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Featured battle : Marston Moor
Part of The Civil Wars of the Three Kingdoms
Date : 02 July 1644
Following his audacious relief of York, Prince Rupert decided to offer the Parliamentarians battle, even though Newcastle urged caution and patience. The largest battle of the Civil Wars, began with cavalry success for both sides, although the parliamentarian cavalry under Cromwell and Sir Thomas Fairfax counter attacked and crushed the Royalists. The foot in the centre were forced from the field, and although Newcastle's 'Whitecoats' stood firm, they were cut down. This King's Army of the North was basically destroyed and the City of York soon Fell. This was the beginning of the end for the Royalist cause.
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Hawker Hunter E-419
First introduced in the early 1950's and still serving with various airforces around the world right into the 1990's, the Hunter has been described as Britain's most successful post-war military aircraft. It was also the last in a line of classic fighters build by the Hawker aircraft factory. This example is a Mk 51 (similar to the British Mk 4) built for the Danish Air Firce in the 1950's and given to the museum on it's retirement in the 1970's. Powered by a Rolls Royce Avon Turbojet up to Mach 0.94 it was armed with 4 x 30mm Aden cannons in the nose beneath the cockpit and could carry up to 2,000lbs of under-wing stores including 1,000lb and 500lb bombs, 24 x 3 inch rockets or extra fuel in drop tanks (useful since the internal fuel capacity of the Hunter was very low).
Gallery updated : 2022-04-04 08:33:43
Featured review :
Culloden 1746
Stuart Reid
This book is not simply a guide to the battlefield it does much more. The first six chapters are an excellent account of the development of the battle, chapter seven compares the two armies, their similarities and differences, while the final chapter gives advice and guidance on visiting the battle field today. There is an abundance of photographs and drawings, I particularly like the contemporary sketches of individuals engaged in the battle. The twelve maps of the battlefield, each a double page spread and all on the same template, show the movement of the forces. The map of the battlefield today is also on that template. This is a super idea allowing the reader to make immediate comparisons without having to adjust for scale or displacement.
This, the third edition of this book, has been updated to take in the latest archaeological and documentary discoveries. It remains a slim volume of 156 pages and therefore is of ideal size to slip into a rucksack for a visit to the battlefield.
Whether visiting the battlefield or just wanting to read a straightforward introduction to the battle this book is highly recommended.
Pen & Sword Military. Pen & Sword \Books \Ltd., 2018
Reviewed : 2018-09-03 08:40:42
