Featured battle : Front Royal

Part of American Civil War

Date : 23 May 1862

After mauling the Union forces at McDowell, Jackson avoided the main Union force under Banks at Strasburg by crossing Massanutten Mountain into the Luray Valley. There, both Jackson's and Ewell's divisions met and attacked the garrison at Front Royal. Information from a spy meant that the garrison was quicky overrun.

Naval Battles of the Second World War

Leo Marriott
This is a really good read. Together with a companion volume every major naval action of the Second World war is covered. Necessarily the coverage is brief for example the battle of the Atlantic has five pages of text, but every entry is supported with photographs and a map. The author’s intention was to produce a basic guide and in this he has succeeded superbly. For those whose appetites have been whetted the selected bibliography guides them to more extensive descriptions of the battles.
This is a perfect introduction for anyone new to this field but the ‘old hands’ can still get a lot from it. We highly recommend Leo Marriott’s book.

Pen & Sword Maritime, 2022