Salvo!: Classic Naval Gun Actions
by Bernard Edwards
Category: Naval battles

The theme of this study is the hard-fought ship-to-ship battle, where the gun was all-important and where salvo after salvo was fired by the protagonists at all ranges, from maximum elevation and distance, to virtual open sights point-blank action. The author vividly recounts a varied selection of truly classic warship gun actions, emphasising the often sudden change from routine sailing to devastating and potentially lethal combat with an almost unseen enemy