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19th Century, Armed Forces, Baltic, Black Sea, Blockade, Campaigns, Coastal Forces, Colonialism, Command & Control, Conflict Resolution, Defence Industry, Diplomacy, Dockyards & Ports, Equipment Capability, Force Structure, Geostrategy, Globalisation, Indo-Pacific, Japan, Learning From The Past, Logistics, Maritime Security, Maritime Strategy, Military History, Modernisation, Morale, Naval Architecture, Naval History, Naval Intelligence, Naval Platforms, Naval Tactics, Naval Warfare, Operational Planning, Operational Research, People, Readiness, Risk Management, Rules of Engagement, Russia, Russo-Japanese War, Sea Power, Service Culture, Strategy, Tactics, Technology, United States of America
11 minutes, 33 seconds

The Battle of Tsushima Straits and the Beginning of the Modern Naval Era

By Whitney Galbraith,
12 Feb 26

Ed. The author provides an overview of the Russo-Japanese War as a watershed for the naval history of the 20th century. A 10 minute read.

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19th Century, Admiralty, AI, Air Power, Anti-Submarine Warfare, Armed Forces, Battle of the Atlantic, Black Sea, Budgets and Finance, China, Civil-Military Relations, Coastal Forces, Combined Arms, Command & Control, Defence Industry, Deterrence, Diplomacy, Doctrine, Equipment Capability, Europe, Force Structure, France, Geostrategy, Hybrid Warfare, Industry, Institutions, Leadership, Learning From The Past, Littoral, Maritime Security, Maritime Strategy, Maritime Trade, Military History, Modernisation, National Defence, Naval History, Naval Platforms, Naval Tactics, Naval Warfare, Operational Art, Piracy, Procurement, Red Sea, Risk Management, Russo-Japanese War, Sea Power, Second World War, Service Culture, Shipbuilding, Strategy, Submarines, Technology, Trade Interdiction and Protection, Uncrewed Surface Vessels (USVs), Uncrewed Underwater Vehicles (UUVs), Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
6 minutes, 57 seconds

What does the French ‘Jeune Ecole’ theory teach us to help set up a winning Hybrid Navy?

By Cdr Thibault Vallery-Radot MN,
03 Dec 25

Ed. The author considers the lessons of the late-19th century Jeune École, a historical cautionary tale reflective of the introduction of naval drone warfare. A 10 minute read.

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19th Century, Admiralty, Air Power, Amphibious Operations, Armed Forces, Australia, Campaigns, Carrier Strike Group, China, Cold War, Colonialism, Command & Control, Conflict Resolution, Defence Reviews, Diplomacy, Doctrine, Education, Europe, Fleet Air Arm, Force Structure, Geostrategy, Globalisation, Indo-Pacific, Institutions, Joint Forces, Joint Operations, Learning From The Past, Logistics, Maritime Strategy, Military History, Naval Gunfire Support, Naval History, Naval Platforms, Naval Warfare, People, Political Theory, Readiness, Russo-Japanese War, Sea Power, Seapower, Second World War, Strategy, Trade Interdiction and Protection, United States Navy
19 minutes, 15 seconds

The Significance of the Royal Navy’s Operations in the Pacific during World War II

By Prof Alessio Patalano,
15 Jul 25

Ed. An important retrospective on the RN’s role in the Pacific, revealing patterns in the history of the last 150 years. Delivered originally as a Royal Navy Club speech onboard HMS Belfast, 6 June 2025. A 20 minute read.

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19th Century, Book Reviews, Europe, First World War, Fisheries, General, Indo-Pacific, Naval History, Naval Platforms, Russia, Russo-Japanese War, Second World War, Submarines
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Latest Book Review, 13 September 2024

13 Sep 24

BRE. The latest book review is now available. It considers the latest edition of Osprey’s annual Warship, providing analysis of a diverse range of naval topics.

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Admiralty, Age of Sail, Air Power, Armed Forces, Cold War, Crimean War, Doctrine, Equipment Capability, Force Structure, Industrial Revolution, Industry, Leadership, Learning From The Past, Maritime Strategy, Military History, Naval Engineering, Naval History, Naval Platforms, Naval Warfare, Nuclear Weapons, Russia, Russo-Japanese War, Sea Power, Submarines, Technology
23 minutes, 38 seconds

The Best Bellwether is a Bad Navy: The Russian Navy as a Metric for Modernity

By Prof Chuck Steele,
16 Jul 24

Ed. An important survey of Russian naval history and naval ambitions from the Great Northern War to the Putin era, demonstrating, the author contends, a perpetual inability to intuit technological modernity. A 25 minute read.

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