December 2018
Naval Artists of the 18th Century – Nicholas Pocock
Naval Artists of the 18th Century – Part 5, Nicholas Pocock Nicholas Pocock In earlier articles in this occasional series of blogs (click here [...]
The Crimean War’s White Sea Theatre 1854
The Crimean War’s White Sea Theatre, 1854 This article tells about British naval operations in the White Sea in 1854. The Crimean War (1854 – 56) is [...]
HMS Redwing – odds of one to seven, 1808
HMS Redwing – odds of one to seven, 1808 Sir Thomas Ussher Sir Thomas Ussher (1779–1848) was one of the younger generation of Royal Navy [...]
Crimean War – Britain’s Danube Mouth Raid of 1854
Crimean War: Britain's Danube Mouth Raid of 1854 The war fought by Britain, France, Turkey and Piedmont in 1854-56 is normally referred to as the “Crimean War” [...]
November 2018
Imperial German Navy on the World’s Oceans
The Arrival of the Imperial German Navy on the World’s Oceans Today, November 30th 2018, sees the publication of my latest novel, Britannia’s Mission. Like all books in the [...]
Atlantic Slave Trade Suppression – 1847
Hazards of suppressing the Slave Trade, 1847 Britain’s legal abolition of her slave trade in 1807 is one of the most admirable actions in her history, making [...]