Chatham Publishing Another in the Chatham series where the range of naval combat in the subject period is handled by a series of short, well illustrated, essays. This is not Sir Julian Corbett detail but offers a lot to those who want to be swiftly "briefed up" on a topic. The three major sections consider the Blockade of Europe, the exploitation of seapower overseas and finally, its exploitation in Europe. The Blockade section covers not only some of the major actions, but the experiences of the many smaller vessels (cutters and luggers for example). The sortie of the Brest fleet in 1809, the blockade of Toulon, its all here. There is also a rather neat story about Napoleon's direct experience of seapower off Boulogne. In the Overseas section we visit South Africa and South America. We see the French (and Dutch) hold on the East and West Indies weakened. We cruise off Reunion and Tamatave and sail with the HEIC fleet. In Europe there is the invasion of Denmark, the Baltic campaigns, and the Dutch raiders. The poor show at Walcheren is examined compared to the better performance in the Med. For a period of astonishing exotica this book is a fitting presentation. One has occasionally to remind oneself that all these British victories were caused by a French guerre de course campaign that required the deployment of the whole fleet. Trafalgar merely began the process. Ripping yarns indeed. More Old Duffer's Book Corner (book reviews) Exercise of Arms: Warfare in the Netherlands 1568-1648 The Anglo-Scots Wars 1513-1550 Seapower and Naval Warfare 1650-1830 The Making of A World Power The Punic Wars The Roman Army At War 100BC – AD200 The Collapse and Recovery of the Roman Empire The Victory of Seapower: Winning the Napoleonic War 1806-1814 Vittoria 1813 The Battle of Koniggratz 1866 and The History of K.u.K Infantry Regiment Graf Khevenhuller-Metsch Nr 35 Patton The Navy At War 1939-1945 Medieval Warfare From Louis XIV to Napoleon: The Fall of A Great Power The Army of Francis Joseph Back to Perfidious Albion #100 Table of Contents Back to Perfidious Albion List of Issues Back to MagWeb Master Magazine List © Copyright 2000 by Charles and Teresa Vasey. This article appears in MagWeb (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other military history articles and gaming articles are available at http://www.magweb.com