Admiral Commanding, Orkneys and Shetlands Admiral Commanding, Orkneys and Shetlands The Admiral Commanding, Orkneys and Shetlands was an operational commander of the Royal Navy. His subordinate units, establishments, and staff were sometimes informally known as the Orkneys and Shetlands Command; they were charged with the administration of the Orkney and Shetland Islands and operating and defending the fleet base at Scapa Flow that was the main anchorage for both the Home Fleet and Grand Fleet at various times. The Orkney and Shetland command was usually only formed at the outbreak of war to provide for the defence and administration of the main base for the
The Ancient Art of War in the Skies The Ancient Art of War in the Skies The Ancient Art of War in the Skies is a video game developed by Evryware in 1992 for PC/MS-DOS computers as a sequel to "The Ancient Art of War" and "The Ancient Art of War at Sea". In 1993 the game was converted to Amiga and Atari ST. In "The Ancient Art of War in the Skies", the player plays either the British or German forces in World War I. In this air combat simulation, the player makes aerial assaults against opponents such as Lord Kitchener, Ferdinand Foch, Kaiser Wilhelm II, fictional