Iain Ballantyne has written extensively about navies past and
present. He has visited warships and commando units to report on
their operational activities in the Middle East, Mediterranean,
Adriatic, Asia-Pacific and the Arctic, including covering the fall
of the Soviet Union - plus its impact in Russia, Latvia and the
Czech Republic - along with the 1990/91 Gulf War.
A former newspaper defence reporter and current Editor of the
global naval affairs magazine ‘WARSHIPS International Fleet
Review’, Iain has also contributed to television news and
documentary programmes, and radio shows. He is host of the Warships
Pod podcast.
Among his other naval history books are ‘Warspite’, ‘HMS Rodney’
and the award-winning ‘Killing the Bismarck’ (all published by Pen
& Sword). In 2017, Iain was presented with a prestigious Fellowship
Award by the UK’s Maritime Foundation for making ‘a truly
outstanding contribution to stimulating public engagement in
maritime issues.’
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