Book Reviews

New Cold Wars: China’s Rise, Russia’s Invasion, and America’s Struggle

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New Cold Wars: China’s Rise, Russia’s Invasion, and America’s Struggle to Defend the West. By David Sanger. (Penguin House, 2024). ISBN: 9780593443590.  Reviewed by John...

The Navy Chiefs – Australian Navy Leaders 1911-1997 

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The Navy Chiefs – Australian Navy Leaders 1911-1997. Edited by James Goldrick and Alastair Cooper. Allen and Unwin, Crows Nest, NSW 2024 Price $49.99   Reviewed...

Malta – a Childhood Under Siege

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Malta – a Childhood Under Siege. By Linda Peek. Woodlands Publishing, Glenmore Park NSW, 2023. https://woodlandspublishing.au/malta-a-childhood-under-siege/ Reviewed by Desmond Woods OAM The story of Malta’s endurance, sacrifice...

The War for Ukraine

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The War for Ukraine – Strategy and Adaptation Under Fire. By Mick Ryan. Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, 2024. Reviewed by Tim Coyle In December 2021 the...

Cyclone Warriors. The ADF and Cyclone Tracy

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Cyclone Warriors. The ADF and Cyclone Tracy December 1974 – June 1975. By Dr Tom Lewis. Avonmore Books (08) 8431 9780. avonmorebooks.com.au Reviewed by Desmond...

German Admiral who spied for Allies

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By CDR Christopher Nelson, USN*   Author David Alan Johnson discusses his new book, Admiral Canaris: How Hitler’s Chief of Intelligence Betrayed the Nazis. Center for...

Dive! Australian Submariners at War

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Dive! Australian Submariners at War. By Mike Carlton, AM. Penguin 2024 Reviewed by Peter Scott Mike Carlton is a past master in the craft of writing...

Dairy of 18yo in the Falkland War

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FEARLESS:  The Diary of an 18-Year-Old at War in the Falklands. By Kevin J Porter  BUY HERE  Reviewed by Desmond Woods The Falklands War of 1982 is...

Admiral VAT Smith. Extraordinary Life

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Admiral VAT Smith: The extraordinary life of the father of Australia’s Fleet Air Arm. By Graeme Lunn. Avonmore Books, Kent Town, 2024. Reviewed by Peter...

Down to the Sea in Submarines

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Down to the Sea in Submarines; A Cold War Odessey. By Dan Conley. Seaforth Publishing, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, 2024. Reviewed by Kim Pitt and Peter...