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Charles Douglas Maginley, 1929-2020

Mariner, Naval Officer, Nautical Historian, Author, Teacher

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Tag Archives: British warships

Book Review: The British Battleship 1906-1946

Charles Douglas Maginley, 1929-2020
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No navy has had so much written about it as the British Royal Navy. Every aspect: materiel, policy, strategy and performance in action has been described, dissected and analysed by many qualified and unqualified commentators. This is not surprising considering … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews, Naval History | Tagged Battle of Jutland, British Navy, British warships, WWI, WWII

Book Review: British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793-1817

Charles Douglas Maginley, 1929-2020
British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793-1817 book cover

In the last two decades, the British Navy has become quite a growth industry for academics, researchers, military analysts, ship enthusiasts and writers of stirring salt-water fiction. The Royal Navy may nowadays be in the second class as far as … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews, Naval History, The Age of Sail | Tagged Alexender Kent, Beaugean, Bolitho, British Navy, British warships, C.S. Forester, Jack Aubrey, Napoleonic wars, Patrick O'Brian, Rif Winfield, Royal Navy, The Age of Sail
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