A Military Transformed? A New Book from Helion and Compnay
In November 2013, a book will be published. It is my first book. Well to be honest I am one of the co-editors with two friends, Stuart Mitchell and Michael […]
Tag Archives: Royal Navy
Conference Programme – Decision in the Atlantic
Programme Decision in the Atlantic Friday 17 – Saturday 18 May 2013 Department of War Studies, King’s College London Organised by Global War Studies, the Society for Nautical Research and […]
Book Review – Forgotten Sacrifice: The Arctic Convoys of World War Two
Michael G. Waling, Forgotten Sacrifice: The Arctic Convoys of World War Two. Oxford: Osprey, 2012. Bibliography. Index. This fast paced account of the Arctic convoys begins with an over view […]
The Navy Records Society needs You!
Here are details of an interesting project that the Navy Records Society is launching. The Naval Records Society is proud to the announce a new project, Navy Records Online, an […]
National Museum of the Royal Navy Research Seminars 2012-2013
Here are some are interesting seminars to be held at the National Museum of the Royal Navy over the coming academic year. New and established scholars will present their latest […]
Military Transformation in Crisis – The Future of Britain’s 21st Century Armed Forces
Britain’s armed forces are currently facing the most challenging period of change since the Second World War. Two significant and unpopular conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan have exposed British warfighters […]
British Aero-Naval Co-Operation in the Mediterranean and the Formation of RAF No. 201 (Naval Co-Operation) Group
[Cross posted at The Aerodrome] Created in October 1941, RAF No. 201 (Naval Co-operation) Group existed as an independent unit until February 1944, with a complex mechanism of control shared […]
TOC – War in History, Vol. 19, No. 3
Here is the latest table of contents from the recent edition of War in History. Articles David H. Caldwell, ‘Scottish Spearmen, 1298–1314: An Answer to Cavalry’ In 1298, in a […]
Naval Wing Good, Military Wing Bad? An Orwellian inspired analysis of British Aviation Doctrine, 1912-1914
Here is another abstract from the fortcoming book on Transformation and Innovation in the British Military ————————————————————————————————————————————————— In light of the historiographical consensus regarding the innovative dominance displayed by the […]
The Royal Navy’s Adoption of Oil Before the First World War
Here is the latest abstract from our forthcoming book. ———————————————————————————————————————————————- In 1900, most steamships were powered by coal, but the initial steps towards the use of oil had been taken. […]
