While it happened for very different reasons than the current invasion of Ukraine nearly half a century later, the Soviet suppression of the mutiny aboard the multi-purpo ..
Tag: history
Geography influences the strategic choices of all countries, but Vietnam is an interesting case of a “swing” state in comparative grand-strategy terms. The co ..
This a very personal but still excellent account of an important but unsung feature of Allied naval success in World War II. To your reviewer, who knew many such Naval Re ..
Maritime archaeologists from Vrak, the Swedish museum of shipwrecks, have discovered the wreck of a warship from the 17th century. Launched in 1629, Applet (“The Ap ..
Researchers at Bangor University in the UK have identified a shipwreck lying at the bottom of the Irish Sea as a merchant vessel that sank after it was fatally struck by ..
This fine book covers a very unusual subject, though it does cover that subject very well. It describes the development of an effective naval culture, particularly a comm ..
It is often said that wars bring out the best and the worst in people. That was certainly very true of the three wars described in this excellent book. Those wars were th ..
An archaeological mission under the auspices of UNESCO recently concluded its 14-day exploration of the Mediterranean Sea, particularly the Skerki Bank off Tunisia and th ..
Which country is Australia’s most important defence partner in Southeast Asia? I’m guessing not many readers of The Strategist would put the Philippines at the top of ..
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