BRE. The latest book review is now available. Our Editor, Mike Beardall, considers the new, sixth edition of The Royal Navy Day By Day.

984 pages Mike Beardall General Colin Powell famously said “you are either part of the problem or part of the […]

BRE. The latest book review is now available. It considers two new biographies of Commander Charles Lightoller, ‘the most senior officer to survive the loss’ of the Titanic, and who served with distinction in the First World War and contributed to the evacuation from Dunkirk.

272 pages; 304 pages Peter Hore By curious coincidence, 2026 has produced not one but two full-length biographies of Commander […]

BRE. The latest book review is now available. It considers a book examining the history and conduct of British amphibious operations during the First World War.

224 pages Andrew Young Back in January, I was pleased to review Joseph Moretz’s excellent The Development of British Amphibious […]

BRE. The latest book review is now available. It considers a book providing an account of the British Pacific Fleet’s contribution to Operation ICEBERG – the battle for Okinawa, in the Second World War.

96 pages Dr James Bosbotinis The British Pacific Fleet, arguably the most powerful fleet yet deployed by the Royal Navy, […]

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.