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.

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

BRE. The latest book review is now available. It considers the latest book by Captain Lars Wedin, Swedish Navy (retd.), ‘whose writings deserve much greater attention’.

373 pages Peter Hore Fifty years ago, the young Lars Wedin was challenged by a senior naval officer for his […]

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’.

BRE. The latest book review is now available. It considers a book exploring the wartime experience of a US warship, the Borie, the wider development of ASW convoy protection in the USN, and US efforts at breaking German codes.

376 pages Capt. Andrew Welch (retd.) This is a fascinating book – it’s really three books in one, but the […]

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.

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.