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BOOK REVIEW | Uncommon Courage: The Yachtsman Volunteers of World War II
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...
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REMINISCENCES | Captain Hook and four dangerous sharks
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...
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OPINION | The Philippines could be Australia’s most important defence partner in Southeast Asia
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...
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BOOK REVIEW | The Scrap Iron Flotilla: Five Valiant Destroyers and the Australian War in the Mediterranean
Sydney-based retired journalist and broadcaster Mike Carlton has become a prolific author of first-rate books on Australian naval history. This, his...
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OPINION | On water matters: the fate Baltic ferries tell of global order
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...
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US Navy confirms destroyer escort Samuel B. Roberts wrecksite off Philippines
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...
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US Navy christens destroyer John Basilone
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...
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US Navy christens amphibious transport dock Richard M. McCool Jr.
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...
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US Coast Guard christens tenth Legend-class cutter
The US Coast Guard and shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) christened the tenth Legend-class national security cutter in a ceremony on Saturday,...
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