Naval Forces & Warfare

One of the most significant warship designers of the twentieth century, Sir Stanley Goodall rose through the ranks of the Royal Corps of Naval Cons...

The Trafalgar Chronicle, sponsored by The 1805 Club, is the publication of choice for new research about the Georgian Navy, sometimes called Nelso...

Beguiling. The Times Compelling. Wall Street Journal A vivid portrait. Daily Mail Buried in the history of our most famous jail, a unique story ...

A unique insight into the U-boat war in World War II, focusing on FAGr 5, the Luftwaffe's only long-range maritime reconnaissance and U-boat cooper...

The perfect guide to Nelson's Navy for all those with an interest in the workings of the great fleet. Patrick O'Brien provides the forward to th...

The Deadly Trade takes readers on an epic and enthralling voyage through submarine warfare, including how U-boats in two world wars tried to achiev...

When Christobel Pickard died, aged 96, her family read, for the first time, the 1200 letters that she had exchanged with Stanley during the Second ...

Nestling on the River Bandon, Kinsale emerged as a settlement in the sixth century and has seen many changes. Its deep, secure harbour provided a s...

The growth in England and Britains merchant marine from the medieval period onwards meant that an increasing number of criminal offences were commi...

Within hours of the outbreak of the Second World War, Winston Churchill took up office as First Lord of the Admiralty. The same day the liner Athen...

While there is a perennial interest in the Royal Navy during the Napoleonic wars and in Nelson himself, there is no reference work that chronicles ...

A lesser-known event during World War II, the sinking of the Blucher is key part of naval history that marked the beginning of the Norwegian Campai...

Now a major television documentary (Channel 4, 2021)The epic mission to destroy Hitlers flagship.Bismarck was now loose in the Atlantic we had to ...

The Royal Naval Division, a fighting formation of naval ratings and Royal Marines, was formed at the instigation of Winston Churchill at the beginn...