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Featured battle : Lerin
Part of The French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars
Date : 31 March 1813
After the fall of Tafalla a French punitive expedition were busy sacking Lerin when they were surprised by a strong Spanish Guerilla force which included Navarese lancers. Only the commander, Col Gaudin and a few mounted officers escaped.
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M4A4 Sherman V Tank

Between 1942 and 1946, 40,000 of these important tanks were built, pouring much-needed Allied armour into the push against the previously indestructable German Panzers. This one is in the colours of the British Guards Armoured Division and was armed with the standard 75mm gun as main armament along with a .50 cal and a .30 cal machinegun for infantry supression. The 75mm gun proved unable to puncture the armour of the Panzer V and VI so a variant mounting the british 17lb gun, known as the Sherman Firefly, was produced which could
Gallery updated : 2022-04-04 08:33:43
Featured review :
Napoleon's Imperial Guard
Gabriele Esposito
This is a fairly slim volume to cover such a large topic but what it does it does very well. From the book as a whole two things come out very clearly. The first is how personal to Napoleon the Imperial Guard was and secondly how complete an army, albeit a small army, the total guard was. At its core was the infantry added to which were the cavalry, heavy and light including lancers, foot and horse artillery, engineers, sailors and Gendarmerie. The development of this special body of troops is traced from the pre-revolutionary Royal guard through the Consular guard to its final Imperial title. This includes the ebb and flow of its composition always with Napoleon’s personal stamp upon it . The creation and nature of the Old, Middle and Young Guards is clearly spelt out. The use of foreign troops within the Guard e.g. Poles and Mamelukes, continues to draw out the personal connection of Napoleon with his soldiers. The strong focus of the book is on the uniforms which are described in detail and supported by superb illustrations of many of them.
We recommend this book as an eye opening introduction to this special element of the Napoleon myth.
Pen & Sword Military, 2021
Reviewed : 2021-07-30 12:48:12