Armoured decks
The armoured flight deck controversy The British armoured flight decks and enclosed hangars, as seen in their Illustrious class aircraft carriers, were vastly superior to the American Essex class that […]
Author: Geoffrey Cole
Born 1945, joined RANC 1961, graduated 1964. Trained as a Supply Officer and retired in 2000.
Battle off Samar Island: 1944
In harm’s way: The saga of Gambier Bay, the Battle off Samar By Barrett Tillman. Reprinted with permission from The Hook, Vol 14/4 Winter 1986, pp 40-52. USS Gambier Bay, […]
Tsushima Straits and Mikasa: 1905
Mikasa, the Tsushima Straits victor Don’t be misled by the “10 minutes walk, 8 if you run a bit” posted signs in Japan. The Mikasa website says the old museum […]
Carrier Fire: Oriskanay (Book)
Fire in the Hangar Book review by Fred Lane Foster, W.F. (2001) Fire on the hangar deck: Ordeal of the Oriskany. Naval Institute Press: Annapolis. 175 pages including index, photographs […]
USN Bombers of WW II (Book)
USN WW II dive and torpedo bombers Book review by Fred Lane Tillman B and R.L. Lawson. US Navy dive and torpedo bombers of WW II. MBI Publishing: St […]
USN Fighters of WW II (Book)
USN WW II Fighters book review by Fred Lane Tillman B. and Lawson R.L. US Navy fighters of WW II. MBI Publishing: St Paul. 1998. Paperback 96 pp with index […]
Glorious vs Scharnhorst: 1940 (Book review)
The Loss of HMS Glorious Book review by John van Gelder Winton, J. (1999) Carrier Glorious: The life and death of an aircraft carrier. Cassell Military Paperbacks: London. $16.95. […]
HMS Glorious: Life span (Book)
The Loss of HMS Glorious Book review by John van Gelder Winton, J. (1999) Carrier Glorious: The life and death of an aircraft carrier. Cassell Military Paperbacks: London. $16.95. […]
Sea Fury
Sea Fury: Australian War Memorial The RAN Hawker Sea Fury Mk11, airframe number VW232, side number 109, on display in the Australian War Memorial, Canberra, has an interesting history. Although […]
Battle of Midway: 1942
The Battle of Midway The Battle of Midway, fought 4-7 June 1942, is regarded by many to be as significant for the USA and Australia as any of Nelson’s victories […]