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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
Vol. 14, Issue 1: About the Authors
Michael Crawford Retirement Remarks Following a yearlong fellowship editing historical documents at the Adams Papers Project at the Massachusetts Historical Society, Mike joined the Naval Heritage and History Command staff in 1982, retiring as Senior Historian of the Navy in … Continue reading
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Inside the Archives: Sons of the Commander in Chief: The Roosevelt Boys in World War II
Contents: James Roosevelt: Gung-Ho Marine Raider Elliott Roosevelt: Doing All He Can to Get Into the Fighting Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr.: Big Pancho of the Mighty May John A. Roosevelt: “I Don’t Care What the Ship Looks Like Or Is” … Continue reading
What Are They Reading: Vol 3
Charles C. Chadbourn, III Editor, International Journal of Naval History This is the third issue of our continuing series allowing readers of this journal who are interested in international naval history and related topics to share with colleagues ideas on … Continue reading
View from the Quarterdeck: July 2018
Most of us recall a particular teacher or professor who first piqued our interest in history. Later, as we advanced in our professional studies, if we were fortunate we acquired a mentor we admired who took particular interest in guiding … Continue reading
Dr. Michael J. Crawford: Retirement Remarks
Dr. Michael J. Crawford Senior Historian Naval History and Heritage Command On this occasion of my retirement after almost thirty-six years as a navy historian, I want to talk with you about two subjects dear to my heart: me and … Continue reading
The Decisive Blow: the Anglo-French Naval Campaign of 1759
Contents: Origins of British Naval Supremacy The Battles Consequences Economic Effects Colonial Repercussions Bibliography Kevin J. Delamer U.S. Naval War College The Seven Years’ War was a global conflict, conducted between 1756 and 1763, on a scale unlike any previous … Continue reading
The First Class at RAF No. 31 Radio School: August to September, 1941
Contents: In the Wilds of Ontario BCATP and the Aerodrome of Democracy A Desperate Measure No. 31 Radio School Launches Drinking from the Radar Fire Hose Life at at the School After the First Class’ Graduation Epilogue Bibliography Paul Renard … Continue reading
Why There Was No Privateering in the Spanish-American War
Contents: Introduction The Declaration of Paris and the “Barbarous Warfare” of Privateering The Righteous Victim: Spain’s Contradictory Diplomacy over Privateering Professionals and Privateers: American Naval Strategy in the War with Spain Honor for want of a Ship: Spanish Naval Strategy … Continue reading
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
BOOK REVIEW – Defensive Positions: The Politics of Maritime Security in Tokugawa Japan
Noell Wilson, Defensive Positions: The Politics of Maritime Security in Tokugawa Japan. Cambridge MA: Harvard University Press, 2015. 244 pp. Review by John M. Jennings, PhD United States Air Force Academy Conventional wisdom among historians had long held that throughout … Continue reading
BOOK REVIEW – Letters of Seamen in the Wars with France 1793-1815
Helen Watt and Anne Hawkins, eds. Letters of Seamen in the Wars with France 1793-1815. Woodbridge: Boydell Press, 2014. 668 pp. Reviewed by Lisa Vandenbossche, PhD Candidate Department of English, University of Rochester Recent trends in contemporary criticism to recapture … Continue reading
BOOK REVIEW – The Sea in History
Christian Buchet, editor. The Sea in History. Suffolk, UK: Martlesham, Boydell & Brewer, Inc., 2017. 3424 pp (4 volumes, tables, maps; scholarly notes; bibliographies; photographs and line illustrations) Review By Dr. Timothy D. Walker Professor of History; University of Massachusetts … Continue reading
BOOK REVIEW – The U.S. Navy: A Concise History
Craig L. Symonds, The U.S. Navy: A Concise History. New York: Oxford University Press, 2016. 136 pp. Review by Jason W. Smith, PhD Southern Connecticut State University It is often a pleasure to read short books, and Craig Symonds’ The … Continue reading
BOOK REVIEW – The Silent Deep: The Royal Navy Submarine Service since 1945
Peter Hennessy and James Jinks, The Silent Deep. The Royal Navy Submarine Service since 1945. London: Allen Lane, 2015. xxxvii + 823 pp. Review by Sarandis Papadopoulos, Ph.D. Arlington, Virginia Submarines are the most beguiling aspect of the maritime Cold … Continue reading