August 2019
Royal Navy emergency purchases -1877/78
The Royal Navy’s emergency purchases, 1877/78 and the Mesrutiyet, a heroine of “Britannia’s Wolf” A key role is played in the first of the Dawlish Chronicles, “Britannia’s Wolf”, by [...]
Trader vs. Privateer 1744
An Unequal Duel: Trader vs. Privateer 1744 The story of war against maritime trade in the Age of Fighting Sail is usually told, whether in fact or [...]
Battle of Heligoland 1864
War in the North Sea, 1864 – The Battle of Heligoland Tegetthoff In the late 19th and early 20th Centuries [...]
Prinz Eitel Friedrich 1914-15
A liner turned raider: Prinz Eitel Friedrich 1914 – 15 In the late 19th and early 20th Century the French and German navies became fixated on the idea of “Cruiser [...]
Three Sisters vs. a French Privateer, 1811
Three Sisters Merchantman vs. a French Privateer, 1811 Throughout the Age of Fighting Sail merchant shipping – from small coastal craft to large vessels engaged in interoceanic trade [...]
July 2019
The Alzhir Gulag camp for women
A Circle of Hell - the Alzhir Gulag camp for women This article was published on my previous blog in 2014, following two trips to Kazakhstan. In [...]