John Harbron

The crew of the Austro-Hungarian submarine SM U-10, 1915. US Naval History and Heritage Command. Public Domain.

Austria-Hungary’s Forgotten U-Boat Captains

A multinational microcosm of the Habsburg state, the Austro-Hungarian submarine fleet of the First World War not only worked but worked well.

Spain's Forgotten Naval Renaissance

Hearts of oak - but those of the Don, not John Bull. John Harbron argues for a revaluation of the expertise, both of men and materiel, which made Spain a formidable naval foe on the eve of Trafalgar.