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Rommel’s Riposte

A.N. Other · Mar 1, 2022 ·

By Andreas Biermann1  We were recently contacted by the author regarding an article published in a previous edition of the Naval Historical Review in which we incorrectly attributed the date ...

The Battle of Cape Spada – 19 July 1940 Part 1: The Genesis of Italy’s Light Cruiser Force

A.N. Other · Sep 27, 2021 ·

By Andreas Biermann Introduction This article is the first of two that aim to provide a new perspective on the Battle of Cape Spada on 19 July 1940, one of ...

The Battle of Cape Matapan

A.N. Other · Mar 16, 2015 ·

By MIDN John McClelland – winner of the Naval Historical Society Prize. John McClelland grew up on a sheep property near Bendigo in central Victoria .His primary and secondary education ...

“FORCE H” and Naval Signalman Basil Box

Editorial Staff · Sep 3, 2011 ·

A previous article by Vince Fazio in our June 2011 edition concerned the involvement of HMAS Australia with Vichy French forces off Dakar. Australia had been sent as a late ...

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Mediterranean Memories

Jarrett, Hugh · Jun 27, 2003 ·

Much the same as between the Wars, post WW2 saw the Royal Navy concentrated in the Mediterranean, based on Malta and Gibraltar. IN 1951 I WAS ON EXCHANGE SERVICE in ...

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Operation Pedestal – 60th Anniversary

Ministry of Defence (UK) · Sep 10, 2002 ·

15th August 2002 marks the sixtieth anniversary of the arrival in Malta of the Pedestal convoy, delivering at heavy cost the critical supplies that saved the island from having to ...

The Athenian Trireme – Design and History

Bowen, L · Dec 29, 1995 ·

In very early times in the Mediterranean the open and oar propelled fighting ship was the Galley. At the time of the siege of Troy the normal large Greek rowing vessel ...

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The Tobruk Ferry – Alias The Spud Run

A.N. Other · Sep 3, 1990 ·

When Tobruk was captured and later invested, it had been expected that the garrison could be supplied by small ships including ‘A’ lighters (Tank Landing Craft) in convoy from Mersah ...

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