Book Reviews

Teddy Sheean VC, A Selfless Act of Valour

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Teddy Sheean VC, A Selfless Act of Valour, Tom Lewis, Big Sky Publishing, Newport, 2021 Reviewed by Jim Truscott  BUY NOW FROM BOOKTOPIA  Having spoken at length...

The Power and the Glory – Royal Navy Fleet reviews

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The Power and the Glory - Royal Navy Fleet reviews from earliest times to 2005.          By Steve R Dunn. Seaforth Publishing,...

A Ceaseless Watch; Australia’s Third-Party Naval Defense

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A Ceaseless Watch; Australia’s Third-Party Naval Defense, 1919-1942. By Angus Britts. Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, 2021. Reviewed by Tim Coyle  BUY NOW FROM BOOKTOPIA  ‘Remember that day and night...

RAF Bomber Command Striking Back; Operations of a Halifax Crew

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RAF Bomber Command Striking Back; Operations of a Halifax Crew. By Alan Measures. Whittles Publishing, Dunbeath, 2020. Reviewed by Tim Coyle BUY NOW FROM BOOKTOPIA  RAF Bomber Command’s...

What Ship? Where Bound?

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What Ship, Where Bound? A History of Visual Signalling at Sea. By David Craddock. Seaforth Publishing, Barnsley, 2021. ISBN 978-1-5267-8482-7 Reviewed by David Hobbs BUY NOW AT BOOKTOPIA  This...

Teddy. Roosevelt biography

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Teddy. By Laurence Luckinbill. Illustrated by Eryck Tait. Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, 2021. Reviewed by Greg Swinden  BUY NOW FROM BOOKTOPIA  I have always been a ‘fan’...

Ships of the Royal Navy

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Ships of the Royal Navy. By J J Colledge, Ben Warlow & Steve Bush. Seaforth Publishing, Barnsley, 2020. ISBN 978-1-5267-9327-0 Reviewed by David Hobbs  BUY NOW ON BOOKTOPIA  This is...

An Australian Nuclear Industry: Starting with submarines?

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An Australian Nuclear Industry: Starting with submarines? Edited by Tom Frame. Published by Connor Court Publishing – www.connorcourtpublishing.com.au . ISBN 9781922449382. 2020. Reviewed by Peter...

Churchill’s pirates: the Royal Naval Patrol Service in WW II.

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Churchill’s pirates: the Royal Naval Patrol Service in World War II. By Jon Sutherland and Diane Canwell. Barnsley, South Yorkshire: Pen and Sword Maritime, 2020. Reviewed...

The British Carrier Strike Fleet After 1945

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The British Carrier Strike Fleet After 1945. By David Hobbs. Seaforth Publishing, Barnsley, 2015 – re-issued 2020. Reviewed by Jack McCaffrie Note: This book was reviewed in the...