mgatrost Posted October 12, 2023 Share #1 Posted October 12, 2023 (edited) The Struggle for Sea Power A Naval History of the American Revolution. By Sam Willis Release Date: Feb 15, 2016 Publisher: HighBridge, a Division of Recorded Books This is great listen / read about the role that naval warfare played in the war for American Independence. It goes into depth about the benefits and shortcomings of sea power and how it affected the American, British, French, Spanish, Dutch and Russian Navies. The epilogue was just as interesting, covering the political fallout after the war and how this affected the counties involved. There is even a short mention of Pellew. I know I’m biased when it comes to anything about ships but I think anyone would find this book very entertaining. https://www.audible.com/pd/Struggle-for-Sea-Power-Audiobook/B01BKSTOPC?action_code=ASSGB149080119000H&share_location=pdp Edited October 12, 2023 by mgatrost Updated photo Rik Thistle, Canute, CiscoH and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allanyed Posted October 12, 2023 Share #2 Posted October 12, 2023 (edited) Sounds interesting. Can you please give missing information as requested by Chris below when this forum was first put up in 2019 to give book reviews. I did look up Sam Willis and he appears to be a prolific writer with good reviews. In this section of the forum, one finds all things book-and-magazine related: questions, discussions, and of course reviews. Many of the reviews have been tagged by a moderator with the label "book review". Some of the reviews have not been tagged in this manner because, well, they don't really give as much information as one would like to see when reading a review. A good review is more than just, "I read this book and I like it/don't like it." All of us like to find out as much as we can in advance when considering parting with our hard-earned cash, so how can a reviewer make a review more useful? You can get an idea by looking at a few of the tagged reviews. Here are some things you should include: 1. The title of the book. Put this in the title of your post as well. 2. The author's name. 3. The publishing data, i.e. name of publisher and date of publication. If the book you're reviewing is not a first edition, include the publication date for the first edition. Same goes if the book is a reprint. 4. Pertinent specs such as format, number of pages, whether the book has photos (color or B&W), suggested retail price, etc. 5. Modelers are especially keen to know if the book has plans, drawings, color plates, or any other such informative goodies. What kind and how many? Good quality or bad? Anything particularly noteworthy? 6. Summarize the contents of the book. What does it cover? What doesn't it cover? We want to know what's in it! 7. And finally, give your subjective opinion of the book. Did you enjoy it? Why or why not? Are there highlights or shortcomings that you think potential readers would appreciate knowing about? Let them know! We look forward to reading your submissions! Edited October 12, 2023 by allanyed mtaylor, mgatrost, Canute and 1 other 3 1 Quote PLEASE take 30 SECONDS and sign up for the epic Nelson/Trafalgar project if you would like to see it made into a TV series. Click on http://trafalgar.tv There is no cost other than the 30 seconds of your time. THANK YOU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpalmer1970 Posted October 14, 2023 Share #3 Posted October 14, 2023 (edited) On 10/13/2023 at 5:22 AM, allanyed said: I did look up Sam Willis and he appears to be a prolific writer with good reviews. He is also the presenter of the Mariner's Mirror, the podcast produced by The Society For Nautical Research and Lloyds Register Foundation. Edited October 14, 2023 by jpalmer1970 Formatting Canute, mtaylor, mgatrost and 1 other 4 Quote -‐-‐-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Current Build Hayling Hoy 1760 - First POF scratch build Completed HMB Endeavour's Longboat by Artesania Latina Completed HM Armed Cutter Alert by Vanguard Models Completed 18ft cutter and 34ft launch by Vanguard Models Completed Pen Duick by Artesania Latina Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris watton Posted October 14, 2023 Share #4 Posted October 14, 2023 That is truly an epic read (or listen, as in my case) Canute, allanyed, mtaylor and 1 other 4 Quote Vanguard Models on Facebook Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgatrost Posted October 14, 2023 Author Share #5 Posted October 14, 2023 5 hours ago, jpalmer1970 said: He is also the presenter of the Mariner's Mirror, the podcast produced by The Society For Nautical Research and Lloyds Register Foundation. I just checked out the podcast and it looks like there’s a lot of good listening on there. Only problem is which one to listen to first. jpalmer1970 and Canute 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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