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Featured battle : Phillippi

Part of American Civil War

Date : 03 June 1861

Maj Gen. George B McClellan's Ohio Volunteers fought and defeated opposition in the form of local Confederate forces to begin the clearing of West Virginia.

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Elvington Control Tower

Elvington Control Tower

The original control tower of the former RAF Bomber Command airfield at Elvington, near York. It has been restored to it's original condition as it would have been during World War 2 when this base was home to 77 Sqn of No. 4 Group RAF which flew Handley Page Halifax bombers.

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

Featured review :

Wellington's Waterloo Allies

Andrew W. Field
Here we have a different view of the Waterloo campaign which calls into question many aspects of some previous Anglo-centric views of the battles. Using the national archives of the various nations new light has been shone on the battles at Quatre Bras and Waterloo. This corrective is useful in so much as no one saw the whole battle, every soldier, if their voice could be heard, would give a different view and that also would change as time passed, this is another view.
This book is a strong reinforcement to more recent thinking about the contribution of the non-British troops to the eventual victory. What is special and particularly valuable is an army officer’s analysis of all aspects e.g. training, equipping etc., of the various national contingents. Understanding of which goes a long way into understanding the actions of the various national contingents. This is incidentally an interesting insight into how different nations organized their army's in the Napoleonic period.
The text is well supported by maps and charts and makes clear as possible the confusion of the battle fields.
A good read which we highly recommend.

Pen & Sword Crime, 2022

Reviewed : 2022-06-07 09:14:46