A WW II Australian in the RNVR
An Australian RNVR in WW II This essay was awarded second prize in the Naval Officers Club Literary Prize competition, 2001. It was published in the Naval Officers Club Newsletter […]
Category: War & Operations
Operation Strangle: 1951-52
Operation Strangle: Naval aviation in Korea. by Fred Lane Paper presented at the Aviation Historical Society of Australia, Sydney, 7 July 2004. To understand naval aviation in the Korean War, […]
Stalingrad siege: 1942-43 (Book review)
The Stalingrad siege Book review by Fred Lane Beevor, A. (1998) Stalingrad. Penguin Books. 494pp, including maps, photos, index and comprehensive chapter footnotes. Paperback $35 Retired British Army officer Antony […]
Berlin defeat: 1945 (Book review)
The fall of Berlin Book review by Fred Lane Beevor, A. (2002) Berlin: The downfall 1945. Penguin Books: London. 490 pp including index and footnotes. $35.00. Antony Beevor has done […]
The Battle of Antietam: 1862
The Battle of Antietam/Sharpsburg More American soldiers (617,528) died during the 1861-65 American Civil War than in any other conflict involving Americans. The next worse loss of life was in […]
The Battle of Bantry: 1796
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: 1943
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 […]
Rufigi Delta and HMAS Pioneer: 1915-16
The Rufigi Delta and HMAS Pioneer HMAS Pioneer, the RAN’s old Pelorus class light cruiser, fired more shots in anger than any other RAN ship in WW I. Most of […]
Battle of Convoy ONS-5: 1943
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 […]
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, […]