BRE. The latest book review is now available. It considers a short book from Helion exploring the opening phase of the Iran-Iraq War at sea. Given current events in the Middle East, this book may also be valuable background reading.

80 pages Brian Trim This enjoyable little volume is a recent offering from military history specialists Helion. I had not […]

BRE. The latest book review is now available. It considers a book exploring the takeovers of four dreadnoughts originally built for foreign navies, by the Royal Navy, their use in the First World War, and subsequent fates.

256 pages Robert Muddysley There cannot be many professors of Egyptology who are also published authors on German warships of […]

BRE. The latest book review is now available. It considers a book exploring ships, submarines and aircraft lost at sea in mysterious circumstances, from the Tudor period to the present day.

208 pages David Collins This is a fun book to read. It is based on 50 odd vignettes of various […]

BRE. The latest book review is now available. It considers a book exploring the premodern history of great power conflicts along the maritime silk road, stretching from the Mediterranean to the shores of Japan, in order to help inform understanding of the current geopolitical environment in the Indo-Pacific.

360 pages Dr James Bosbotinis The subject of this book immediately appealed to this reviewer who has a deep interest […]

BRE. The latest book review is now available. It revisits Eric Grove’s 2005 The Royal Navy Since 1815. Whilst the book has been previously reviewed, new perspectives on important books are always welcome.