The War of the Spanish Succession (1701–1714) began in 1701 after the death of the Spanish King Charles II. The main reason was the attempt of the Holy Roman...

Most of our contemporaries perceive the Thirty Years' War (1618–1648) as exclusively European and land. However, in reality, this grandiose military conflict...

There have been at least eleven major attempts to invade the British Isles in modern and recent history. The Spanish in 1588, the French in 1692, 169...

The regency and reign of Louis XV was marred by two great wars in which France was defeated at sea. The first of these was the War of the Austrian Succession...

The book by Moscow and Samara authors - specialists in the history of military operations at sea during the time of the sailing fleet - tells about one of th...

The Anglo-Dutch wars of the 17th century were caused mainly by the economic rivalry between England and the Dutch Republic. The First War was declared by Hol...

NEW NAVAL SERIES. A new book by leading naval historians. The greatest battles of the sailing era IN COLOR. From the defeat of the Great Armada to Beachy Hea...