Featured battle : Genoa

Part of The French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars

Date : 19 April 1800 - 04 June 1800

Genoa was covered by the Austrians on land and a British naval squadron at sea. The French hoped to hold on long enough for the troops under Napoleon to draw off the besiegers. But with 4,000 killed or died of illness and a further 4,000 sick or wounded General Massena surrendered the city. Only 4,000 were able to march out with the honours of war. The Austrian triumph was short lived as the French reoccupied the city on the 22nd June.

British Aircraft Carriers

David Hobbs
A wealth of knowledge presented in a most readable form for everyone from the novice to the initiated. Encyclopedic in scope it may be dipped into at any point but I found in reading cover to cover the fascinating story went from airships to future carriers. All aspects, design, development and service are dealt with. There are very many photographs, lots from the author's own collection, plus drawings and plans. An unusual but welcome feature are the fold out copies of Admiralty drawings which are in the middle of the book.
At £45 this is not a cheap book, but a Rolls Royce is not a cheap car, and this is a Rolls Royce of a book.
Seaforth Publishing. Pen & Sword Books Ltd., 2013