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BOOK REVIEW – The New Battle for the Atlantic

Nordenman, Magnus Fredrik, The New Battle for the Atlantic. Annapolis: USNI, 2019. 272 pp. Review by Lt Col Michael Epper, Director of Operations and Instructor, Department of History, USAF Academy The focus of this book is to provide the reader … Continue reading

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BOOK REVIEW – From Across the Sea: North Americans in Nelson’s Navy

From Across the Sea: North Americans in Nelson’s Navy. Edited by Sean M. Heuvel and John A. Rodgaard. Warwick, UK: Helion & Company Limited, 2020. Review by Stanley D.M. Carpenter, Ph.D. Professor Emeritus, U.S. Naval War College From Across the … Continue reading

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BOOK REVIEW – Incidents at Sea: American Confrontations and Cooperation with Russia and China, 1945-2016

Winkler, David F., Incidents at Sea: American Confrontations and Cooperation with Russia and China, 1945-2016. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 2017. 320 pp.  Review by LT Anthony Rush, USN Senior Instructor, Department of History, USAF Academy In Incidents at Sea: … Continue reading

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BOOK REVIEW – From Sun Tzu to Hyperwar a Strategic Encyclopaedia

Lars Wedin, From Sun Tzu to Hyperwar a Strategic Encyclopaedia. Stockholm: The Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences 2019. 319 pp. Review by Chuck Steele, PhDInternational Journal of Naval History Lars Wedin, an accomplished author on strategic studies and retired … Continue reading

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BOOK REVIEW – Victory Without Peace: The United States Navy in European Waters, 1919-1924

William N. Still, Jr., Victory Without Peace: The United States Navy in European Waters, 1919-1924.Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, 2018, 3922 pp. Review by Joseph, Moretz, PhD If a purpose of war is to secure a better peace, then it is … Continue reading

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BOOK REVIEW – Silver State Dreadnought: The Remarkable Story of Battleship Nevada

Stephen M. Younger, Silver State Dreadnought: The Remarkable Story of Battleship Nevada. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, 2018. 320 pp. Review by Maj Jason Naaktgeboren Senior Instructor, Department of History, USAF Academy In Silver State Dreadnought, Stephen M. Younger takes on … Continue reading

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BOOK REVIEW – All the Factors of Victory: Adm. Joseph Mason Reeves and the Origins of Carrier Airpower

Thomas Wildenberg, All the Factors of Victory: Adm. Joseph Mason Reeves and the Origins of Carrier Airpower. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, 2018, 266pp. Review by Lt Col Matt Dietz, PhD Assistant Professor, Department of History, USAF Academy A recent Naval History … Continue reading

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BOOK REVIEW – Admiral Gorshkov – The Man Who Challenged the U.S. Navy

Norman Polmar and Thomas A. Brooks, Admiral Gorshkov, The Man Who Challenged U.S.Navy. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, 2019. 264 pp. Reviewed by Hans Christian BjergDenmark Naval Historian Today, probably very few are familiar with the armament and the dominant role … Continue reading

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BOOK REVIEW – War in the American Pacific and East Asia, 1941-1972

Hal M. Friedman, ed. War in the American Pacific and East Asia, 1941-1972. Lexington KY: University Press of Kentucky, 2018. 264 pp.  Review by John M. Jennings, PhDUnited States Air Force Academy War in the American Pacific and East Asia, … Continue reading

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BOOK REVIEW – Incidents at Sea: American Confrontations and Cooperation with Russia and China, 1945-2016

Winkler, David F., Incidents at Sea: American Confrontations and Cooperation with Russia and China, 1945-2016. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 2017. 320 pp.  Review by LT Anthony Rush, USN  Senior Instructor, Department of History, USAF Academy  In Incidents at Sea: … Continue reading

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BOOK REVIEW – Towards a Wider War: British Strategic Decision-Making and Military Effectiveness in Scandinavia, 1939-1940

Joseph Moretz, Towards a Wider War: British Strategic Decision-Making and Military Effectiveness in Scandinavia, 1939-1940. West Midlands, UK: Helion & Company, 2017. 593 pp. Review by Capt Jason Naaktgeboren, Instructor, Department of History, USAF Academy In Towards a Wider War: … Continue reading

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BOOK REVIEW – Victory at Midway: The Battle that Changed the Course of World War II

James M. D’Angelo, Victory at Midway: The Battle that Changed the Course of World War II. Jefferson NC: McFarland & Co., 2018. Pp. v-vii & 198. Review by Galen Roger Perras, PhD Associate Professor of History, University of Ottawa Do … Continue reading

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BOOK REVIEW – In All Respects Ready: Australia’s Navy in World War One

David Stevens, In All Respects Ready: Australia’s Navy in World War One. Victoria: Oxford University Press, 2014. 378 pp. Review by Chuck Steele, PhD International Journal of Naval History If one is looking for a comprehensive history of the Royal … Continue reading

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BOOK REVIEW – Nemesis: The First Iron Warship and Her World

Adrian G. Marshall, Nemesis: The First Iron Warship and Her World. Singapore: National University of Singapore Press, 2016. 325 pp. Review by John M. Jennings, PhD Norwich University Although the Nemesis was not really the “first iron warship” as the … Continue reading

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BOOK REVIEW – Thinking Wisely, Planning Boldly: The Higher Education and Training of Royal Navy Officers, 1919-39

Joseph Moretz, Thinking Wisely, Planning Boldly: The Higher Education and Training of Royal Navy Officers, 1919-39. West Midlands, UK: Helion & Company, 2014. 528 pp. Review by CDR Benjamin Armstrong, PhD United States Naval Academy The years following the Great … Continue reading

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