Picture Gallery for the Fireship

Pictures

Detail from Battle of Scheveningen by Willem van de Velde the Elder	Battle of Scheveningen by Willem van de Velde the Elder	Battle of Scheveningen, 10 August 1653, by Jan Abrahamszoon Beerstraaten	Fireship Tactics in the Line of Battle
Loss of the Royal James at Sole Bay, 1672 (1 of 2)	Loss of the Royal James at Sole Bay, 1672 (2 of 2)	French ships burning at Saint Vaast le Hougue, 1692 (1 of 2)	French ships burning at Saint Vaast le Hougue, 1692 (2 of 2)

Fireship: The Terror Weapon of the Age of Sail, Peter Kirsch. A lavishly illustrated look at one of the most feared weapons of the age of sail. This is a very impressive piece of work – well written and researched, wide ranging in scope and with detailed accounts of most of the key fireship attacks from the sixteenth century wars against Spain to the Greek War of Independence. An essential read for anyone interested in naval warfare in the age of sail. [see more]