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Featured battle : Halberstadt
Part of The French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars
Date : 30 May 1813
The Russian force of Hussars and Cossacks hit the soft target of Halberstadt. The Westfalians were recruits, veterans, invalids and Gendarmerie. The Russian's materials gains were 14 guns, 80 ammunition wagons a field smithy and several supply wagons.
Featured image :
Chieftan Tank

An unusual prototype of this British battle tank of the 1960's mounting a 120mm gun
Gallery updated : 2022-04-04 08:33:43
Featured review :
Marshal Ney at Quatre Bras
Paul L. Dawson
Do we need another book about Waterloo? If they are like this we most certainly do. This book is different because of the primary source material researched to create it. The usual story is not trotted out without a fresh critical analysis. Within the book one chapter stands above all others for me and that is chapter 8. The movements of 1st Corps is a tale of mismanagement and confusion and has been a source of conjecture for all who study Quatre Bras. Paul Dawson makes, as clear as possible, the events of the day carefully weighing the evidence for the ultimate actions of the key players. He makes the confusion clear while bewailing the fact that verbal exchanges which could have played an important part on the day are lost to history.
This is a book for the Waterloo 'aficionado' written in a way which is easily accessible to the general reader.
I highly recommend this book and at the time of writing look forward to, the soon to be published, Paul Dawson's 'Waterloo. The Truth at Last'.
Frontline Books. Pen & Sword Books Ltd., 2017
Reviewed : 2017-10-18 11:35:56