Book Reviews

British Town Class Cruisers

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British Town Class Cruisers. Design, Development and Performance. Southampton and Belfast Classes. By Conrad Waters. Seaforth Publishing, Barnsley, 2019. Reviewed by David Hobbs Conrad Waters will...

The Royal Navy in the Napoleonic Age

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The Royal Navy in the Napoleonic Age : Senior Service 188-1815. By Mark Jessop. Pen & Sword History, Barnsley, 2019. Reviewed by John Johnston With more...

French Armoured Cruisers 1887-1932

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French Armoured Cruisers 1887-1932. John Jordan and Philippe Caresse. Seaforth Publishing, Barnsley, 2019. Reviewed by Tim Coyle French design - in fashion, jewellery, architecture, ships, cars...

Liberty’s Provenance

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Liberty’s Provenance; The Evolution of the Liberty Ship from its Sunderland Origins. By John Henshaw. Seaforth Publishing, Barnsley 2019. Reviewed by Tim Coyle The Liberty ship,...

Britain’s Island Fortresses: Defence of the Empire 1756-1956

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Britain’s Island Fortresses; Defence of the Empire 1756-1956. By Bill Clements, Pen and Sword Military, Barnsley, 2019.   Reviewed by Tim Coyle Scattered throughout the former British...

Large Scale Warship Models

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Large Scale Warship Models. From kits to scratch building. By Kerry Lang. Seaforth Publishing, Barnsley, 2019. Reviewed by David Hobbs Kerry Lang is a professor of Psychiatry...

RAN in Vietnam

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Out of Sight, Out of Mind; The Royal Australian Navy in Vietnam 1965-1972 (Second Edition). By John R Carroll. Rosenberg Publishing, Dural 2019. Reviewed by...

Right Man, Right Place, Worst Time

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Right Man, Right Place, Worst Time. By Betty Lee. Booralong Press, Brisbane 2019.   Reviewed by Mark Edmonds BUY NOW FROM BOOKTOPIA Right Man, Right Place, Worst Time is a biographical...

The inside story of Britain’s drone wars

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Reaper Force: The inside story of Britain’s drone wars. By Dr Peter Lee. John Blake Publishing, London 2019. Reviewed by Tim Coyle Numbers 39 and XIII...

Sailing North: Voyages of Character

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Dmitry Filipoff interviews Admiral James Stavridis (ret.) about his latest book, Sailing True North: Ten Admirals and the Voyage of Character. In this book Adm. Stavridis profiles...