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25/05/2025

With the preparations for the Royal Marines Museum now under way in Portsmouth Historic Dockyard (replacing Action Stations), we have an updated version of the guide to the dockyard out.

If you are thinking of visiting this historic site, or just want some more information about the history, then this is the guide for you, containing history, hints and tips for your visit, and info about the area.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Exploring-Portsmouth-Dockyard-Most-Visit/dp/1838433295

Updated for 2025, this guide to Portsmouth Historic Dockyard walks you through the amazing array of ships, buildings, memorials, and more that can be found in the base. This book is split into several sections, the first of which guides you through the publicly accessible areas, giving you the hi...

27/04/2025

On May 7th, 2025, it will be 260 years since HMS Victory was floated out of the dock at Chatham, Kent.

The Essential Visual HMS Victory takes you on a tour of this marvel of Georgian engineering. Get your copy now to celebrate the finest of wooden walls.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Essential-Visual-HMS-Victory/dp/1838433228/

09/11/2024

Just launched - an exploration of Jack Nastyface's account of his time in the Royal Navy from 1805, when he joined HMS Revenge and was at the Battle of Trafalgar.
As well as his original account, this book adds to his story with annotations, illustrations, and other contemporary accounts, both from fellow sailors and newspapers of the time.
If you are going to get a copy of Jack Nastyface, this is the one for you.
Available in Hardback, Paperback, and Kindle.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DM25PHDY

In 1805, William Robinson volunteered for the Royal Navy, not knowing he would soon be plunged into the fierce action of the Battle of Trafalgar. Years later, he published his account of his six years at sea, all aboard HMS Revenge, under the pseudonym Jack Nastyface,in an account that is widely ...

23/04/2024

Out now! William Beatty's Authentic Narrative of the Death of Lord Nelson, but annotated, indexed, and with supplementary material and illustrations added, including more about Beatty and treatments of the time.

In 1807, William Beatty published his account of the death of Vice-Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. Both in response to other accounts of Nelson's last moments, and in response to criticism from some for his decision to use brandy rather than rum to preserve the bod...

01/02/2024

Think you know the movies? Can you unscramble the directors? Name the Oscar winning songs? Name your spaceships? Identify your Hammer Horror films? Place the movie city? Match the closing lines? Name the Arnie characters? Identify your Bond villains? Discover the Disney? All these and more can be found inside the Bitesize Movie Quiz Book. Little quizzes designed to keep the mind busy.
Once you’ve proven your movie buff credentials, check out our growing range of brainteasers in the Bitesize Quiz Collection; starting with the Bitesize Military History Quiz Book.

Think you know the movies? Can you unscramble the directors? Name the Oscar winning songs? Name your spaceships? Identify your Hammer Horror films? Place the movie city? Match the closing lines? Name the Arnie characters? Identify your Bond villains? Discover the Disney? All these and more can be...

12/01/2024

Out now - the Bitesize Military History Quizbook!

"The Bitesize Military History Quiz Book tests your knowledge and your wits against crosswords and puzzles all themed around military history.
Do you know your operations of World War II? Your ships from the Battle of Trafalgar? Your British castles? Famous Admirals? The English Civil War? The American Civil War? When the Spitfire came into service? How many crew were in a Halifax bomber? The Roman World?
All these and more are covered in this book."

The Bitesize Military History Quiz Book tests your knowledge and your wits against crosswords and puzzles all themed around military history. Do you know your operations of World War II? Your ships from the Battle of Trafalgar? Your British castles? Famous Admirals? The English Civil War? The Ame...

28/12/2023

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Just for you, out on January 12th...

16/08/2023

Author AJ Noon was incredibly lucky to get a tour of HMS Queen Elizabeth last night. He even got to leave a copy of our latest book, Navy Bites, for the ship's library (just don't tell the Captain he sat in his chair).

25/07/2023

Great news - Navy Bites is now out!
Navy Bites Volume 1 contains thirty-two tales from the Royal Navy, covering the great, the bizarre, and the tragic. Spanning from 1546 — when the Royal Navy was formed — through to 1993, this book brings to life the events that have shaped the RN. Whether it be the invasion of the Isle of Wight, women disguising themselves as men to serve, stone frigates, ships of ice and sawdust, the longest row, flat-pack ships, bizarre camouflage, Horatio Nelson losing his arm, the odd re-use of damaged ships, the Gibraltar apes, or nuclear London; this book covers them all. You may already have heard about some of these fascinating incidents, but Navy Bites reveals the extraordinary details behind them, and their place within the vibrant history of the Royal Navy.
For every copy sold a donation will be made to the Naval Children's Charity, who support children whose parents serve or have served in the Royal Navy.

Navy Bites: Volume I

25/04/2023

Exploring Portsmouth Dockyard? Walking Portsmouth? The Essential Visual HMS Victory? The Trafalgar Times?
All of our titles can be purchased from Amazon if you can't find them in your local bookshop.

Amazon.co.uk: Redvark Publishing Limited

15/03/2023

Our latest book is out - Exploring Portsmouth Dockyard.
It is split into several sections, with the first taking you through the history of the 12 acres of the historic dockyard site (Portsmouth Naval Base encompasses 297 acres in total). It also has the world's firsts for the dockyard, such as the first dry dock, the blockmills, and Dreadnought.
If you are planning on visiting the dockyard, it has a section on how to get the most out of your visit (visiting everything, as well as the sites on the Gosport side, will take you two days), and there is a ship spotters guide at the back as well for those who like to watch the Royal Navy come and go or do the harbour tour.
Get your copy from Amazon now, or it should be with local suppliers next month.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Exploring-Portsmouth-Dockyard-Most-Visit/dp/1838433295

Exploring Portsmouth Dockyard: And How To Get The Most Out Of Your Visit

03/01/2023

we are incredibly proud to support the quarterly The Trafalgar Times. Every quarter the new issue is free for a couple of days on Kindle, and all their sales help to send out free copies to schools and organisations, as well as a quarterly history-themed book parcel to a school.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Trafalgar-Times-015-Jan-2023-ebook/dp/B0BRHKGR8P