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21/02/2025

Our Friday Briefing has just been mailed out! Some really good offers on the old favourites…..

Royal Navy’s mini-helicopter debuts on operations in Gulf The Royal Navy has used its new mini-helicopter drone for the first time on drug-hunting operations in the Middle East. At just three metres (10ft) long, yet capable of sorties lasting up to five hours at ranges well over the horizon, Pereg...

01/12/2024

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(Crown copyright/MoD) Steel dawn: Work begins on new frigate, the fourth HMS Sheffield The fourth incarnation of the Shiny Sheff is today beginning to take shape after the first steel was cut for the Navy’s newest Type 26 frigate. Watched by veterans of one of the most famous names in recent Royal...

31/10/2024

Almost a week has passed but here is a link to our last Friday Briefing:

Royal Navy in the News Five-star performance as Spey joins Commonwealth allies for Malaysian workout Royal Navy patrol ship HMS Spey joined Commonwealth allies in a demonstration of resolve and unity in Southeast Asia. With her distinctive dazzle paintwork, the Portsmouth-based warship – one of tw...

13/08/2023

Fairlie's Secret War - Order your copy here - https://www.navybooks.com/fairlie-s-secret-war.html

During the Second World War the Royal Navy's vitally important Anti-submarine Experimental Establishment was secretly moved from Portland in Dorset to the Ayrshire village of Fairlie, to escape German bombing on the south coast. For the next six years it occupied the boatyard of yacht builder William Fife on the Firth of Clyde. During this time, highly confidential world-leading research on the acoustic detection of submarines by asdic - now known as sonar - was carried out by hundreds of scientists, officers and local men and women based at Fairlie. Fairlie's role in the war was not disclosed until relatively recently.

Order your copy here - https://www.navybooks.com/fairlie-s-secret-war.html

During the Second World War the Royal Navy's vitally important Anti-submarine Experimental Establishment was secretly moved from Portland in Dorset to the Ayrshire village of Fairlie, to escape German bombing on the south coast. For the next six years it occupied the boatyard of yacht builder Willia...

07/07/2023

Have you ordered your copy of British Warships and Auxiliaries 2023? You can order it here - https://www.navybooks.com/british-warships-and-auxiliaries-2023.html

07/07/2023

Finally - our Friday Briefing is out! You can read it here -

Headlines hot off the press ‘A force for peace and stability’ - HMS Duncan takes charge of NATO Mediterranean task group The Royal Navy has taken the helm of NATO’s principal force in the Mediterranean. Destroyer HMS Duncan is now flagship of Standing Maritime Group 2 – five major warships w...

26/05/2023

Our Friday Briefing has been mailed - you can read it here -

Headlines hot off the press Royal Marines primed for Indo-Pacific operations after intensive jungle workout Royal Marines patrolled deep into the jungles of Brunei to sharpen their ability to fight and stay alive in the sweltering humidity. Taunton-based 40 Commando spent six weeks in the dense jung...

28/04/2023

We just posted our Friday Briefing - you can read it here

Headlines hot off the press Navy's new minehunting 'mother ship' gears up for trials and training Three months after she arrived in Devonport as MV Island Crown, the UK’s new minehunting mother ship – now RFA Stirling Castle – is nearing the end of her military conversion. She’ll soon be ven...

10/02/2023

Our Friday Briefing just went out. You can read it here:

Royal Navy in the News Headlines hot off the press 168 years combined service celebrated at HMNB Clyde Personnel at HMNB Clyde have been recognised for their outstanding service and contribution to the Royal Navy and Continuous at Sea Deterrence. Naval Base Commander, Commodore Sharon Malkin, attend...

15/01/2023

Our first Friday Briefing of 2023 has gone out on friday. You can read it here

Royal Navy in the News Headlines hot off the press Russian warship being tracked by RN in the North Sea HMS Portland is monitoring the Russian guided missile frigate Admiral Gorshkov and accompanying tanker K**a as they sail in international waters close to the UK. The Type 23 frigate joined the Nor...

09/12/2022

If you are not watching the football…you can read our Friday Briefing here

Royal Navy in the News Headlines hot off the press Royal Navy officers aiming to top the charts with Sailing Home for Christmas festive single Two RN officers are hoping to hit the top of the charts with a festive song they wrote for charity while on board HMS Queen Elizabeth. Lieutenant Commander ....

16/11/2022

With Christmas fast approaching; why not browse a selection of our gift titles below?
We have special offers only available for the festive season so make sure you don't miss out!

14/11/2022

Looking for a Christmas present?

With Christmas approaching why not browse some of our latest titles... Please note some of the books on pre order may not be available until 2023.

11/11/2022

Our Friday Briefing is out and packed full of new special offers and bargains…so have a look to make sure you don’t miss out! 📚

Poppy Appeal 2022 'Lest we forget...' The Poppy Appeal is the Royal British Legion‘s annual fundraising event to remember those who have fought in the Armed Forces. Thousands of volunteers will be back on the streets collecting donations to support the vital work of the Armed Forces and remember t...

04/11/2022

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Poppy Appeal 2022 'Lest we forget...' The Poppy Appeal is the Royal British Legion‘s annual fundraising event to remember those who have fought in the Armed Forces. Thousands of volunteers will be back on the streets collecting donations to support the vital work of the Armed Forces and remember t...

14/10/2022

This week’s issue of the Friday Briefing is out - catch it here:

Between 1942 and 1945, tens of thousands of young American servicemen arrived in Britain. This book is an examination of the way their presence affected them and the local people during the Second World War. It is a social history and studies the various relationships forged between the British publ...

07/10/2022

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Founded in 1912 by some of the Royal Navy's brightest officers, the quarterly Naval Review has never been subject to official censorship, and its naval members do not need official permission to write for it, so it has always provided an independent, lively and at times outspoken forum for service d...

17/09/2022

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As a mark of respect following the loss of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, NavyBooks will be closed on Monday 19th September to allow our staff to pay their respects to The Queen and commemorate Her reign.�� We will reopen as normal on Tuesday 20th September.�� As we grieve together and mour...