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Books

The Britannia Naval Research Association has a number of esteemed writers in its membership.

The BNRA encourages and supports all members in producing books and publications to share their knowledge of naval heritage. We aim to promote and ensure BNRA members' and friends' books are as widely accessible as possible, and a selection of currently available books are listed below.

If you have written or been involved in publishing a book which you feel would be of interest to BNRA members, please contact us.

Elizabeth’s Navy

This handsome book presents an excellent history of the ships and operations of the Royal Navy from 1952 to 2022. During the 70 years spanned…

I Was There

André Jaffré, a young armourer in the French navy of the Second World War, found himself plunged into the most dramatic events involving the Marine…

Abandon Ship

This fascinating title offers a new study of the loss of six British ships and an Argentinian cruiser during the Falklands War of 1982. When…

Nelson’s State Funeral 1806

Is there anything left to say about Lord Nelson? Surprisingly, there is. Innumerable books have traced the admiral’s career to his heroic death at Trafalgar,…

The Portsmouth Dockyard Story

From muddy creek to naval-industrial powerhouse; from constructing wooden walls to building Dreadnoughts; from maintaining King John’s galleys to servicing the enormous new Queen Elizabeth-class…

Maritime Portsmouth

For three centuries Portsmouth has been the leading base of the Royal Navy, but the naval heritage of its port can be traced back to…