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Featured battle : Auldearn
Part of The Civil Wars of the Three Kingdoms
Date : 09 May 1645
Montrose in a rapidly, though expertly, prepared defensive position faced Hurry's Covenanters who outnumbered him nearly two to one. While the Royalist centre just about held on their previously concealed cavalry charged into the flank of the enemy, to be followed a little later by the reserve infantry. The Covenanters were routed and many were killed in the pursuit.
Featured image :
Swiss Pz 61 Main Battle Tank
These images are of a rare Swiss tank dating from the 1970's. Up to the 1950's, Switzerland relied on imported tanks to furnish their army, but the Federal Engineering Works were commissioned to design on of their own and the 61 is the result. Mounting the same 105mm L7 main gun as used in British Centurion tanks of the same period, it also has a 7.5mm coaxial machine gun, and another 7.5mm anti-aircraft mount on the turret crew position. This particular tank is shown demonstrating at the Muckleburgh Collection's live tank display.
Gallery updated : 2022-04-04 08:33:43
Featured review :
Waterloo Archive Volume V: British Sources
Gareth Glover [Ed]
Another superb book in this series. This one has tapped a very rich seam of material hitherto inaccessible to anyone unable to read German. Though the whole book is most interesting Appendix 2 in particular appealed to me. It records some of the 'Glorious Feats' performed by men of the KGL and Hanoverian Army. There are also some excellent reproductions of original illustrations of uniforms and 'battle' scenes. See review of Volume VI for comment on the whole series.
Frontline Books, Pen & Sword Books Ltd., 2013
Reviewed : 2015-03-31 08:36:04
