Freeing the Baltic 1918-1920 – review
In 1964 Geoffrey Bennett wrote a book called Cowan’s War. The book centered on the Battles to help free Russia from the Bolsheviks. I remember reading it when I was a teenager as the concept of Britain...
View ArticleThe British Pacific Fleet – The Royal Navy’s Most Powerful Strike Force – Review
I first came across the British Pacific Fleet when I read Peter C Smith’s Task Force 57, published in 2001. I was working in Ulaanbaatar at the time and was looking for anything that referred to the...
View ArticleRoyal Navy in Eastern Waters – Linchpin of Victory 1935 – 1942 – Review
The Royal Navy in Eastern Waters – Linchpin of Victory 1935-1942 by Andrew Boyd, Foreword by N A M Rodger, published by Seaforth Publishing on 20th March 2017, ISBN: 9781473892484. This book contains...
View ArticleBritish Destroyers & Frigates, The Second World War and After – Review
It just so happened that I was reading Sixty Minutes for St George, a Nicholas Everard Thriller (Book 2) where Nick as stationed aboard HMS Mackerel, a fictional destroyer in World War I. I can...
View ArticleThe Forgotten War Against Napoleon – Review
Gareth Glover’s The Forgotten War Against Napoleon – Conflict in the Mediterranean, published on 26 June 2017 by Pen & Sword Military, ISBN 9781473833951, 265 pages is a survey of the Napoleonic...
View ArticleA Wargamer’s Guide to the Early Roman Empire – Review
I recently had a look at and reviewed Daniel Mersey’s Wargamer’s Guide to the Desert War. I am fortunate to have received a copy of Mersey’s Wargamer’s Guide to the Early Roman Empire to have a look...
View ArticleTreaty Cruisers – the First International Warship Building Competition – Review
The 10,000 ton cruiser, a product of the attempt to restrict the uncontrolled growth of Post World War 1 naval building, was also a significant contributor to the Second World War naval actions. Leo...
View ArticleAllenby’s Gunners – Review
World War I and the Sinai campaign gave us Lawrence of Arabia; King Faisal of Iraq; King Hussain and the Arab revolt from Ottoman rule; the Charge of the Australian Light Horse; and the advance on...
View ArticleWartime Standard Ships – Review
Wartime Standard Ships, published by Seaforth Naval and written by Nick Robins (ISBN: 9781848323766, published: 23rd August 2017) looks at the Wartime Standard Ships of both World Wars. There are many...
View ArticleRiver Gunboats – An Illustrated Encyclopedia – Review
I had my reading schedule well planned out then River Gunboats – An Illustrated Encyclopedia by Roger Branfill-Cook turned up in the mail and for the last couple of weeks it has taken over from my...
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