Featured battle : Tolosa

Part of The French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars

Date : 25 June 1813

The French, General Foy, attempted to hold the walled town. The Allies would have had fewer casualties had artillery been used against the towns gates and walls sooner than it was used. The French casualty figures given by General Foy are thought to have been much higher. He withdrew from the town towards the Franco-Spanish border.

The Long Range Desert Group in Action 1940-1943

Brendan O'Carroll
Here is another of the Images of War series from Pen & Sword. All of the others of the series have had good reviews on this site but, for me, this book stands out. The author, Brendan O’Carroll, admits that over twenty years of research went into this book. Dozens of people gave permissions, support and their stories. All of this was not in vain for here we have a superb, unique visual record of the men and their exploits. Every photograph contains more than at first meets the eye.
The Long Range Desert Group punched far above its weight and as the first of Britain’s Special Forces was a large influence on the present S.A.S. As with other books of this series there is very little text other than annotations. What text there is makes one want to read the other books on this subject by this author.
We highly recommend this book to both the browser and the ‘studier’.

Pen & Sword Military, 2020