Book Reviews

Australia’s policy towards Britain’s end of Empire in SE Asia

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Cold War and Decolonisation: Australia’s policy towards Britain’s end of Empire in Southeast Asia. By Andrea Benvenuti. National University of Singapore Press, Singapore, 2017. Reviewed...

Norman Friedman’s British Destroyers

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British Destroyers: From Earliest Days to the Second World War. By Norman Friedman. Seaforth Publications, Barnsley, 2009, reprint 2017. Reviewed by Gregory P. Gilbert NORMAN FRIEDMAN’S...

U-Boat Assault on America

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U-Boat Assault on America: Why the US was unprepared for war in the Atlantic. By Ken Brown. Seaforth Publishing, Barnsley, 2017. Reviewed by Mike Fogarty THIS...

Battleship Warspite: Detailed in the Original Builders’ Plans

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Battleship Warspite: Detailed in the Original Builders’ Plans. By Robert Brown. Seaforth Publications, Barnsley, 2017. Reviewed by Gregory P. Gilbert HMS ‘WARSPITE’ was one of the...

An A-4 Skyhawk Pilot in Vietnam

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Rampant Raider: An A-4 Skyhawk Pilot in Vietnam. By Stephen R Gray. Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, 2017. Reviewed by David Hobbs BUY NOW FROM BOOKTOPIA AFTER serving for a short...

Beyond the Beach: The Allied War against France

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Beyond the Beach: The Allied War against France. By Stephen A. Bourque. Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, 2018. Reviewed by Gregory P. Gilbert EFFECTS-BASED OPERATIONS remain a...

The Grey Wolves of Eriboll

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The Grey Wolves of Eriboll. By David M. Hird, Whittles Publishing, Dunbeath, second edition 2018. Reviewed by John Johnston ONE impressive image from the Second World...

Bayly’s war. WWI anti-sub history

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Bayly’s War: The Battle for the Western Approaches in the First World War. By Steve R. Dunn. Seaforth Publishing, Barnsley, 2018. Reviewed by John...

An Illustrated History of the US Navy in Vietnam

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Combat at Close Quarters: An Illustrated History of the US Navy in the Vietnam War. Edited by Edward J. Marolda. Naval Institute Press, Annapolis,...

The Other Norfolk Admirals

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The Other Norfolk Admirals: Myngs, Narborough and Shovell. By Dr Simon Harris. Helion and Company, Warwick, 2017. Hardback illustrated with 14 maps and 32 black and white photographs. Reviewed by David Hobbs