The carrier USS Robin mysteriously appeared in the South Pacific in 1943—but there was no such ship in the U.S. Navy!

An animated map of the Battle of the Atlantic during World War II that pitted Anglo-American convoys against German U-boat wolfpacks.

The book First to Die: The First Canadian Navy Casualties in the First World War by Bryan Elson covers the creation of the Royal Canadian Navy, the Battle of Coronel, and the four midshipmen referred to in the title.

James D. Hornfischer’s Neptune’s Inferno: The U.S. Navy at Guadalcanal brings to vivid life the naval battles that, in the end, decided the outcome of the Guadalcanal campaign.

Help WarfareSims rename The Red Pill, their air/naval conflict game, and you may be selected to win a prize from WarfareSims.com.

Coral Sea debuted Avalanche Press’ new Second World War at Sea gaming system. Overall it is a good introductory wargame, but suffers from overly complicated combat rules.

New “what-if” scenarios make this a welcome addition to the Axis & Allies: War at Sea series.

This hotfix addresses an issue caused by the previous patch and adds Help files for the Mission Editor. It brings the game up to v1.4.

PT Boats has just received a patch bringing the game to v1.3, and includes a Mission Editor.

This review of Axis and Allies: War at Sea – Condition Zebra looks at the pluses and minuses in latest release in the collectible miniatures game series, praising some useful upgrades but citing a lack of depth.

This review of Ironclads: Schleswig War, a computer game covering the often-ignored conflict between Denmark and the German Confederation in 1864, praises its graphics, AI and realistic physics but notes that it only covers part of the naval war.

The revised War at Sea Two-Player Starter Set provides beginners and old hands with revised and new units, new maps and improved rules but only half the dice previously included in the game.

This is the solution to the Combat Decision Game “Submarine Attack! Falklands, 1982” that was presented in the May 2010 issue of Armchair General® magazine.

John Tiller’s Naval Campaigns: Midway introduces air combat to the series, and this review finds the game challenging and engrossing but with some problems over ship formation and aircraft control and mission planning.

This review calls Serpents of the Seas a beautiful-looking game of naval warfare from the Seven Years War to the War of 1812, a welcome addition to the genre although it is a bit chart-heavy.

This review of Ironclads High Seas PC game of naval combat in the American Civil War praises its great graphics, challenging AI and realistic physics.