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Air Power, Air Defence, Anti-Submarine Warfare, Armed Forces, Book Reviews, Carrier Strike Group, Combined Arms, Falklands War, Fleet Air Arm, Force Structure, France, Italy, Maritime Strategy, NATO, Naval Aviation, Naval History, Naval Platforms, Naval Tactics, Naval Warfare, Nuclear Weapons, Royal Air Force, Royal Canadian Air Force, Royal Canadian Navy, Russia, Soviet Union, Tactics, United States Navy

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Latest Book Review, 15 August 2025

15 Aug 25

BRE. The latest book review is now available. It considers a book charting the development of NATO and Soviet/Warsaw Pact maritime airpower through the Cold War, as well as the resurgence of the Russian threat.

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Admiralty, Air Power, Amphibious Operations, Anti-Submarine Warfare, Armed Forces, Battle of the Atlantic, British Pacific Fleet, Campaigns, Carrier Strike Group, Civil-Military Relations, Civilian Vessels, Combined Arms, Command & Control, Convoy Operations, Defence Industry, Diplomacy, Equipment Capability, Europe, Fleet Air Arm, Historiography, Indo-Pacific, Industry, Institutions, Joint Forces, Joint Operations, Leadership, Learning From The Past, Logistics, Maritime Strategy, Military History, Mission Command, Naval Architecture, Naval Engineering, Naval Gunfire Support, Naval History, Naval Platforms, Naval Tactics, Naval Warfare, New Zealand, Operational Art, People, Procurement, Royal Australian Navy, Royal Canadian Navy, Sea Power, Seapower, Second World War, Service Culture, Strategy, Submarines, Tactics, Technology, The Naval Review, Training, United States Navy, Veterans, Victualing, Women, Women's Royal Naval Service, World War Two

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HMS Wager: Fleet Destroyer 1944-1946

By Lt Cdr Lester May RN (rtd),

15 Aug 25

Ed. An extensive and personal investigation into the microhistory of HMS Wager, a W-class destroyer that operated with the British Pacific Fleet (BPF). Written for the 80^th Anniversary of VJ Day.

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Addressing Current Reality, Anti-Submarine Warfare, Armed Forces, Black Sea, Civil-Military Relations, Civilian Vessels, Coastal Forces, Convoy Operations, Defence Industry, Equipment Capability, Force Structure, Littoral, Maritime Strategy, Modularity, Naval Architecture, Naval Engineering, Naval History, Naval Platforms, Naval Warfare, Readiness, Royal Canadian Navy, Sea Power, Second World War, Technology, Ukraine, Uncrewed Surface Vessels (USVs), United States Navy

7 minutes, 8 seconds

From Luxury to Lethal: The conversion of civilian craft in naval warfare

By Jake Rigby,

12 Aug 25

Ed. The author, Head of Innovation and Research with BMT, considers the history of arming smaller civilian vessels such as yachts, and their modern applications with an eye towards increasing fleet mass. A 10 minute read.

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Addressing Current Reality, Air Power, Armed Forces, Campaigns, Carrier Strike Group, Civil-Military Relations, Combined Arms, Command & Control, Communications, Deterrence, Equipment Capability, Europe, Fleet Air Arm, Joint Forces, Joint Operations, Maritime Security, Maritime Trade, Middle East, NATO, Naval Platforms, Naval Staff, Operational Planning, People, Readiness, Red Sea, Royal Canadian Navy, Sea Power, Service Culture, Tactics, The Naval Review, Training

5 minutes, 57 seconds

Dispatches from Operation HIGHMAST No. 2 – Phase One: The Mediterranean

By Lt Cdr Andrew Ward,

05 Jun 25

Ed. Our correspondent continues his communications from Operation HIGHMAST, detailing events of the Carrier Strike Group (CSG) deployment transiting the Mediterranean. A 5 minute read.

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Amphibious Operations, Blockade, Book Reviews, China, Cold War, Combined Arms, Command & Control, Communications, Geopolitics, Geostrategy, Indo-Pacific, Korean War, Maritime Strategy, Naval Aviation, Naval History, Royal Australian Navy, Royal Canadian Navy, Royal New Zealand Navy, United States Navy

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Latest Book Review, 1 April 2025

01 Apr 25

BRE. The latest book review is now available. It considers an edited volume examining combined naval operations in the Korean War.

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Arctic, Baltic, Budgets and Finance, China, Coast Guard, Combined Arms, Constabulary, Defence Industry, Diplomacy, Doctrine, Energy, Engineering, Environment, Equipment Capability, Geostrategy, Hydrographic Survey, Industry, Maritime Strategy, Maritime Trade, Naval Architecture, Naval Engineering, Naval Platforms, Nuclear Power, Oceanography, Oil & Gas, Procurement, Risk Management, Royal Canadian Navy, Russia, Sea Power, Shaping The Future, Surveillance, Technology, Trade Interdiction and Protection, Ukraine, United States Navy

22 minutes, 20 seconds

Icebreakers: Future Force Projection? Often Overlooked Vessels For An Increasingly Strategic Arena

By James W Monroe,

01 Nov 24

Ed. Many leading Arctic nations are engaging programmes to build more icebreakers or to otherwise modernise or refit their icebreaking capability. China is an emerging polar nation with icebreakers and an overall presence in the Arctic only set to increase – and perhaps to overtake existing Russian Arctic dominance. A 20 minute read.

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Air Power, Armed Forces, Combined Arms, Command & Control, Equipment Capability, Joint Forces, Joint Operations, Leadership, Learning From The Past, Military History, Naval Gunfire Support, Naval History, Operational Planning, Royal Canadian Navy, Sea Power, Second World War, Tactics, United States Navy

6 minutes, 38 seconds

Why did the Anglo-Canadian landings on the Normandy coast on 6 June 1944 proceed in a more straightforward manner than the US operation against Omaha beach?

By OC Kellan Reed,

20 Mar 24

Ed. The author considers explanations for the disparity in casualty figures between the Allied landing zones during Operation NEPTUNE. A combination of command over-confidence, improper use of specialized equipment, and ineffective fire support are all evident. A 5 minute read.