Published in 1981, Russell Spurr’s “A Glorious Way to Die” chronicles the final sortie of the Imperial Japanese Navy’s pride, the battleship Yamato. Inter-weaved in
Category: Book Review
Reviews of those things with lots of words in them.
Book Review: Destroyer Weapons of World War 2 by Peter Hodges & Norman Friedman
Anyone familiar with destroyer operations in World War II will know that destroyers began gradually taking on a larger number of responsibilities from their originally
Book Review: A Short History of Seafaring by Brian Lavery
Originally published as The Conquest of the Ocean in 2013 with the American edition titled as A Short History of Seafaring and published in 2019.
Book Review: Patrick O’Brian’s Navy Edited by Richard O’Neill
Ever wondered about the differences between a ship-of-the-line and a frigate? Do you know the differences between a blue, white, or red admiral? Why was
Book Review: Fleet Tactics by Wayne Hughes
Fleet Tactics by Captain (ret.) Wayne Hughes is something of a classic in modern naval thinking. Some have even labeled it as a modern day
Book Review: The Complete Guide to Fighters and Bombers of the World by Francis Crosby
As I’ve mentioned before, I’m not very knowledgeable on aviation, but admittedly, I enjoy a good combat aircraft every now and then. Francis Crosby has
