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Featured battle : Mantua
Part of The French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars
Date : 08 April 1799 - 28 July 1799
After a lengthy siege General Foissac-Latour surrendered the city.
Featured image :
British 25 pounder field gun
The 25lbr Mk II QF gun was the standard British divisional field gun from the 1940's up to the late 1960's. It could be used in both the close support and anti-tank roles. The large wheel-like disk mounted horizontally under the body of the carriage can be lowered, and the gun mounted on top to assist its rapid traverse. This particular gun fought with 11 Field Regt. Royal Artillery, has an 87mm caliber, a weight of 1,800kg and fired an 11.3kg round up to 12,250 metres.
Gallery updated : 2022-04-04 08:33:43
Featured review :
Elizabeth's Sea Dogs and their War against Spain
Brian Best
In Brian Best’s book we have all that the title promises. Taking only 185 pages to cover such a rich history it is necessarily a potted account of all the major figures and events. That said we have a really good cover to cover read which doesn’t leave one feeling short changed although it does arouse interest enough to want to explore particular aspects further. Every reader will get something from this book which provokes interest; for me it was the chapter on Military Elizabethans, the men who fought on land and sea.
The text is complemented with some appropriate illustrations and a brief bibliography.
We commend this book as one to settle down with and enjoy.
Frontline Books, 2021
Reviewed : 2021-03-12 13:47:56
