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Book Review: The Royal Australian Navy – a History
The Royal Australian Navy – a History Edited by David Stevens, published by Oxford University Press. First published in 2001 as a hardback version, reprinted several times and so well
Further Reflections on the Sydney/Kormoran Battle, 1941
The article ‘Reflections on the Sydney/Kormoran Battle 1941‘ in the December 2006 Naval Historical Review, referring to an interview with the now ninety-two year old Radio Communications Officer of the
Gascoyne to the Rescue On Christmas Day 1944
Editor’s Note: This article appeared in the West Australian newspaper late in 1949, and comes to us from Mr Paul Rooke, via his friend and fellow ex-Navy man, Graham Dennis.
HMAS Adelaide – Boarding Party, Persian Gulf 2004
Because of the remote location of the Coalition’s naval forces in the Persian Gulf, very little news about their day to day activities is reported in the Australian media, apart
HMAS Quickmatch – Medical Rescue – 1944
A slice of Naval life…I’m sure we’ve all been involved in something similar during our life at sea. On September 30th 1944, HMAS Quickmatch was emergency destroyer in Trincomalee harbour,
Korean Waters – Tribal Class Destroyers
This is a slightly abbreviated version of Chapter 13 from the book Action Stations – Tribal Destroyers of the Royal Australian Navy by the late Iris Nesdale, published by the
Leadership: Admiral of the Fleet Isoroku Yamamoto
Editor’s Note: This essay was submitted as a graduation essay in History at the RANC, and is reproduced here with the kind permission of Lieutenant Desmond Woods, RAN, History Co-ordinator,
Letters: Followup on Singapore Naval Base
Dear Editor, The article ‘Singapore Naval Base Origin and Evolution’ published in the March 2007 issue of the Naval Historical Review contains a number of issues that warrant clarification. The
