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A message from Book Reviews Editor Rebecca Murray

Book Reviews - not just for Oprah or the New York Times

Reviewing books may sound like a job for authors or magazine literary critics – but we all have perspectives to share and readers are eager to hear what their peers think about recently published works from fields of shared interest.

Since becoming the book reviews editor I have already learned SO much about maritime affairs and oceanic history, going down rabbit holes I could never have imagined – even as a girl who grew up on the east coast and studied history. From the lives of noted individuals to social and environmental issues, to naval history and studies of vessels and beyond, there’s a little something for everyone in the book review section of The Northern Mariner. No matter the topic, authors bring their passion to the page and share stories, some very well known and others less well known, to audiences far and wide.

Reviewing these books is an important part of the journal – lifting up voices, perspectives and stories – sharing work from across the field and helping readers make that all important decision – what to read next!


The history of book reviews in the journal is a rich and continued one with over 30 years of publication and wide distribution. And to further our goal of continuing to reach readers we need your help! Every issue of the journal includes twenty or more book reviews – ensuring a variety of topics are tackled and with the hope that every reader can identify something of interest to them. And perhaps of most importance, we care very much to include and reflect the perspectives and interests of the journal’s readership. This means we need your help.

Can you, sometime this year, commit to reading one book (of varying length), write 750 to 1,200 words about it and send us that text within 4 to 6 months of receiving the book? We’re very happy to work with you on editing and style and encourage you to look at our most recently published issue as an example. You can also take inspiration for your text from questions like these:

- What is the book about?
- How did the author approach the telling of this story (narrative construction/arc, research, writing etc.)?
- Was anything missing that you think should have been included?
- What did the author do really well?
- Who do you think should or would like to read this book?
- How does this book contribute to the wider literature on this topic?

You can choose a book from our list (https://nasoh.org/books-for-review) or make a suggestion based on your particular interests! If you have lots of ideas but only time to read and review one book, we can add other titles to the list – we appreciate the variety of interests of journal readers and hope that those can be reflected in the titles available for review.

We are always happy to receive your questions via email – cnrsbookreviews@cnrs-scrn.org – please do not hesitate to write to us – we endeavour to respond to written requests within the week.

Very best,
Rebecca

Rebecca Murray

Book Reviews Editor

The Northern Mariner/Le marin du nord

Books for Review

These books are available to review. Please fill out the form below to request one!

We suggest that you request a back-up title or two just in case!


Bertram, Ian S.. On Board the USS Boise in World War II: The Battles and Secret Missions of Light Cruiser CL-4

McFarland, 2025

229pp., Photos, maps

ISBN 9781476698076


Breham, Victoria, Editor. A Fully Accredited Ocean: Essays on the Great Lakes

University of Michigan Press, 2025

264pp.

ISBN 9780472223930 (e-book) US $65.00


Chatelain, Neil. Ironclad Ambush: Confederates Strike Lincoln's Mississippi River Blockade at the Head of Passes, October 12, 1861

SavasBeatie, 2026

256 pp., images maps

ISBN 9781611217957 (hardcover) US $32.95; ISBN 9781611217964 (e-book)
 

Conlin, Dan. Pirates of the Atlantic: robbery, murder and Mayhem off the Canadian east coast
Formac, 2025
104pp.
ISBN 9781459508002 (softcover) CDN $24.95


Doyle, David. USS California (BB-44) Tennessee-Class Battleship in WWII

Schiffer, 2025

176pp.

ISBN 9780764370854 (hardcover), CDN $42.99


Doyle, David. USS Nevada (BB-36) US Navy Super-Dreadnought in WWI and WWII

Schiffer

176 pp.

ISBN 9780764370762 (paperback), US $29.99


Doyle, David. USS Arizona (BB-39): From Keel Laying to Pearl Harbor Memorial

Schiffer Military History, 2025

144 pp., 310 color and b/w photos, 

ISBN 9780764368868 (hardcover) US $24.99


Doyle, David. USS Yorktown (CV-10) Essex-Class Carrier in WWII, Korea, Vietnam, Apollo 8

Schiffer, 2026

176 pp.

ISBN 9780764370779 (hardcover) CDN $29.99
 

Harris, Richard. D’you Hear There! Daily Pipes of the Royal Navy

Osprey, 2026
144 pp.
ISBN 9781472876188 (hardcover) US $15.00, CDN $20.00


Hirsimak, Eric. Sail, Steam, and Diesel: Moving Cargo on the Great Lakes

University of Michigan Press, 2024

696pp.

ISBN 9781611864441 (hardcover) US $79.95


Holihead, Melanie. Naval Seamen’s Women in Nineteenth-Century Britain

Boydell & Brewer, 2024

372 pp.

ISBN 9781837650118 (hardcover) CDN $220


Hore, Captain Peter. No Uncertain Sound: The Life and Times of Sir Jock Slater

Porto Press, 2025

326 pp.

ISBN 9781849956130 (hardcover) £24.99
 

Johnson, David E., Gary M. Guinn and Kenneth D. Keith. The Watch Stands as Written: Verses from the Midwatch
WildBlue Press, 2026
294pp.
ISBN 9781970361353 (e-book) CDN $8.33
 

Kelley, Mark B.. Crimes Against Feeling: Piracy, Sympathy, and Ocean Politics in Antebellum American Legal Culture
University of Massachusetts Press, 2026
336pp.; illustrations
ISBN 9781625349637 (softcover) CDN $45.95; ISBN 9781625349644 (hardcover) CDN $124.00


Kennerley, Alston. British Merchant Seafarer Training and Education: A History

Boydell & Brewer, 2026

318 pp.

