druxey Posted March 24, 2020 Share #1 Posted March 24, 2020 As we undergo shut-downs, reading will become more important to us. If you are interested in the Restoration naval period or that of the Dutch Seven Provinces, this book is worthy of your attention. This is a very readable, exhaustive narrative and analysis of the longest engagement between two navies recorded. Mr. Fox has an extensive grasp of the political, social, economic and strategic issues that led up to and culminated in this North Sea struggle for maritime dominance between The Seven Provinces and Britain. The prelude to, development and aftermath of this marathon battle is well illustrated with fleet movement maps. The narrative is accompanied by contemporary drawings and paintings. There are also extensive end-notes and appendices on fleet lists, deployment and armament. An engrossing read and thoroughly recommended, available on-line through Seaforth Publishing, paperback, 2018. mtaylor, Murphys77, thibaultron and 1 other 4 Quote Be sure to sign up for an epic Nelson/Trafalgar project if you would like to see it made into a TV series http://trafalgar.tv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amateur Posted March 24, 2020 Share #2 Posted March 24, 2020 Even if we have shut down, work will continue.... No additional time to read or build Jan thibaultron and mtaylor 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beef Wellington Posted March 24, 2020 Share #3 Posted March 24, 2020 Or you may want to stretch to the hardback edition, a new copy going for $989 on Amazon... mtaylor, druxey, thibaultron and 1 other 4 Quote Cheers, Jason "Which it will be ready when it is ready!" In the shipyard: HMS Jason (c.1794: Artois Class 38 gun frigate) Queen Anne Royal Barge (c.1700) Finished: HMS Snake (c.1797: Cruizer Class, ship rigged sloop) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flying_dutchman2 Posted March 24, 2020 Share #4 Posted March 24, 2020 Druxey, Thanks for the review. I've heard of this and will check it out. Marcus druxey, thibaultron, mtaylor and 1 other 4 Quote Current Built: Zeehaen 1639, Dutch Fluit from Dutch explorer Abel J. Tasman Unofficial motto of the VOC: "God is good, but trade is better" Many people believe that Captain J. Cook discovered Australia in 1770. They tend to forget that Dutch mariner Willem Janszoon landed on Australia’s northern coast in 1606. Cook never even sighted the coast of Western Australia). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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