Wow! Another utterly brilliant maritime history book. I find the more I read on this exciting topic, the more I want to read.
I recall buying this book, for about £2, at a charity shop in Peterborough. It was on a whim, and has proven one of those lovely serendipitous moments, when everything seems to fall into place with a ‘just so’ rightness.
As I type this, it’s 6.30 am, and outside I hear a fairly heavy rain (Chester cam in about 30-40 minutes ago, soaked; a very soggy moggy!). This is entirely apt. As I’m currently reading about the post action storm, and the fate of the two fleets during ‘The Storm’ segment of this truly superb book.