"The War of the Spanish Succession 1701 - 1714 " Topic

Hardcover – January 19, 2016

"The War of the Spanish Succession, fought between 1701 and 1714 to decide who should inherit the Spanish throne, was a conflict on an unprecedented scale, stretching across most of western Europe, the high seas and the Americas. Yet this major subject is not well known and is little understood. That is why the publication of James Falkner's absorbing new study is so timely and important.

In a clear and perceptive narrative he describes and analyses the complex political maneuvers and a series of military campaigns which also involved the threat posed by Ottoman Turks in the east and Sweden and Russia in the north. Fighting took place not just in Europe but in the Americas and Canada, and on the high seas. All European powers, large and small, were involved – France, Spain, Great Britain, Holland, Austria and Portugal were the major players.

The end result of eleven years of outright war was a French prince firmly established on the throne in Madrid and a division of the old Spanish empire. More notably though, French power, previously so dominant, was curbed for almost ninety years."

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Amicalement
Armand

Uh, oh. I feel a spending spree coming on….

Maybe if I use 1/2400 scale ships of the line, nobody will notice the sails and sterns are all wrong.

- Ix

looks good.

are there any suitable ships for this period at all? Have been watching Block Sails so this book on top of that may tip me over the edge into another 'want'…

Not really. You would have to modify the sterns and/or sails of most models in existence. There are details along the hull that change too, but nobody would notice at scales smaller than 1/1200, and paint colors and patterns would make up most of the impression anyway.

I have often thought that the 1/1200 castings from GHQ, Langton, Navwar, and Red Eagle (the old Davco/Skytrex models) could be converted to various 18th C. formats with a different stern gallery casting and a rear mast with a lateen sail. The lateen sail is trivial to fabricate, but the stern galleries are beyond my capability.

Maybe if we can get War Artisan interested in this period, he'll make us some paper models. :-)

- Ix

Glad you like it my friend!.

Amicalement
Armand

What makes you think I'm not already interested, Ix? I'm looking forward to reading this book – perhaps it will motivate me to shift my focus forward to the Nine Years War and the WSS.

LOL!