Featured battle : The Glorious 1st of June

Part of The French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars

Date : 01 June 1794

Admiral Villaret with a fleet of twenty six ships of the line was attacked by a twenty five strong British fleet under Admiral Richard Howe. The British had the wind and Howe was able to choose his attack. The French were defeated although only six prizes were taken and one ship sunk. Howe was criticized for not following up such a clear cut victory.

Naval Battles of the Second World War

Leo Marriott
This is a really good read. Together with a companion volume every major naval action of the Second World war is covered. Necessarily the coverage is brief for example the battle of the Atlantic has five pages of text, but every entry is supported with photographs and a map. The author’s intention was to produce a basic guide and in this he has succeeded superbly. For those whose appetites have been whetted the selected bibliography guides them to more extensive descriptions of the battles.
This is a perfect introduction for anyone new to this field but the ‘old hands’ can still get a lot from it. We highly recommend Leo Marriott’s book.

Pen & Sword Maritime, 2022