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Featured battle : Dahlenkirchen

Part of The French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars

Date : 22 August 1812

The small Prussian force under an overly ambitious commander, Obst von Horn, attempted to hold the line of the river Duna. The Prussian lost over half their men.

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HMS Ark Royal

HMS Ark Royal

One of Great Britain's last big carriers, the previous Ark Royal was laid down in May 1943, launched May 1950 but was not completed until 1956 to revised/modernised plans. Displacement 45,000 tons, Dimensions 804 feet x 135 feet x 33 feet, Speed 31 knots, Armament 60 Aircraft, 16 x 4.5 guns, 8 x 6 Barrelled 40mm Bofors, 2 x twin barrelled mountings, 12 x single mountings. Taken out of service 1978.

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

Featured review :

In the Peninsula with a French Hussar

A J M De Rocca. Intoduction by Philip Haythornthw
De Rocca's account was first published in English in 1815. This book is the unabridged presentation of that work with a new introduction by Philip Haythornthwaite and additional maps. De Rocca was not involved in any of the major battles in the Peninsula and that is the most valuable part of this book. It is a rich insight into all the other tasks performed by light cavalry in support of an army of occupation. Garrison duties, scouting, escorting and dispatch carrying all feature in the day to day tasks which De Rocca carried out. The underlying theme running through all his duties was finding enough to eat for himself and his horses.
For the general reader I would recommend this book as a jolly good read maintaining interest from beginning to the end. For the military buff I can recommend this unique insight into the effects of the Spanish Guerrillas on the front-line fighting ability of the French as seen through the eyes of one who was there.
Frontline Books. Pen & Sword Books \ltd., 2017

Reviewed : 2017-06-30 10:58:36