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    Default Royal Navy Officers of the Seven Years War--Book of Possible Interest

    Just saw this after following some links posted on The Miniatures Page. Apparently there has been some upgrading going on with 3Decks and they've published their first book? Having been a tad inactive for some months this may be old news to some?

    Full Title: Royal Navy Officers of the Seven Years War, A Biographical Dictionary of Commissioned Officers 1748-1763.

    Link for purchase: https://www.helion.co.uk/military-hi...c6e3a06d4e53ab

    Link to Three Decks: https://threedecks.org/index.php
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    Three Decks is an excellent resource. I have used it for checking on my facts when there is a contridiction between my main sources in the ships histories that I am writing up in the history Forum.
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    Please enlighten me about Silverstone DB.
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    The Business of the commander-in-chief is first to bring an enemy fleet to battle on the most advantageous terms to himself, (I mean that of laying his ships close on board the enemy, as expeditiously as possible); and secondly to continue them there until the business is decided.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Nightmoss View Post

    Full Title: Royal Navy Officers of the Seven Years War, A Biographical Dictionary of Commissioned Officers 1748-1763.

    This looks very interesting Jim as I have just been reading the Carlisle and Holbrooke novels by Chris Durbin set in this period. It may help to fill in some background for me.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bligh View Post
    This looks very interesting Jim as I have just been reading the Carlisle and Holbrooke novels by Chris Durbin set in this period. It may help to fill in some background for me.
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    Excellent! I was a bit surprised to see that 3Decks had gotten into publishing.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bligh View Post
    Please enlighten me about Silverstone DB.
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    Paul Silverstone's "The Sailing Navy" and its companion volumes from Routledge, probably as close to an "American Warships in the Age of Sail" as we'll ever see.

    BTW, Cy at ThreeDecks tells me that last he knew the Spanish volume is still in development, just "on pause" until the facilities holding primary-source materials reopen for business.
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    Good news indeed DB. It feels like Christmas!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Diamondback View Post
    BTW, Cy at ThreeDecks tells me that last he knew the Spanish volume is still in development, just "on pause" until the facilities holding primary-source materials reopen for business.
    Here is hoping then that they open soon, Spanish info would be very useful

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    That would certainly clear up a lot of outstanding questions Chris.
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    The Business of the commander-in-chief is first to bring an enemy fleet to battle on the most advantageous terms to himself, (I mean that of laying his ships close on board the enemy, as expeditiously as possible); and secondly to continue them there until the business is decided.

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