BOOK REVIEW | Churchill’s Phoney War – A Study in Folly and Frustration
For most of the 1930s, Winston Churchill was an intensely frustrated man. He clearly saw the perils inherent in the rise of Hitler and Mussolini and...
For most of the 1930s, Winston Churchill was an intensely frustrated man. He clearly saw the perils inherent in the rise of Hitler and Mussolini and...
The small, five month, slice of the much wider Second World War described in this fine book was a hyperactive one. It saw dramatic changes in the chess...
Edited by Andrew S. Erickson and Ryan D. Martinson It is very unfortunate that this important book is very unlikely to be read by President Donald...
By Stephen M Younger Laid down in 1912, USS Nevada was the world’s first “superdreadnought”; America’s first oil-fuelled warship; the first to have...
By William N. Still Jr Most American warships and their crews returned home quickly when World War I concluded. However, a significant few remained...
Edited by Anders Corr A very topical book, this one is right up-to-date with almost current news, comprising a collection of ten first rate essays...
By Allan R. Millett A most interesting and unusual military biography. First published in 1993, the Naval Institute Press has wisely chosen to re-publish...
By Ted Edwards This book’s odd title arose from the fact that its subject, US Navy fighter pilot Stanley Vejtasa, among his other exploits, shot down...
By William N. Still Jr. From the end of the Civil War until its belated entry into World War I, the United States Navy was generally regarded as being...
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