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Amphibious Operations, Australia, Book Reviews, Campaigns, Indo-Pacific, Japan, Maritime Strategy, Naval Aviation, Naval Gunfire Support, Naval History, Naval Tactics, Operational Planning, Royal Australian Air Force, Royal New Zealand Air Force, Sea Power, Second World War, Shipbuilding, United States Air Force, United States Army, United States Marine Corps, United States Navy, United States of America, World War Two
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Latest Book Review, 26 May 2026

26 May 26

BRE. The latest book review is now available. It considers the concluding volume in a four-book series providing an account of the Guadalcanal-Solomons Campaign of the Second World War.

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Air Power, Book Reviews, Campaigns, Command & Control, Communications, Geostrategy, Indo-Pacific, Japan, Maritime Strategy, Military History, Naval Aviation, Naval History, Naval Platforms, Naval Tactics, Naval Warfare, Operational Planning, Sea Power, Second World War, Strategy, Submarines, United States Army, United States Navy, World War Two
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Latest Book Review, 15 May 2026

15 May 26

BRE. The latest book review is now available. It considers a book providing a detailed case study of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, exploring the rationale for the raid and its execution.

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Armed Forces, Blockade, Campaigns, China, Civilian Vessels, Coastal Forces, Cold War, Convoy Operations, Deterrence, Doctrine, Energy, Equipment Capability, Escalation, Force Structure, From the Archive, General, Geostrategy, Globalisation, Hybrid Warfare, Iran, Iraq, Joint Forces, Joint Operations, Law, Leadership, Littoral, Maritime Security, Maritime Strategy, Maritime Trade, Middle East, Military History, Mine Countermeasures, Naval History, Naval Platforms, Naval Tactics, Naval Warfare, Oil & Gas, Operational Planning, Operational Research, People, Red Sea, Risk Management, Sea Power, Tactics, Taiwan, Tanker War, Trade Interdiction and Protection, United States Army, United States Marine Corps, United States Navy, USNI
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The Tanker War

By 2Lt Quentin Zimmer USMC,
01 Apr 26

Ed. When the 1980s Iran-Iraq War bled into the maritime sphere, the US Navy raced to halt depredations to oil shipments; the mine-warfare factor weighed heavily in the operation and offers lessons for today. Originally published in the USNI’s Proceedings, June 2025. A 15 minute read.

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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
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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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