The author’s research is undoubtedly impressive, and this book will appeal to anyone interested in maritime aviation. It is essentially a chronological history of German maritime aviation and it covers all German theatres of war. For people interested in maritime aviation, World War 2 aviation or just general aviation history this book is essential reading and it should be added to your personal library.
Dr Stuart C Blank

'This book is at once a comprehensive and sophisticated re-examination of a fascinating subject, an opportunity to emphasise the place of intelligence in the wider work of navies, in peace and war, and to stress the critical role of naval power in British policy.’
Andrew Lambert, Laughton Professor of Naval History, Kings College London

The First World War at sea in northern waters is often portrayed as a purely German and British affair but the Russian Baltic fleet saw frequent and at times desperate action against Germany. Vividly written in Shanghai in 1922, this memoir remained unknown for several decades until its publication (in Russian) in New York in 1961. Translated into English by naval historian Stephen Ellis, it offers unique insights into the characters of key figures Rear Admiral S N Timirev met during his years of service. Timirev was well placed to make observations on the operations of the Baltic Fleet from 1914 up to 1918. He had trained alongside many of the commanding officers and fought in the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-05 and the siege of Port Arthur with them. This edition is complemented by extensive notes and commentary. A spotlight on the Russian mind-set in home waters and engaging account of Russian naval operations in general during these formative years of the First World War and the Russian.. Read more
Julian Stockwin

This has to be quite an interesting book, that I was grateful for receiving to review, I suppose because I have a technical drawing background and whilst I might be used to seeing housing plans it made a really treat to see the plans for how a ship is constructed. I think this might only appeal to a limited market but I would say for a change this is an excellent book and made a great change of pace. I have to say a very well done to Andrew Choong, who is the Curator of Historical photos and Ships plans at the National Maritime Museum’s out station the Brass Foundry, so he clearly has the highest expertise for this type of book. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and would give it a good 4 star rating, mainly because in reality the amount of reading was small due to the nature of the book. Read the full review [link=http://ukhistorianbendavidson.co.uk/cressy-armoured-cruiser]here[/link]
UK Historian

I think that we need to say from the start that this is a very comprehensive and detailed book about the modern day cruiser, and it contains magnificent detail, information and reference. The book is obviously spilt into a number of chapters such as looking at the birth of cruisers, getting through WWI, and from then on the various chapters look at the cruiser through the various years of development in like 5 – 10 year chunks. This book looks at cruisers from all around the world but it goes into depth about various ships in design, dimension, build, calibre and military firepower. Now I should admit I am no expert on Naval Warfare or the vessels that command the oceans, but I feel after reading through that I have learnt an awful lot, not just about dimensions and types of ship needed but especially in this book a lot about the laws and rules of building a fleet. This book most certainly reads and feels like a definitive and important book, written by an author Robert C. Stern who.. Read more
UK Historian