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Featured battle : Palamos, St Feliu, La Bisbal
Part of The French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars
Date : 14 September 1810
A very successful amphibious operation where troops of the Army of Catalonia were supported by frigates of the Royal Navy. The Allied commander, Captain-General O'Donnell was wounded and the Franco German commander, Brigadier Schwartz, was captured along with 1242 of his men and 18 guns.
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Late 17th Century Pikeman's Armour
A Pikeman's back and breastplate from around 1660 of the pattern used during the English Civil War. It also shows the hinged plates which would have covered the wearer's lower abdomen and upper leg area. Also the the left can be seen a Lobster helm and to the right a standard Morion.
Gallery updated : 2022-04-04 08:33:43
Featured review :
Naval Battles of the Second World War
Leo Marriott
This is a really good read. Together with a companion volume every major naval action of the Second World war is covered. Necessarily the coverage is brief for example the battle of the Atlantic has five pages of text, but every entry is supported with photographs and a map. The author’s intention was to produce a basic guide and in this he has succeeded superbly. For those whose appetites have been whetted the selected bibliography guides them to more extensive descriptions of the battles.
This is a perfect introduction for anyone new to this field but the ‘old hands’ can still get a lot from it. We highly recommend Leo Marriott’s book.
Pen & Sword Maritime, 2022
Reviewed : 2022-05-16 09:27:41
