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Book Reviews, Cold War, Indo-Pacific, Naval History, Naval Platforms, United States Navy, World War Two
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Latest Book Review, 14 November 2025

14 Nov 25

BRE. The latest book review is now available. It considers a short book examining the development and operational history of the US Navy’s Atlanta-class light cruisers, which were in service in the 1940s and early 1950s.

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US Navy Atlanta-Class Light Cruisers 1940-49

14 Nov 25

48 pages RAdm R G Melly Naval historian Mark Lardas is a prolific writer of books, and I see that […]

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Air Power, Amphibious Operations, Book Reviews, British Pacific Fleet, Command & Control, Geostrategy, Indo-Pacific, Japan, Joint Operations, Logistics, Maritime Strategy, Military History, Naval Aviation, Naval Gunfire Support, Naval History, Operational Planning, Sea Power, Second World War, Strategic Bombing, United States Marine Corps, United States Navy, World War Two
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Latest Book Review, 4 November 2025

04 Nov 25

BRE. The latest book review is now available. It considers a book providing an account of the USAAF’s Seventh Air Force and its contribution to the Central Pacific campaign in the Second World War.

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Central Pacific 1943-45: Seventh Air Force’s Island-Hopping War

04 Nov 25

96 pages Dr James Bosbotinis In Central Pacific 1943-45, the author seeks to provide an account of the oft-overshadowed US […]

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Air Power, Amphibious Operations, Book Reviews, Campaigns, Combined Arms, Geostrategy, Indo-Pacific, Japan, Littoral, Maritime Strategy, Military History, Naval Aviation, Naval History, Royal Australian Air Force, Second World War
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Latest Book Review, 17 October 2025

17 Oct 25

BRE. The latest book review is now available. It considers a succinct account of the Japanese campaign against New Guinea in 1942 and early 1943, and the Allied response, focusing on the roles and contribution of airpower.

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New Guinea 1942-43: Halting the Last Japanese Advance

17 Oct 25

96 pages Dr James Bosbotinis The first of two books, New Guinea 1942-43 seeks to provide an account of Japanese […]

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Air Power, Book Reviews, Indo-Pacific, Japan, Naval Aviation, Naval History, Naval Platforms, Sea Power, Second World War, Strategy, United States Navy, World War Two
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Latest Book Review, 29 August 2025

29 Aug 25

BRE. The latest book review is now available. It considers a book providing an account of the US Navy’s Fast Carrier Force’s September 1944 strikes on Japanese forces in the Philippines.

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Philippines 1944: Third Fleet’s First Victory Over Japanese Land-Based Airpower

29 Aug 25

96 pages Dr James Bosbotinis Having read three of the author’s previous books for Osprey – on the F6F Hellcat […]

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Book Reviews, Battle of the Atlantic, Indo-Pacific, Memoirs, Naval History, Second World War, World War Two
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Latest Book Review, 22 July 2025

22 Jul 25

BRE. The latest book review is now available. It considers the memoirs of a Royal Navy  rating’s experience of the Second World War at sea in Europe and the Indo-Pacific.

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