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 ..
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Sydney-based retired journalist and broadcaster Mike Carlton has become a prolific author of first-rate books on Australian naval history. This, his latest effort, mainta ..
The US Navy christened the future guided missile USS John Basilone at General Dynamics Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine, on Saturday, June 18. The ship’s namesake, US ..
Who is Captain Hook? He plays an important part in this episode and is a very remarkable man. He is Howard W. Pollock, who died in 2011 at age 90, and has had a career mo ..
I have a general rule that the only way to truly get to know a region is to travel through it by the most inconvenient means. This usually involves finding the cheapest t ..
The US Navy christened its newest amphibious transport dock, the future USS Richard M. McCool Jr., during a ceremony on Saturday, June 11. Built by Huntington Ingalls Ind ..
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 ..
The US Navy has confirmed the location of the destroyer escort USS Samuel B. Roberts 78 years after its loss during World War II. As announced on social media late last w ..
The US Coast Guard and shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) christened the tenth Legend-class national security cutter in a ceremony on Saturday, June 4. Built ..
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