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19th Century, Admiralty, AI, Air Power, Anti-Submarine Warfare, Armed Forces, Battle of the Atlantic, Black Sea, Budgets and Finance, China, Civil-Military Relations, Coastal Forces, Combined Arms, Command & Control, Defence Industry, Deterrence, Diplomacy, Doctrine, Equipment Capability, Europe, Force Structure, France, Geostrategy, Hybrid Warfare, Industry, Institutions, Leadership, Learning From The Past, Littoral, Maritime Security, Maritime Strategy, Maritime Trade, Military History, Modernisation, National Defence, Naval History, Naval Platforms, Naval Tactics, Naval Warfare, Operational Art, Piracy, Procurement, Red Sea, Risk Management, Russo-Japanese War, Sea Power, Second World War, Service Culture, Shipbuilding, Strategy, Submarines, Technology, Trade Interdiction and Protection, Uncrewed Surface Vessels (USVs), Uncrewed Underwater Vehicles (UUVs), Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
6 minutes, 57 seconds

What does the French ‘Jeune Ecole’ theory teach us to help set up a winning Hybrid Navy?

By Cdr Thibault Vallery-Radot MN,
03 Dec 25

Ed. The author considers the lessons of the late-19th century Jeune École, a historical cautionary tale reflective of the introduction of naval drone warfare. A 10 minute read.

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Amphibious Operations, Air Power, Armed Forces, Campaigns, Caribbean, Civil-Military Relations, Cold War, Combined Arms, Command & Control, Conflict Resolution, Defence Reviews, Doctrine, Escalation, Falklands War, Geopolitics, Joint Operations, Leadership, Learning From The Past, Maritime Security, Media, Middle East, Military History, Naval History, Naval Platforms, Naval Staff, Operational Planning, People, Political Science, Readiness, Risk Management, Sea Power, Special Forces, Tactics, United States Marine Corps, United States Navy
16 minutes, 39 seconds

Urgent Fury: The Risks of Turning Operational Ineptitude into Strategic Success

By Prof Chuck Steele,
27 Nov 25

Ed. The author investigates the crisis planning and political justifications for the US invasion of the island nation of Grenada on 25th October 1983. A 15 minute read.

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Admiralty, Age of Sail, Amphibious Operations, Armed Forces, Battle of Britain, Battle of the Atlantic, Campaigns, Civil-Military Relations, Civilian Vessels, Coastal Forces, Deterrence, Doctrine, Environment, Falklands War, General, Globalisation, Hybrid Warfare, Institutions, Joint Forces, Leadership, Littoral, Maritime Security, Maritime Strategy, Media, Merchant Marine, Military History, Mission Command, Morale, National Security, Naval History, Naval Warfare, Operational Art, People, Risk Management, Sea Power, Seapower, Second World War, Service Culture, Shaping The Future, The Art of Admirality
29 minutes, 31 seconds

Maritime Britain – a precious stone set in the silver sea

By Lt Cdr Jonathan Wheale RN,
19 Nov 25

Ed. The author, an RNSSC 1SL Fellow, continues his ‘liminal advantage’ series [111/4, p. 40], with due regard to the imaginative demands of leadership in the maritime domain. A 30 minute read.

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Armed Forces, Campaigns, Command & Control, Ethics, General, Indo-Pacific, Japan, Law, Leadership, Learning From The Past, Maritime Strategy, Memoirs, Military History, Naval History, Operational Research, People, PoWs, Sea Power, Second World War, United States Army, Veterans
10 minutes, 21 seconds

The Flags of My Father

By Stephanie Earls and Whitney H Galbraith,
12 Nov 25

Ed. The authors reflect on the wartime record of Col Nicoll ‘Nick’ Galbraith, US Army staff officer, who was captured at Corregidor and spent three and a half years as a Japanese POW. Originally published in the Colorado Springs Gazette. A 10 minute read.

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19th Century, Admiralty, Anglo-Zulu War, Biography, Budgets and Finance, Campaigns, Coastal Forces, Command & Control, Dockyards & Ports, Force Structure, Industrial Revolution, Joint Operations, Leadership, Learning From The Past, Maritime Strategy, Military History, Modernisation, Naval History, Naval Platforms, Naval Warfare, People, Sea Power, Technology
10 minutes, 5 seconds

The Silent Admiral: An overview of the life of Admiral of the Fleet Sir Frederick W Richards

By Sean V Keeliher,
06 Nov 25

Ed. The author investigates the career of Admiral Sir Frederick Richards, who played a critical but little understood role in the late Victorian Navy. A 10 minute read.

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Air Defence, Anti-Submarine Warfare, Armed Forces, Blockade, Campaigns, Combined Arms, Command & Control, Convoy Operations, First World War, General, Joint Forces, Learning From The Past, Merchant Navy, Military History, Naval History, Naval Platforms, Naval Staff, Naval Warfare, Operational Art, People, Sea Power, Submarines, Tactics, Technology, Trade Interdiction and Protection, Uncrewed Surface Vessels (USVs)
10 minutes, 3 seconds

The fundamentals of sea power

By Cdr Andrew Livsey RN,
04 Nov 25

Ed. The author reviews some principles of sea power, highlighting the differences between land and maritime-based operations and tactics. A 10 minute read.

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Air Power, Amphibious Operations, Book Reviews, British Pacific Fleet, Command & Control, Geostrategy, Indo-Pacific, Japan, Joint Operations, Logistics, Maritime Strategy, Military History, Naval Aviation, Naval Gunfire Support, Naval History, Operational Planning, Sea Power, Second World War, Strategic Bombing, United States Marine Corps, United States Navy, World War Two
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Latest Book Review, 4 November 2025

04 Nov 25

BRE. The latest book review is now available. It considers a book providing an account of the USAAF’s Seventh Air Force and its contribution to the Central Pacific campaign in the Second World War.

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19th Century, Addressing Current Reality, Admiralty, Air Power, American Revolution, Anti-Piracy, Armed Forces, Artificial Intelligence, Budgets and Finance, Civil-Military Relations, Cold War, Combined Arms, Command & Control, Communications, Defence Reviews, Doctrine, Education, First World War, Force Structure, Geopolitics, Geostrategy, Institutions, Joint Forces, Language, Leadership, Maritime Security, Maritime Strategy, Maritime Trade, Military History, Ministry of Defence, Modernisation, National Defence, National Security, Naval History, Naval Warfare, Organisational Theory, Professional Military Education, Red Sea, Royal Air Force, Royal Australian Navy, Royal Marines, Sea Power, Seapower, Second World War, Service Culture, Space, Technology, The Naval Review, United States Air Force, United States Marine Corps, United States Navy
25 minutes, 29 seconds

Endgame for Seablindness: defence organisation and the future of the Royal Navy and the United States Navy

By Dr James W E Smith,
28 Oct 25

Ed. The author revisits the issue of seablindness [112/2, p. 264], comparing the history of defence unification in the UK and US and taking stock of the situation today. A 30 minute read.

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Battle of the Atlantic, Book Reviews, Convoy Operations, Geopolitics, Merchant Navy, Military History, Naval History, Sea Power, Second World War
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Latest Book Review, 24 October 2025

24 Oct 25

BRE. The latest book review is now available. It considers a book, published in 1943, recounting Winston Churchill’s August 1941 voyage across the North Atlantic on HMS Prince of Wales to meet President Roosevelt, and jointly issue the Atlantic Charter.

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