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Book Reviews, First World War, Naval History
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Latest Book Review, 23 February 2024

23 Feb 24

BRE. The latest book review is now available. It considers the development of motor boats for the Royal Navy, US Navy and other navies in the First World War and immediate post-war period.

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The Petrol Navy: British, American and Other Naval Motor Boats at War 1914-1920

23 Feb 24

285 pages Simon Haill A fascinating book produced from the prolific pen of the author Steve Dunn. With the advent […]

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19th Century, Age of Sail, Book Reviews, Military History, Naval History, United States Navy
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Latest Book Review, 16 February 2024

16 Feb 24

BRE. The latest book review is now available. Professor Andrew Lambert considers a book on the War of 1812, which ‘provides the ideal introduction to a complex, and much misunderstood conflict’.

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The War of 1812

16 Feb 24

144 pages Prof Andrew Lambert The new edition of this beautifully illustrated book provides the ideal introduction to a complex, […]

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Book Reviews, Naval History, People, Second World War
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Latest Book Review, 9 February 2024

09 Feb 24

BRE. The latest book review is now available. It insiders a book published in 1950, exploring the wartime experience of those who served in the RNVR. It is also the first of “If you can find a copy of…do read it!” Members are invited to share new reviews of old books, which may be of interest, or past book reviews that may have an enduring value.

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Wavy Navy By Some Who Served

09 Feb 24

The below review is the first of “If you can find a copy of…do read it!” Members are invited to […]

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Book Reviews, First World War, Naval History, Second World War
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Latest Book Review, 6 February 2024

06 Feb 24

BRE. The latest book review is now available. It considers a reprint of Vice Admiral Sir Peter Gretton’s 1968 study of Sir Winston Churchill and the Royal Navy.

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Former Naval Person: Winston Churchill and the Royal Navy

06 Feb 24

(originally published by Cassell, 1968) 415 pages   David Collins   One wonders whether the apparent thirst for books, articles, […]

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Age of Sail, American Revolution, Book Reviews, Naval History, United States Navy
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Latest Book Review, 2 February 2024

02 Feb 24

BRE. The latest book review is now available. It considers a book exploring the maritime aspects of the American Revolutionary War.

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