of the Atlantic, Book Reviews, Convoy Operations, Fleet Air Arm, France, Germany, Italy, Joint Operations, Maritime Strategy, Naval Aviation, Naval History, Naval Platforms, Naval Warfare, Seapower, Second World War, Submarines, World War Two
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Latest Book Review, 25 November 2025

25 Nov 25

BRE. The latest book review is now available. It considers a forthcoming book examining the roles and contribution of Force H in the Second World War.

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Air Power, Air Defence, Anti-Submarine Warfare, Armed Forces, Book Reviews, Carrier Strike Group, Combined Arms, Falklands War, Fleet Air Arm, Force Structure, France, Italy, Maritime Strategy, NATO, Naval Aviation, Naval History, Naval Platforms, Naval Tactics, Naval Warfare, Nuclear Weapons, Royal Air Force, Royal Canadian Air Force, Royal Canadian Navy, Russia, Soviet Union, Tactics, United States Navy
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Latest Book Review, 15 August 2025

15 Aug 25

BRE. The latest book review is now available. It considers a book charting the development of NATO and Soviet/Warsaw Pact maritime airpower through the Cold War, as well as the resurgence of the Russian threat.

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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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