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Featured battle : Berg-Isel 3

Part of The French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars

Date : 01 November 1809

The Tyrolean irregulars [Schützenkompanien & Landsturm troops] were no match for Wrede's regular soldiers well supported by artillery. This defeat spelt the end of the rebellion and major armed resistance ceased.

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Martin-Baker ejector seats

Martin-Baker ejector seats

An essential piece of kit in any modern military aircraft, this image shows a pair of Martin-Baker ejector seats, the likes of which have saved many an aircrews' life since their invention in the mid 1940's. The seat on the left was fitted in an RAF Jet Provost 2-seat basic jet trainer aircraft. The on on the right is from a Bristol Buccaneer low-level strike aircraft.

Gallery updated : 2022-04-04 08:33:43

Featured review :

Schnellbootwaffe

Hrvoje Spajic
Anyone familiar with the super series of Images of War books from Pen and Sword may well be disappointed by this edition. True there are many images of war but in the whole book there are only ten pictures of Schnell boats. The narrative on the other hand is full of information from the detail about the boats to their strategic use. What comes across strongly is the bravery and daring of those who commanded and crewed these small warships. They attacked warships much larger than themselves, they laid mines, frequently in harbour approaches, and they sank a significant amount of convoyed shipping in the North sea. Their role in escorting Scharnhorst, Gneisenau and Prinz Eugene in their channel dash and their actions around D day also form part of their exploits. Only brief mention is made of the people who designed and built these superb vessels which enabled the crews to use them as they did. The many maps strongly support the text.
Forget it is in the Images of War series and enjoy a jolly good read and on that basis we thoroughly recommend it.

Pen & Sword Military, 2021

Reviewed : 2022-08-26 10:28:10