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.
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Shipbreaker Extraordinaire
Harry Pounds of Portsmouth by Richard Holm “For many years anyone driving into Portsmouth would be treated to the surprising roadside sight of warships, submarines and unusual small craft in various states of decay and demolition. This fleeting glimpse was…
Secret Warriors
The Cold War was a period of intense activity for submarines of the Royal Navy, with many hair-raising incidents involving Soviet vessels. They were engaged in frequent hazardous surveillance patrols investigating Soviet submarines and surface warships and their operational tactics,…
Coastal Motor Boats
This new work challenges the conventional history that the Coastal Motor Boat was the brainchild of three young naval officers. It reveals that the truth was far more complex and historically more significant. Research in extensive family archives shows that…
Tragedy & Revenge
The Battle of Coronel on 1 November 1914, when Rear Admiral Sir Christopher Cradock and ships of his 4th Cruiser Squadron were out gunned and out matched by the German East Asiatic Squadron under Vice Admiral Maximilian Graf von Spee,…
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 by the reign of the late Queen Elizabeth II, the Royal Navy changed out of…
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 Nationale during the conflict – the tragic shelling of the French fleet at anchor in…