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Coal Ship! How Black Diamonds Transformed the RN

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Coal Ship! How Black Diamonds Transformed the Royal Navy 1830-1918. By Steve R Dunn. Seaforth Publishing, an imprint of Pen & Sword Books, Yorkshire...

The age of conquering the sea

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A new book, From Mare Liberum to Mare Dominium by Tevfik Kadan, asks whether  maritime spaces can remain legally free while becoming increasingly controllable...

Australia’s Post-American Future

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Hard New World. Australia’s Post-American Future. By Hugh White. Published by Black Ink Inc, an imprint of Schwartz Books Pty. Ltd., Collingwood, Victoria 2026. Reviewed...

Salt in His Veins: Sir Albert Poland

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Salt in His Veins: The Life of Vice Admiral Sir Albert Poland KBE CB DSO DSC RN. By Vice Admiral Peter Jones AO DSC...

New Guinea Eagles:

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New Guinea Eagles: The Japanese Air Army from Rabaul to Wewak, October 1942 to September 1943. (Volume 1 of a planned 3). By Michael...

Battleship Yamato. Myth and Legend

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Battleship Yamato.The Ship, the Myth, the Legend. By Alexander Wooley. Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, MD, 2026.ISBN 979-8-89241-020-5 (hardcover). ISBN 979-8-89241-022-9 (eBook)       ...

The Navy’s Warriors in the Skies

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The Burning Blue: Stories of the Navy’s Warriors in the Skies. By Mike Carlton. Penguin Random House, Australia, 2026 . 420 pages with 53...

Deterrence and Denial

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Deterrence and Denial: The Power of Fleets in Being. Edited by S.C.M. Paine. Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, Maryland, 2025. Reviewed by Darren Puttock Deterrence, denial and...

Daily Leadership Principles for the Motivated Sailor

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Helm and Horizon, Daily Leadership Principles for the Motivated Sailor. By Steven-Paul Lapid, USN (Ret.). Shine Press, 4522 W. Village Dr. #1294. Tampa, Florida...

Last resting Place. The loss of HMS Hood and other ships

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The Last resting Place. The Loss of HMS Hood and other British Capital Ships 1939-45. By Martin Lawrence. Seaforth Publishing, an imprint of Pen...