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BRE. The latest book review is now available. It considers a book providing a detailed case study of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, exploring the rationale for the raid and its execution.

BRE. The latest book review is now available. It considers a biography of Hideki Tojo, the infamous Japanese military officer then prime minister, and war criminal.

BRE. The latest book review is now available. It considers the second volume of Alan Allport’s study into the British contribution to Allied victory in the Second World War, focusing on the period from 1942 to 1945.

Ed. The author contemplates historical epistemology, with due regard to the Great Peloponnesian War and the nature of strategy. A 15 minute read.

Ed. With John Mearsheimer’s ultrarealism firmly in mind, the author addresses the logic of abiding by, and violating, the international law of war. A 15 minute read.

Ed. The author provides an update on the geostrategic energy aspect of the Ukraine War, with the expansion of the conflict in the Middle East in mind. A 5 minute read.

Ed. The practitioner author paints a stark picture of a casualty-intensive opening phase of a near-future Pacific war, employing lessons from the Second World War to argue that depth of capability must be actualised today. Originally published in the USNI’s Proceedings, April 2026. A 10 minute read.

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 a book examining the history of the British Army from 1975 to the present day, and is recommended for all those “interested in contemporary British defence policy and its evolving armed forces.”