I’ve had this book knocking about on the Kindle for a while so decided to give it a go, having an ongoing interest in the subject and plans to paint more late Victorian ironclads or early pre-dreadnoughts in the not too distant future. I’ve read some of the author’s other naval history books and so I was expecting a well written, engaging and interesting read. I’ve not been disappointed and its given me a shove to try out the Fighting Iron rules which, incidentally, look pretty good too.