The Four Days' Battle of 1666, by Frank L. Fox

[druxey]

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.

[amateur]

Even if we have shut down, work will continue....

No additional time to read or build

 

Jan

[Beef Wellington]

Or you may want to stretch to the hardback edition, a new copy going for $989 on Amazon...

[flying_dutchman2]

Druxey, 

Thanks for the review. I've heard of this and will check it out. 

Marcus