Book Reviews

The Secret History of the Five Eyes

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The Secret History of the Five Eyes: The Untold Story of the International Spy Network. By Richard Kerbaj. Published by John Blake, London, 2022. Reviewed...

The Fabulous Flotilla

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The Fabulous Flotilla; Scotland’s Adventure on the Rivers of Burma. By Paul Strachan. Whittles Publishing, Dunbeath, Caithness, Scotland, 2023 Reviewed by Tim Coyle The historical British...

The Baltic Cauldron

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The Baltic Cauldron. Two Navies and the Fight for Freedom. Edited by Michael Ellis, Gustaf von Hofsten and Derek Law. Whittles Publishing, Dunbeath, Scotland,...

Naval Blockades in Peace and War

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Naval Blockades in Peace and War; An Economic History Since 1750. By Lance E Davis and Stanley L Engermann. Cambridge University Press, New York,...

US Aircraft Carriers. An Illustrated Design History.

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US Aircraft Carriers. An Illustrated Design History. By Norman Friedman. Published by the Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, Maryland in 2022. ISBN 978-1-68247-762-5 Reviewed by David...

Royal Navy Torpedo Vessels 1870-1914

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Royal Navy Torpedo Vessels 1870-1914. By Les Brown.  Seaforth Publishing. Barnsley, Yorkshire 2023. Reviewed by John Mortimer Along with the rapid development of capital ship technology in the...

Presentation of the ANI 2022 Commodore Sam Bateman Book Prize

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Following the announcement on 14 December 2022 of Scrap Iron Flotilla, written by Mike Carlton and published by William Heinemann Australia, as the second...

Riddle of the Sands

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Riddle of the Sands; A Record of Secret Service Recently Achieved. By Erskine Childers. First published 1903. This edition by MacMillan Collectors Library, 2017 Reviewed...

Italian Heavy Cruisers From Trento to Bolzano

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Italian Heavy Cruisers From Trento to Bolzano. By Maurizio Brescia and Augusto de Toro. Seaforth Publishing, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, 2022.  Reviewed by John Mortimer  BUY NOW FROM...

Running Deep

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Running Deep. By Peter Scott. Fremantle Press, 2023 Reviewed by Tom Lewis  BUY NOW FROM BOOKTOPIA  One of the most attractive aspects of this autobiography is the honesty of...