Angus Konstam is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and has written widely on naval history, with well over a hundred books in print. He is a former Royal Navy officer, maritime archaeologist and museum curator. Now a full-time author and historian, he lives in Orkney.Tony Bryan is a freelance illustrator of many years experience. He worked for a number of years in Military Research and Development, and has a keen interest in military hardware – armour, small arms, aircraft and ships. Tony has produced many illustrations for partworks, magazines and books, including a number of titles in the New Vanguard series.

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• IntroductionThe Early Development of the Raiding FleetJames Bulloch’s British RaidersThe Business of Commerce RaidingCrewOperational History of the Confederate RaidersGunneryBibliographyColor Plate CommentaryIndex