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Featured battle : Narva, Siege of
Part of Second or Great Northern War
Date : 20 September 1700 - 20 November 1700
Mid-September the advance guard of 8,000 Russians was in place to invest Narva. By 4th October 35,000 Russians were building trenches. The garrison was less than 2,000 fighting men. The Russians began their bombardment on the 4th November but it was ineffective. Two infantry assaults were easily repulsed by the defenders. The Swedish king, Charles XII, raised the siege by defeating the Russians at the battle of Narva.
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German Pak 38 Anti-Tank gun
Used on all fronts throughout the second world war the 5cm pak38 was the mainstay of the German infantry's anti-tank artillery. Designed in 1940 it fired a 2.2kg armour-piercing shell up to 2,650m range.
Gallery updated : 2022-04-04 08:33:43
Featured review :
1812 Napoleon in Moscow
Paul Britten Austin
It is difficult to evaluate this book which has a confusing conflict between style and content. As a style the author has adopted the appalling affectation of the use of the present tense to describe the past. This in parts makes gaining a clear understanding more difficult than it needs to be. The content is well researched and appropriately selected giving real insights into the French in Moscow. The real quality of the book is that we get to see the big event from many personal perspectives. In the introduction the author apologizes, and so he should, for his 'syntactic and grammatical deviations' for these in part make difficult reading of what otherwise would be a very good book.
Frontline Books, Pen & Sword Books Ltd., 2012
Reviewed : 2013-02-09 00:00:00