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14 minutes, 24 seconds

Sea Control Without Decisive Battle: Strategic Naval Employment in the First World War

By Keith McKinley,

13 Aug 26

Ed. The author’s straightforward study of naval strategy in the Great War, comparing British, US and German approaches. In the final analysis, quantity produced a quality all of its own. A 15 minute read.

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0 minutes, 2 seconds

Latest Book Review, 11 August 2026

11 Aug 26

BRE. The latest book review is now available. It considers an edited volume, featuring an eminent selection of contributors, examining the development of maritime strategy from the 17th century through to the present.

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16 minutes, 8 seconds

A Tale of Two Declines: The Collapse of British and American Shipbuilding

By MIDN C2C Eva Berry USNR,

06 Aug 26

Ed. Britain’s maritime rise and fall holds urgent lessons for a United States losing ground to China at sea and in the shipyard. Originally published in the USNI’s Proceedings, August 2026. A 15 minute read.

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20th Century, Biography, Book Reviews, First World War, Naval History, Royal Navy, Second World War, World War Two

0 minutes, 1 second

Latest Book Review, 4 August 2026

04 Aug 26

BRE. The latest book review is now available. It considers a biography of Vice Admiral Sir Albert Poland.

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0 minutes, 2 seconds

Latest Book Review, 31 July 2026

31 Jul 26

BRE. The latest book review is now available. It considers a book examining the evolution of ASW through the Cold War.

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4 minutes, 10 seconds

Editorial: Naval Review 114/3

By Mike Beardall,

30 Jul 26

Ed. The vast population of this ‘sceptred isle’ is ‘sea blind’ or, if you prefer, ‘maritime illiterate’. We should acknowledge this as the steady state and the only thing that could change one’s appreciation would be total war.

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1 minute, 6 seconds

Letter to the Editor: Time for a Strategic Choice

By Rob Forsyth,

28 Jul 26

Ed. Our correspondent questions the Continuous At Sea Deterrent (CASD) from a perspective of cost and strategic choice for the future of the Submarine Service.

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0 minutes, 2 seconds

Latest Book Review, 28 July 2026

28 Jul 26

BRE. The latest book review is now available. It considers a book examining the Mediterranean in the Second World War, focusing on the Allied campaign to defeat the Axis.

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0 minutes, 2 seconds