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Amphibious Operations, Book Reviews, First World War, Naval Gunfire Support, Naval History, Naval Platforms, New Zealand, Second World War, World War Two
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Latest Book Review, 18 November 2025

18 Nov 25

BRE. The latest book review is now available. It considers a short book exploring the development and employment of monitors by the Royal Navy, in particular during the Second World War.

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Book Reviews, Cold War, Indo-Pacific, Naval History, Naval Platforms, United States Navy, World War Two
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Latest Book Review, 14 November 2025

14 Nov 25

BRE. The latest book review is now available. It considers a short book examining the development and operational history of the US Navy’s Atlanta-class light cruisers, which were in service in the 1940s and early 1950s.

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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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Biography, Book Reviews, Leadership, Naval History, Royal Fleet Auxiliary, Royal Marines
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Latest Book Review, 11 November 2025

11 Nov 25

BRE. The latest book review is now available. It considers Peter Hore’s forthcoming biography of Admiral Sir Jock Slater.

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Air Defence, Amphibious Operations, Anti-Submarine Warfare, Campaigns, Convoy Operations, Engineering, Equipment Capability, Europe, Indo-Pacific, Japan, Leadership, Learning From The Past, Maritime Trade, Naval History, Naval Tactics, Naval Warfare, People, Readiness, Second World War, Service Culture, Submarines, Tactics, Veterans
16 minutes, 44 seconds

HMS Shakespeare: Two Remarkable War Patrols

By Dan Conley,
11 Nov 25

Ed. For Remembrance Day, the author provides narratives of two RN submarine patrols, highlighting the versatility and steadfastness of British submariners during ‘the offensive’ as Stephen Roskill phrased it. A 15 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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Anti-Submarine Warfare, Armed Forces, Biography, Campaigns, Civil-Military Relations, Civilian Vessels, Coastal Forces, Convoy Operations, Europe, General, Indo-Pacific, Joint Operations, Leadership, Learning From The Past, Maritime Trade, Memorialisation, Merchant Navy, Mission Command, Naval History, Naval Staff, Naval Warfare, People, Royal Naval Reserve, Second World War, Service Culture, Submarines, Tactics, Technology, Trade Interdiction and Protection, Training, Veterans
21 minutes, 14 seconds

Lt Ronald Sycamore Frost RNR (1909-1941)

By David Frost,
05 Nov 25

Ed. The author provides a biographical history of his father, Lt R S Frost RNR, a consummate professional who served aboard liners in the interwar period and met his fate as a Mediterranean submariner during the Second World War. A 20 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)
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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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