Similar in format and approach to the recently reviewed The Sea and the Second World War, this excellent book is similarly interesting and thought provoking. Comprising a ..
This excellent book comprises a fascinating collection of ten high-quality essays that brilliantly describe some of the lesser known aspects of the naval side of World ..
On opening this book your reviewer thought, “Ho hum, yet another dreary rehash of the Bass and Flinders story”. Fortunately, he was wrong, very wrong. It takes a ..
Like its subject, this book is not to be trifled with. It is massive and heavy and not for the weak. Comprising 350 large format, thick pages, it must be read on a desk ..
Most readers of this review would have read at least one of the many books that have been published to describe the huge and very important World War II Battle of Leyte ..
This is naval history at its best. The author has an unusually sardonic style that sees him inject impressively and amusingly appropriate comments throughout his text. ..
There have been several histories of individual fisheries reviewed here over the years. Normally, they focus on a particular species or a region. Most are written from a ..
Valuing anything in these hyper-litigious times is surely a very dangerous business. Given the intensely cyclical nature of the shipping business, it would seem that ..
Not having seen a copy of this excellent but somewhat idiosyncratic annual publication for a decade, it has been a pleasure to re-make its acquaintance. With a ..
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