Featured battle : The Battle of The Aisne

Part of First World War

Date : 13 September 1914 - 28 September 1914

After the Allied victory of the Marne, their pursuit was slow, due to exhaustion, giving the Germans plenty of time to build defences along the heights overlooking the Aisne River. Once they arrived on the 13th, the Allies launched frontal attacks across the river which were initially successful, but counter-attacks beat them back almost to the start line. Fierce fighting then ensued along the line eventually descending into artillery duals, and convincing both sides of the futility of frontal assaults against prepared positions and modern weapons. The Allies thus decided to try a set of flanking movements in the direction of the coast which became known as the 'Race to the Sea'.

Wellington's Cavalry and Technical Corps, 1800-1815

Gabriele Esposito
At last we have the companion to Wellington’s Infantry by Gabriele Esposito [reviewed elsewhere on this site]. This book covers the Cavalry and Technical Corps 1800 to 1815 and includes the artillery arm. Naturally in a book of 130 pages the coverage of each unit is slight but sufficient, to build an overview of a whole wing of the army. The content is not confined to British troops but also covers foreign troops in British service and this includes the Kings German Legion.
The many illustrations showing a range of uniforms of different units are really excellent and the bibliography points the reader to further reading.
Bear in mind that the whole army is the subject and content is not limited to those who came under Wellington’s zone of command. Enjoy a jolly interesting read and put this book into your reference section for dipping into as the need arises or when you just feel like looking at some superb illustrations.
We strongly recommend this book.

Pen & Sword Military, 2021