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Book Review: Lost – The stories of all ships lost by the Royal Australian Navy.

Book reviewer · Sep 24, 2013 ·

Lost: The stories of all ships lost by the Royal Australian Navy. Written and published by Allen Lyne in Adelaide, 2013. ISBN 980-0-646-90375-0 in soft cover, 305 pages with plentiful ...

Book Review: The Forgotten Cruiser HMAS Melbourne 1913-1928

Book reviewer · Aug 24, 2013 ·

The Forgotten Cruiser HMAS Melbourne 1913-1928 By Andrew Kilsby and Greg Swinden, Longueville Media, Woollahra, NSW, 2013. Available from cooeehistory.com RRP $49.95. On 26 March 1913, HMAS Melbourne, Australia’s first ...

Book Review: War to War: Australia’s Navy 1919-1939

Book reviewer · Jun 24, 2013 ·

 War to War: Australia’s Navy 1919-1939 by Bob Nicholls. Australian Military History Publications, Sydney, 2012. ISBN 9780 98077451. rrp $35. (02) 9542 6771 Bob Nicholls died in 2010. After serving ...

Book Review: A Parting Shot: Shelling of Australia by Japanese Submarines 1942

Book reviewer · Jun 24, 2013 ·

A Parting Shot: Shelling of Australia by Japanese Submarines 1942 by Terry Jones and Steven Carruthers. Published by Casper Publications Pty Ltd, Sydney, 2013. 320 pages with illustrations and photographs. ...

Book Review: Ray Parkin’s Odyssey

Book reviewer · Mar 24, 2013 ·

Ray Parkin’s Odyssey by Pattie Wright. Published by Pan Macmillan Australia, Sydney, 2012. Hardback of 672 pages with over 100 excellent paintings and sketches, rrp $49.99. The story of the ...

Book Review: Vietnam The Complete Story of the Australian War

Book reviewer · Dec 24, 2012 ·

  Vietnam: The Complete Story of the Australian War. By Bruce Davies with Gary McKay. Published by Allen & Unwin, Sydney, 2012. Hardback, 690 pages with photographs. rrp $55. ‘You ...

Our First Engineer Admiral Vice Admiral Sir William Clarkson, KBE, CMG, RAN.

A.N. Other · Dec 24, 2012 ·

By Chris Clark When Engineer Rear-Admiral Sir William Clarkson retired from the Royal Australian Navy on 1 November 1922 with the honorary rank of Vice-Admiral, it brought to a close ...

Book Review: In Good Hands – The Life of Dr Sam Stening, POW

Book reviewer · Jun 1, 2012 ·

By Ian Pfennigwerth. Published by Bellona, Sydney, 2012. Paperback, 334 pages with b&w photographs and illustrations. rrp $29.95. Also available for purchase from the author at: www.nautilushistory.com.au. In providing this biography ...

Nursing Memories of HMAS Penguin

A.N. Other · Jun 1, 2012 ·

By Christina Heath  Christina Heath (nee King) served in the RAN Nursing Service first in a permanent role and later on a part-time basis in a reserve capacity for over ...

A Brief History of the Royal Australian Navy Health Service

A.N. Other · Jun 1, 2012 ·

By Commander Neil Westphalen, RAN Health care for Australian sailors began in medieval England and the Crusades. In May 1153, a fleet of 36 ships owned by Eleanor of Aquitaine left ...

History of the Dental Branch

A.N. Other · Jun 1, 2012 ·

By Commodore Mike Dowsett, RAN (Rtd) The Fledgling Royal Australian Navy obviously and sensibly inherited its traditions and organisation from the Royal Navy. However, some aspects were distinctly Australian and ...

Book review: The Pacific Fleet – The Royal Navy’s Most Powerful Strike Force

Book reviewer · Dec 16, 2011 ·

The British Pacific Fleet – The Royal Navy’s Most Powerful Strike Force by David Hobbs. Published by Seaforth Publishing, Barnsley, 2011. Hard cover, 462 pages plus B & W illustrations, ...

