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British Anti-Aircraft Cruisers

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British Anti-Aircraft Cruisers. ‘C’ Class, Dido Class and Mercantile Conversions                                                           ShipCraft Number 35. By Les Brown. Seaforth Publishing, Barnsley, 2026. ISBN 978-1-0361-5317-5 (Paperback) ISBN...

Adm Spruance and US Victory in the Pacific.

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Wielding the Trident: Admiral Raymond A. Spruance and America’s Victory in the Pacific. By Andrew Blackley. US Naval Institute Press, 2026. ISBN9798899190001. Reviewed by Peter...

The Greatest Naval War Ever Fought

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The Greatest Naval War Ever Fought 1939-1945. By Vincent P O’Hara. Seaforth Publishing, Barnsley, 2026.  ISBN 978-1-03615-310-6 (Hardback).                                                                           ISBN 978-1-03615-311-3 (Epub) Reviewed by David Hobbs A...

Analysis and Retelling of the Battle of Leyte Gulf

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The Defenders of Taffy 3; Analysis and Retelling of the Battle of Leyte Gulf. By Byron G Como – b44como@gmail.com. 3rd Print On Demand...

British Battlecruisers of WWII

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British Battlecruisers of the Second World War. ShipCraft 7 Revised New Edition. By Steve Backer.  Revised by Les Brown. Seaforth Publishing, Barnsley, 2007 and...

Driving Change in Naval technology 1900-1918

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Admiral Sir Reginald Bacon. Driving Change in Naval technology 1900-1918. By David Craddock. Seaforth Publishing, Barnsley, 2026 ISBN 978-1-0361-4589-7 (Hardback) ISBN 978-1-0361-4591-0 (Epub) Reviewed by...

War Plan Taiwan

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War Plan Taiwan; OPLAN 5077 and the US struggle for the Pacific. By Rowan Allport. Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, Maryland, 2026. Reviewed by Tim Coyle ‘Predictions...

World Naval Review 2026

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World Naval Review 2026. Conrad Waters (editor). Seaforth Publications, Barnsley, Yorkshire. Reviewed by Tim Coyle World Naval Review 2026 leaves no aspect of world navies’ orders-of-battle,...

The Strategists and the Great Man theory

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The Strategists. Churchill, Stalin, Roosevelt, Mussolini and Hitler - How War Made Them, And How They Made War. ISBN: 9781405966597. Penguin. Reviewed by Andrew Davies* The...

A Bloody Business – Convoy PQ 17

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A Bloody Business – Convoy PQ 17. By John Henshaw. Casemate Publishers, Havertown PA, USA, and Barnsley, UK, 2025. ISBN 978-1-63624-607-9 (hardback edition)                                                                                  ISBN...