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20th Century, Anti-Submarine Warfare, Book Reviews, Cold War, Naval History, Naval Platforms, Naval Warfare, Nuclear Deterrence, Nuclear Power, Nuclear Weapons, Royal Navy, Submarines

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Latest Book Review, 17 July 2026

17 Jul 26

BRE. The latest book review is now available. It considers a book exploring the history of the Royal Navy’s submarine forces during the Cold War.

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19th Century, 20th Century, Admiralty, Age of Sail, Anti-Submarine Warfare, Armed Forces, Campaigns, Carrier Strike Group, Civil-Military Relations, Cold War, Combined Arms, Communications, Defence Industry, Deterrence, Diplomacy, Doctrine, Early Modern, Europe, First World War, France, Geopolitics, Geostrategy, Globalisation, Hybrid Navy, Institutions, Iran, Joint Forces, Joint Operations, Leadership, Learning From The Past, Maritime Security, Maritime Strategy, Military History, Ministry of Defence, Modernisation, Morale, Napoleonic Wars, National Defence, National Security, NATO, Naval Aviation, Naval History, Naval Platforms, Naval Staff, Nuclear Power, Nuclear Weapons, Organisational Theory, People, Readiness, Red Sea, Royal Navy, Sea Power, Second World War, Service Culture, Strategy, United States of America

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What the 400th anniversary of the French Navy highlights for Franco-British naval relations

By Cdr Thibault Vallery-Radot MN,

14 Jul 26

Ed. For Bastille Day, the author considers the past and future of the relationship between the Marine Nationale and the Royal Navy, a vital pillar in the European defence architecture. With a foreword by the First Sea Lord. A 20 minute read.

20th Century, Book Reviews, France, Naval History, Naval Warfare, Second World War, World War Two

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Latest Book Review, 10 July 2026

10 Jul 26

BRE. The latest book review is now available. It considers a book providing an account of Operation CATAPULT.

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20th Century, Age of Sail, Air Defence, Armed Forces, Black Sea, Blockade, Campaigns, Coastal Forces, Cold War, Combined Arms, Command & Control, Dockyards & Ports, Doctrine, Environment, Equipment Capability, First World War, Fleet Air Arm, General, Hybrid Navy, Iran, Italy, Japan, Joint Forces, Joint Operations, Learning From The Past, Littoral, Logistics, Maritime Security, Maritime Strategy, Military History, Modernisation, National Defence, National Security, Naval Aviation, Naval History, Naval Tactics, Naval Warfare, Operational Art, Operational Planning, Risk Management, Russia, Sea Power, Second World War, Strategy, Supply Chains, Tactics, Technology, Trade Interdiction and Protection, Ukraine, Uncrewed Surface Vessels (USVs), United States Navy, USNI

18 minutes, 54 seconds

Naval Base Strike in the Theory and Practice of Sea Control

By A/Lt Cdr Teddy Bradley RN,

09 Jul 26

Ed. With historical and contemporary examples in mind, the author reconsiders naval strike as an indirect method of pursuing sea control. A 20 minute read.

19th Century, 20th Century, Biography, Book Reviews, Historiography, Maritime Strategy, Naval History, Sea Power, United States Navy, United States of America

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Latest Book Review, 7 July 2026

07 Jul 26

BRE. The latest book review is now available. It considers a new biography of Admiral Alfred Thayer Mahan.

19th Century, Africa, Age of Sail, Book Reviews, Campaigns, Colonialism, Naval History, Persian Gulf, Slave Trade

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Latest Book Review, 3 July 2026

03 Jul 26

BRE. The latest book review is now available. It considers a book providing an alternative perspective to ‘Western’ narratives regarding the campaigns to combat piracy and slave-trading.

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20th Century, Addressing Current Reality, Admiralty, Air Power, Anti-Submarine Warfare, Armed Forces, Carrier Strike Group, Civil Society, Civil-Military Relations, Coastal Forces, Cold War, Combined Arms, Defence Industry, Doctrine, Education, Environment, Equipment Capability, Europe, Fleet Air Arm, Force Structure, Geostrategy, Global War On Terror, Hybrid Navy, Institutions, Maritime Security, Maritime Strategy, Mine Countermeasures, Ministry of Defence, Modernisation, National Defence, Naval History, Naval Platforms, Naval Warfare, Procurement, Risk Management, Royal Air Force, Russia, Sea Power, Service Culture, Technology, Veterans

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Post-‘peace dividend’ and the future of RN warfighting doctrine

By Harry MacNamara,

30 Jun 26

Ed. The Naval Staff Research author argues that the post-Cold War ‘peace dividend’ era has come to an end, necessitating a total reconsideration of defence policy and warfighting doctrine. A 10 minute read.

20th Century, Australia, Book Reviews, Campaigns, Indo-Pacific, Japan, Maritime Strategy, Naval History, Naval Warfare, Seapower, Second World War, United States of America, World War Two

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Latest Book Review, 26 June 2026

26 Jun 26

BRE. The latest book review is now available. It considers the latest volume in the Britannia Naval Histories of World War Two series, looking at the opening months of the war against Japan in Southeast Asia in 1941-2.

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Battle of the Atlantic, Book Reviews, Naval History, Naval Platforms, Naval Warfare, Second World War, World War Two

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Latest Book Review, 23 June 2026

23 Jun 26

BRE. The latest book review is now available. It considers a book which examines a new theory regarding the circumstances around the loss of HMS Hood in the Second World War.

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