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Blackball packet 'Oxford' preparing to take the Pilot by American artist Christopher Blossom
#Ageofsail #sea #ships
On this day in 1759 - the Battle of Quiberon Bay took place. Fought in a gale, on a lee shore it was the Royal Navy’s most decisive victory before Nelson
Picture is the Battle of Quiberon Bay by Richard Wright
#RoyalNavy #FrenchNavy #Maritime
Night Suspect by Montague Dawson
An Excise cutter in pursuit of a smuggler – ‘Brandy for the parson, Baccy for the clerk…’
#RoyalNavy #Maritime #Smuggling
USS United States vs HMS Macedonian by Dutch Artist Maarten Platje
One of 6 heavy frigates of the #USNavy powerful enough to defeat contemporary frigates but fast enough to evade ships of the line, a strategy first tested when she defeated Macedonia in October 1812
#RoyalNavy
The latest Quarterdeck Magazine is out, including a review of Sea of Wolves
“Sea of Wolves is a World War II thriller in the tradition of Douglas Reeman that once again evinces Philip K Allan’s considerable prowess as a storyteller.”
#WW2 #HistFic #amreading
High Winds by British Artist Montague Dawson
#Ships #Sea #tallships
Published Worldwide today!
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Manning the pumps by British artist Arthur Briscoe
#tallships #sailing #sea
Only 1 week to publication!
"In the black, heavy dark beyond the outer skin of the U-boat a ring of cylinders fell, steady as snowflakes on a calm winter afternoon. Then the first depth charge exploded."
Advance order now at https://t.co/0shnbB79V6
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‘All of human history would be too short a time to try every combination. Except we, like Cinderella, only have a day. For at midnight, every German operator changes his Enigma settings and our work has to start afresh.’
Out September 15th
Available to order now
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