Featured battle : Rueda

Part of The French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars

Date : 12 December 1808

A tiny but important engagement. A cavalry brigade of Moore's advanced guard came upon a half-squadron of French Chasseurs à Cheval only one or two escaped to raise the alarm. Hitherto the French had no idea that Moore's force was so close and not retreating on Lisbon as Napoleon thought.

British Cruisers. Two World Wars and After

Norman Friedman
Wow! Another book from this author and publisher with the 'wow' factor. Lavishly illustrated with a photograph or line plan on almost every page. The text is packed with technical information, detail, and description of design, construction and application of these important ships. I read it cover to cover finding many nuggets of information on the way. e.g. One particular cruiser fresh out of dock had a range of 12,000nm; the same ship after eight months cruising was 'deep and dirty' had a range of only 8,000nm.
This book is a must for every Royal Navy enthusiast and would be of interest to the general reader. This is the kind of reference book where you find what you are looking for and are then temped to go on reading.
Highly recommended.
Seaforth publishing. Pen & Sword Books Ltd., 2010