The Sino French Naval War

I'm now reading this, having really enjoyed the author's books on the Sino Japanese War and Russo Japanese War, although I have yet to read the second part of the latter which focusses on Tsushima. There's not a great deal of potential for naval wargaming, however, as most of the engagements were either very one sided or in support of land operations, rather than being actions of any significant size. There are lots of gunboats in support of amphibious landings and assaults but not much in the way of anything more substantial.

The only real exception is the Battle of Foochow, which ended in a decisive defeat for the Chinese, who were outgunned and outclassed by the more advanced French fleet. The French do have some very cool central battery ironclads and cruisers, however, so it's a paper thin excuse to get some of the later Victorian models from Tumbling Dice. I have a handful of these already but don't think I'll be getting any more, at least not until I have painted my existing earlier Victorian ironclads.