ISBN 9781837651542 (hardcover) CND $170.30 


Lagendijk, Vincent and Frederik Schulze, Editors. Dam Internationalism

Rethinking Power, Expertise and Technology in the Twentieth Century

Bloomsbury History, 2024

272 pp.

ISBN 9781350367883, CDN $179


Layland, Michael. Turmoil: the Life and Times of Philip Hankin

Touchwood Editions, 2025

ISBN 9781771514712 (softcover), US $35.00


Layton, Thomas N. and James P. Delgado. Wreck Divers and Archaeologists: A History of Maritime Archaeology in California

Society for Historical Archaeology, 2024

409 pp. 

ISBN 9781957402 $26.99


Marks, Robert B.. Deep Time in the Mono Lake Basin Nature and History over the Last 10,000 Years

University of California Press, 2026

384pp.

ISBN 9780520428577 (hardcover), US $28.95
 

Marolda, Edward J.. Ed. Cold War Storm: The U.S. Navy at the Fall of Vietnam and the Looming Soviet Threat
US Naval Institute, 2026


Martinovich, Paul. Sailors of Varied Fortune: The Schombergs afloat and ashore

Foresail Press, 2025

397 pp.

ISBN 1069713406 CAN $63.23


Mazurek, Jacob A.. The Evolution of Naval Mine Warfare

McFarland, 2026

236 pp.

ISBN 9781476698625 (softcover); ISBN 9781476657783 (e-book)


Menzies, Graeme. Trading Fate: How a Little Known Company Stopped British Columbia from Becoming an American State

Heritage House Publishing, 2025

ISBN 9781772035483 (softcover), US $29.95


Miller Duncan, and Sharon Hobson. Canada’s Navy in the First Gulf War: A first-hand account

Formac Publishing, 2026

280 pp.

ISBN 9781459508316 (softcover) CDN $29.95; 9781459508347 (e-book) CDN $16.99


Morriss, Trey. Doom 34: A Firsthand Account of the Top-Secret Mission that Launched Operation Desert Storm

Lyons Press, 2026

248pp.

ISBN 9781493093618 US $29.95


Nutting, William Washburn. Foreword by Tim Murphy. The Track of the Typhoon

Lyons Press, Series: Sheridan House Maritime Classics, 2025

256 pp., illustrations, notes, bibliography, index

ISBN: 9781493090457 (paperback) $24.95


Pelleteri, Car. Montuak 11954, 2nd Edition

Schiffer, 2025

144pp.

ISBN 9780764369735 US $29.99


Perinovic, Eric J., Ed. Navy Force Planning and Design, 1939 – 2019

Naval History and Heritage Command, 2025

ISBN 9781943604999
 

Pitrof, Tyler A. and Guy J. Nasuti. Priming the Warfighter: Learning from 250 Years of Navy History. Contributions to Naval History No. 14
Naval History and Heritage Command, 2026
136pp.; images
ISBN 9781943604630 (softcover)


Purcell, Judy S.. The Haddock Family of English Seafarers: Merchant Mariners and Naval Officers 1327–1941

Coracle Group, 2025

328 pp.

ISBN 9798999039217 CDN $70.00
 

Radziemski, Jan. Soviet Cold War Destroyers
Osprey Publishing, 2026
272pp.; illustrations, plans
ISBN 9781472874894 (hardcover) US $60.00, CDN $80.00


Rindfleisch, James K., F. Samuel Bauer, and Stanton R. Daywalt. SS United States: An Operational Guide to America's Flagship

Schiffer: 2023

215 pp., photographs

ISBN 9780764366550 US $45.00


Sancton, Julian. Neptune’s Fortune: The Billion-Dollar Shipwreck and the Ghosts of the Spanish Empire

Hatchards, 2026

384 pp.

ISBN 9780593594179 (hardcover), CDN $33.00


Sayers, Ken W.. U.S. Navy Service Craft A History and Directory from World War I to Today

McFarland, 2025

436 pp., Format: softcover (8.5 x 11), 525 photos, glossary, notes, bibliography, index 

ISBN 9781476690063 US $35.00


Sayers, Ken W.. U.S. Navy Amphibious Warfare Vessels

McFarland, 2026

250 pp.

ISBN 9781476696942 US $49.95
 

Sloan, N. Blue Canada: Aquatic Area Conservation, Parks Canada, and Reflections from the Pacific
UBC Press, 2027
480pp., maps, tables
ISBN 9780774872805 (softcover), CAN $59.95


Takakjian, Eric. Yarmouth Castle Burning: The Deadliest Passenger Ship Disaster off the Coast of the United States Since 1934

Schiffer, 2025

224pp.

ISBN 9781507305829 CDN $23.99


Vives, Luna. The Gates of the Sea: Migration and Rescue at the Edges of Europe

Fernwood Publishing, 2025

228 pp.

ISBN 9781773637662 (softcover) CDN $32.00


Wilk, Stephen R.. Mystery Ship: The Long, Strange Odyssey of Submarine S-49

McFarland, 2026

268pp.

ISBN 9781476698359

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