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Monday, 31 March 2014

My Writing Process - a step in a Blog Hop

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I’ve been invited to participate in this blog hop by Matt Willis, who produces the splendid http://navalairhistory.com/ website, which deal...
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Friday, 21 March 2014

HMS Shah vs Huascar – an indecisive but significant duel

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In an earlier blog I told of what was possibly the most ferocious single ship action fought in the age of sail – the engagement between the...
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Thursday, 20 March 2014

Another insightful review of Britannia's Reach

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I was much flattered by reading the most recent 5-Star review of Britannia's Reach on amazon.co.uk. It was filed by M.J. Willis and, by...
Tuesday, 18 March 2014

Britannia’s Reach – and the Mephistophelean bargain at its core

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I’ve been heartened so far by comments I’ve received from readers of Britannia’s Reach , not only in reviews of Amazon.com and Amazon.c...
Friday, 14 March 2014

How do you make a monster gun disappear?

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In the second half of the 19 th Century advances in metallurgy allowed an unprecedented increase in the size and weight of artillery piece...
Friday, 7 March 2014

The most ferocious frigate action ever?

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Single ship actions, usually between frigates, are remembered as some of the most dramatic actions of the age of fighting sail. They captur...
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Tuesday, 4 March 2014

A reader's verdict - "The Best Naval Yarn I have read in years"

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The second of the Dawlish Chronicles series, Britannia's Reach , has proved popular and I've been gratified by comments and question...