Book Reviews

Jutland: Fresh Thought, Technology, Artefacts & Resonances

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Jutland: Fresh Thought, Technology, Artefacts & Resonances. By C F Walker and V A Michell. Indomitable Press. ISBN: 978 1 9163142 2 1 Reviewed by Bill Evershed “Don’t...

Strike from the Sea. Cruise missile history

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Strike from the Sea. The Development and Deployment of Strategic Cruise Missiles since 1934. By Norman Polmar and John O'Connell. Annapolis, Naval Institute Press, 2020. ISBN 9781682473894...

U-Boat Commander Oskar Kusch

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U-Boat Commander Oskar Kusch; Anatomy of a Nazi-era betrayal and judicial murder. By Eric C Rust. Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, 2020. Reviewed by Tim Coyle BUY NOW FROM BOOKTOPIA This is the...

Desperate Sunset: Japan’s Kamakazes

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DESPERATE SUNSET: JAPAN’S KAMIKAZES AGAINST ALLIED SHIPS, 1944-1945. By Mike Yeo. Osprey Publishing, Oxford, 2019. Reviewed by: Dr James Bosbotinis, The Naval Review BUY NOW FROM BOOKTOPIA Having followed the author of...

Wyatt Earp – The little ship with many names

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Wyatt Earp - The little ship with many names. By Trish Burgess. Connor Court Publishing, Brisbane 2020 Reviewed by Rob Garratt, Sea Power Centre- Australia BUY NOW FROM BOOKTOPIA How did a...

The last of Africa’s Cold War conflicts

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The last of Africa’s Cold War conflicts: Portuguese Guinea and its guerrilla insurgency. By Al Venter. Pen and Sword Military, Barnsley, 2020. Reviewed by John Johnson The wars...

Churchill’s Phoney War. A Study in Folly and Frustration

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Churchill’s Phoney War. A Study in Folly and Frustration. By Graham T Clews. Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, 2019. Reviewed by Tim Coyle BUY NOW FROM BOOKTOPIA The ‘Phoney War’ extended...

The Curious Case of Dr Ian Macdonald

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Extreme and Dangerous: The Curious Case of Dr Ian Macdonald. By Kate Hutchison. Australian Scholarly Publishing, Melbourne, 2020. Reviewed by Mark Edmonds The first thing to note...

Radio Girl. Wartime Legend

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Radio Girl; The story of the extraordinary Mrs Mac, pioneering engineer and wartime legend. By David Dufty. Allen and Unwin, Sydney. 2020. Reviewed by Tim Coyle BUY NOW FROM BOOKTOPIA Violet McKenzie...

Spoils of War: Fate of Enemy Fleets

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Spoils of war. The Fate of Enemy Fleets after the Two World Wars. By Aidan Dodson & Serena Cant Seaforth Publishing, Barnsley, 2020. ISBN 978-1-5267-4198-1 Reviewed by David...