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Welcome to Clash of Steel!


Featured battle : Mons 1792

Part of The French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars

Date : 28 April 1792 - 29 April 1792

The opening clash of the campaign initiated by the French against a numerical weaker force. They were firmly repulsed but the victory was not followed up by the Austrians.

Featured image :

Ark Royal, stern.

Ark Royal, stern.

The stern and white ensign of the Ark Royal, with the older Type 23 'Duke' class frigate, HMS Westminster moored astern, and the harbour entrance in the background.

Gallery updated : 2022-04-04 08:33:43

Featured review :

The Power and the Glory

Steve Dunn
This is a novel view of the Royal Navy over most of its existence. Naval Reviews were the pulling together of the fleet to show the nation’s power and might ostensibly [even ostentatiously] to the monarch but to friends and potential enemies alike. The author has brought together a fascinating array of information not only about the ships but material ranging from the strategic background to the lunch menus. The result is a brilliant overview of our changing navy with a bonus of insight into the society of the time of change.
Photographs abound throughout the book and the text is lucid and engaging .
However for those, like me, who love the Royal Navy the full story is a tragedy. The book tells the nation’s story of increasing power until its zenith and then the steady decline to today’s level. This is also the navy’s story.
We highly commend this novel approach to naval history to all readers.

Seaforth Publishing, 2021

Reviewed : 2021-05-07 18:58:57