Bawb, if you're really interested in the war, and the period, there's a great chapter in William McElwee's, Art of War Waterloo to Mons.
McElwee was a lecturer at Sandhurst, and from the book's structure, I'm fairly sure it was his lectures to the students on the history of war. lots of good anecdotes and insights.
"These things must be done delicately-- or you hurt the spell." - The Wicked Witch of the West.
"We've got the torpedo damage temporarily shored up, the fires out and soon will have the ship back on an even keel. But I would suggest, sir, that if you have to take any more torpedoes, you take 'em on the starboard side." Pops Healy, DCA USS Lexington.