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Book Review: Australia’s Fighting Ships

Smith, John, Cmdr, RAN (RTD) · Jun 14, 2011 ·

 Australia’s Fighting Ships – A Century of War & Peace by Ross Gillett. Published by Topmill Pty Ltd, Sydney, 2011. Available in both a limited edition hard cover at $49.95 ...

Book Review: A History of the Naval Chapel, Garden Island

Book reviewer · Mar 17, 2011 ·

A History of the Naval Chapel, Garden Island Author – Norman C Rivett Reviewed by LCDR Ron Robb, RAN, Rtd. A detailed history of the Naval Chapel on Garden Island ...

Book Review: The Grand Fleet – Warship Design 1906-1922

Book reviewer · Mar 10, 2011 ·

The Grand Fleet – Warship Design 1906-1922 by David K. Brown. Published by Seaforth Publishing P/L (Pen and Sword Books Ltd), Barnsley (UK), 2010 (originally published by Chatham Publishing in ...

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Book Review: A Hard Fought Ship

Book reviewer · Sep 21, 2010 ·

A Hard Fought Ship, The Story of HMS Venomous. By Robert J Moore and John A Rodgaard. ISBN 978-0-9559382-0-7. Published by Holywell House Publishing, Portsmouth, UK. RRP is UK£18.99. It can ...

Book Review: The Development of Mobile Logistic Support in Anglo-American Naval Policy, 1900-1953

Book reviewer · Mar 21, 2010 ·

The Development of Mobile Logistic Support in Anglo-American Naval Policy, 1900-1953 By Peter V Nash. University Press of Florida, USA. ISBN 978 0 8130 3367 9 Reviewed by Tony Howland ...

Book Review: Sydney – Cipher and Search

Book reviewer · Dec 1, 2009 ·

Sydney – Cipher and Search By Captain Peter Hore RN (formerly Head of Defence Studies for the Royal Navy and currently chairman of the research committee of the Society for ...

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Book Review: Konfrontasi – Reminiscences of a ‘Rocky’

Book reviewer · Sep 30, 2009 ·

Konfrontasi – Reminiscences of a ‘Rocky’, A Naval Reserve Officer’s experiences during Confrontation. A personal account by Jim Warren, Leut RNZNVR Rtd. Self-published, IIviPRINT, Newcastle West, NSW 2009. RRP $25, soft ...

Book Review: The Sydney Sailors’ Home – 150 Years of Caring for Seafarers

Book reviewer · Sep 30, 2009 ·

The Sydney Sailors’ Home-150 Years of Caring for Seafarers By Jan Bowen. Hard cover, 96 pages, 275×210 mm. RRP $45.00 plus $12.00 postage and handling (includes GST). Available through The ...

Book Review: Treachery

Book reviewer · Mar 31, 2009 ·

Treachery by Julian Stockwin. Published by Hodder and Stoughton, 2008. rrp $32.99 Reviewed by Barry Nobes Treachery is ninth in a series of Napoleonic War naval stories by Julian Stockwin, ...

Book Review: A Century of Carrier Aviation

Book reviewer · Mar 1, 2009 ·

A Century of Carrier Aviation: The Evolution of Ships and Shipborne Aircraft. By David Hobbs. Seaforth Publishing (2009). ISBN 978-1-84832-019-2. Reviewed by Commodore (P) John Da Costa RAN (Rtd) This large ...

Book Review: A Bloody Job Well Done

Book reviewer · Mar 1, 2009 ·

A Bloody Job Well Done The History of the Royal Australian Navy Helicopter Flight Vietnam 1967-1971. Available from HMAS Cerberus 03 59315750. rrp $29.95 Reviewed by Steve Eather One of ...

Book Review: Beneath the Dardanelles

Book reviewer · Dec 5, 2008 ·

Beneath the Dardanelles By Vehici and Hatice Basarin Published by Allen and Unwin in paperback, rrp $24.95. Reviewed by Barry Nobes This unusual book purports to present the sinking of ...

Book Review: The Collins Class Submarine Story

Book reviewer · Dec 5, 2008 ·

The Collins Class Submarine Story. By Peter Yule and Derek Woolner. Cambridge University Press (2008). ISBN – 13 978-0-521-86894-5 Reviewed by Tim Duchesne This enthralling and still controversial story is ...

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