The Spanish have arrived.

[Diamondback]

After Amazon jerked me around for the last time (strange coincidence, them doing a Kendall Ozzel just as I finish the Lego model of Darth Vader's Executor), I transferred my order to Pen & Sword direct--better price AND faster delivery. My copy is somewhere in the airmail system between their shipping office in the Netherlands and me.

As soon as it's in hand I'll get to work, unless somebody else wants to start frontloading me... I would suggest concentrating on the SOL's of Trafalgar, heavy frigates and maybe any large-numbers ship-sloops or brigs over 28m LOD.

[Bligh]

I did not realize that it was coming from Pen and Sword direct until it arrived with their little card in it DB.

In future I will take more notice, but when The Depository closed down I was in such a hurry to cover the resupply that I never checked anythingelse other than to get my order in.

I wonder if we will ever get one on the Dutch Navy and the US. Navy? Although I have a couple of good books on the US Navy already, the collector in me would like to get a complete set from Rif.

I look forward to your forthcoming deliberations and exposé on the errors and shortcomings of our current Spanish Fleet.

Rob.