Conversation with the President a few months ago produced a suggestion to air a hobby horse of mine in the Review, namely that technology tends to be a neglected dimension ...
History - general
Letters: What Size is a Hammock?
In the December 1995 issue of SHIPS MONTHLY, which I receive, was an article called “BOY ON A BATTLE” by Roger Fry recounting his Easter 1956 experiences as a Sea ...
The Bullet that Killed Nelson
With its spectacular front cover reproduction of the portrait of Vice-Admiral Viscount Lord Nelson K.B., the September issue of NAVAL HISTORICAL REVIEW was fascinating with its feature story about “The RAN ...
The True Story of Nelson’s Famous Signal
Longitude and Chronometers of the 18th Century
Nelson’s Signals on the Eve of Trafalgar
In this “Australia Remembers” year, it is fitting to reflect on the 190th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar, and what “might have been” if Lord Nelson had been defeated ...
Book Review: Australia’s Navy, 1994 -1995
This is the fifth, and undoubtedly the best, in an annual series of glossy, high quality, magazine style publications which seek to inform the Australian public about its Navy. It ...
History of the “Rising Sun” Badge – followup
I would like to congratulate Maury Wilson on his article about the history of the Army’s Rising Sun Badge in the September/October 1994 issue of NAVAL HISTORICAL REVIEW. As Maury ...