Roger Charles Anderson - a famous English naval historian - offers a detailed description of the battles that took place in the Eastern Mediterranean from the middle of the 16th to the middle of the 19th century. The author describes in the most detailed way the Cretan Wars and the Morean War, the siege of Corfu and the battle at Cape Matapan, the Napoleonic Wars and the role of the naval fleets of the Western powers in them, the Greek War of Independence. Anderson pays special attention to the creation of the Russian fleet and the arrival of the Russians in the Mediterranean. The book ends with the Battle of Sinop, which essentially became the end of the wooden sailing fleet. It should be noted that the scientist does not just describe the naval battles, but puts them in the historical context, showing what impact they have on the overall course of history. The book is provided with illustrations and battle plans.