Bantry, the unknown invasion by Tom De Voil This is a true story of bad timing, missed communications, confusing orders and changes in plans. The Commander-in-Chief goes missing, there is […]

The Battle of North Cape and HMS Belfast By Richard Johnstone-Bryden. Reprinted with permission of the editor, Broadsheet, 2003. Since 1971 the heavy (sic) cruiser HMS Belfast has been preserved […]

The ONS-5 Convoy and U-boat battle By Mike DownesPaper presented to the Company of Master Mariners, Sydney Branch, 24 November 1993, reprinted with permission. The chief ONS-5 adversary was the […]

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, […]

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 […]

  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. […]

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 […]

The Battle of the Coral Sea by John B Macartney. Republished with permission from the Australian-American Newsletter, April 2000. (John Macartney retired as a Paymaster LCDR after service in HMAS […]

Jutland 1916    Book review by Fred Lane   Steel, N. and P. Hart. Jutland 1916: Death in the grey wastes. Cassell: London, 2003. 439pp. Photographs and Maps. Paperback $19.75. […]