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Charles Douglas Maginley, 1929-2020

Mariner, Naval Officer, Nautical Historian, Author, Teacher

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Tag Archives: Royal Navy

Book Review: Skagerrak: The Battle of Jutland through German Eyes

Charles Douglas Maginley, 1929-2020
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Gary Staff is the author of numerous books about the Imperial German Navy, its ships and battles. This book describes the battle of Jutland (Skagerrak in German terminology) making use of official documents but much enlivened by the letters and … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews, Naval History | Tagged Battle of Jutland, Royal Navy, warships, World War I, WWI

Book Review: Jutland: The Naval Staff Appreciation

Charles Douglas Maginley, 1929-2020
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With the 100th anniversary of the battle of Jutland approaching, our distinguished late member William (Bill) Schliehauf decided it was time to re-examine the very controversial Naval Staff Appreciation of that great clash of the dreadnoughts that had occurred on … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews, Naval History | Tagged Battle of Jutland, Royal Navy, World War I, WWI

Book Review: Figureheads of the Royal Navy

Charles Douglas Maginley, 1929-2020
Figureheads of the Royal Navy book cover

Since the early years of the seventeenth century, figureheads have been a nearly universal feature of all except the smallest sailing warships and merchant ships. That includes ships built of iron and steel: any Tall Ship built today can be … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews, Naval History, The Age of Sail | Tagged David Pulvertaft, figureheads, Royal Navy

Book Review: Warships of the Napoleonic Era: Design, Development and Deployment

Charles Douglas Maginley, 1929-2020

It would seem that a great many books on the age of fighting sail have been published during the last two decades. Lavery, Winfield and others may be thought to have covered the subject, but now we have this large … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews, Naval History, The Age of Sail | Tagged 17th century, 18th century, Admiralty, Napoleonic wars, National Maritime Museum, Revolutionary War, Robert Gardiner, Royal Navy, The Age of Sail, Trafalgar, Victory, warships

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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