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BRE. The latest book review is now available. Ahead of International Women’s Day on 8 March 2026, Lt Cdr Helen Taylor RN considers a short book exploring the life stories of 18 Scottish women who served in the Merchant Navy in the First and Second World Wars, and made the ultimate sacrifice.

BRE. The latest book review is now available. It considers a book examining the final year in the life of the submarine Triumph in the Mediterranean in the Second World War.

BRE. The latest book review is now available. It considers a book providing an account of life on board the US Navy light cruiser, USS Boise, during the Second World War.

BRE. The latest book review is now available. It considers a book providing an account of and analysing the battle off Samar, part of the wider Battle of Leyte Gulf, in which a powerful Japanese surface force, including the Yamato, attacked a US escort carrier task unit.

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.

BRE. The latest book review is now available. It considers a new edition of a book originally published in 1957, providing an account of the complexity of the logistics required to support the rebuild of the naval base at Scapa Flow.

BRE. The latest book review is now available. It considers a short book examining Germany’s naval operations in the North Sea during the first part of the Second World War.

BRE. The latest book review is now available. It considers Paul Beaver’s biography of Eric Brown.

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.