Profiles
Mr Phil Grove
Lecturer and SME in Strategic Studies (Education)
BRNC (Faculty of Science and Engineering)
Philip D Grove is Subject Matter Expert in Strategic Studies for the University of Plymouth at Britannia Royal Naval College, Devon. He is also Head of Maritime Aviation in the Dartmouth Centre for Seapower and Security. He has taught naval studies, history and defence policy for almost 30 years at BRNC, RNEC Manadon, CTCRM Lympstone and the University of Plymouth. He has authored, co-written and contributed to more than 15 works on naval power. Additionally, he has delivered numerous conference papers and regularly presents lectures to interested groups on naval matters.
Teaching interests
Strategic Studies:
Naval Power
Naval History
Naval Aviation
Military & Aviation History
Defence Policy and Procurement
Research interests
Naval Power
Naval History
Naval Aviation
Military & Aviation History
Defence Policy and Procurement
Journals
A Re-appraisal of Argentine Air Power, The Naval Review, November 2004
Counterfactual Carrier Aircraft, The Naval Review, October 2002
Naming Naval Aircraft, The Naval Review, October 2001
Books
The Strength of Naval Power: Naval Power 2 (KDP), May 2020
The Royal Navy and Defence Policy: Naval Power 1 (KDP), April 2020
The Resurgence of the Aircraft Carrier: Naval Aviation 3 (KDP), April 2020
The Battle of Midway and Carrier Air Power: Naval Aviation 2 (KDP), May 2019
The Taranto Raid and Carrier Air Power: Naval Aviation Studies 1 (KDP), October 2018
The Royal Navy: A History Since 1900 (with Duncan Redford) (I B Tauris) March 2014
Turning the Tide: The Battles of Coral Sea and Midway (University of Plymouth Press) April 2013
The Battle of Midway, (Brassey’s), August 2004
The Sea War (with Mark J Grove & Alastair Finlan), (Osprey Publishing), August 2002
Book Contributions
Naval Operations Since the End of the Cold War, in Conrad Waters ed., Navies in the 21st Century (Seaforth) October 2016
Naval Manning and Training Since the End of the Cold War in Conrad Waters ed., Navies in the 21st Century (Seaforth) October 2016
Various Chapters in The Second World War (Osprey) September 2016
Vaagso and Lofoton Raids, in Tristan Lovering ed., Amphibious Operations: Manoeuvre from the Sea (Seafarer Books) 2007
The Falklands Air War: A Reappraisal in The Falklands Conflict Twenty Years on: Lessons for the Future, Rob Havers, Mark J Grove & Stephen Badsey eds., (Frank Cass), 2005
Contributions to The Second World War: A World in Flames, Max Hastings ed., (Osprey Publishing), March 2004