November 2018
Mrs. Reston, the Heroine of Matagorda, 1810
Mrs. Reston, the Heroine of Matagorda, 1810 In historical fiction (including my own) women tend to turn up in the most extraordinary situations and bear heavy responsibilities, [...]
Naval Artists, 18th Century – Part 4: Richard Paton
Naval Artists of the 18th Century – Part 4 Richard Paton (1717 – 1791) In the previous parts of this occasional series I commented on the fact [...]
Sailing Craft versus U-Boats in WW1
Sailing Craft versus U-Boats in World War 1 Though the “Age of Fighting Sail” ended around 1840 as regards major warships, small sailing craft were to play a [...]
HMS Britannia and HMS Ascot – last Royal Navy losses of WW1
HMS Britannia and HMS Ascot The Royal Navy’s last losses of WW1 In two day’s time, on November 11th 2018, the armistice that ended the westerns Allies’ [...]
First Blood 1778: Belle Poule and HMS Arethusa
First Blood 1778: Belle Poule and HMS Arethusa In reading about the classic Age of Fighting Sail – roughly 1700 to 1830 – one is struck by [...]
October 2018
SMS Geier: An Odyssey Under Two Flags, 1894 – 1918
SMS Geier: an odyssey Under Two Flags, 1894 – 1918 SMS Geier [...]