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Featured battle : Walcourt
Part of The War of the Spanish Succession
Date : 25 August 1689
Prince Waldeck commanded the Allied army, Marlborough commanded the British contingent under him. The vanguard of the French army under Marshal d'Humières surprised foragers who were being protected by Colonel Hodges' Regiment [16th Foot] a brilliant brave rearguard action by the 16th allowed time for the army to form up and the town of Walcourt to be brought to readiness. d'Humières flung attacks against the town and then against the formed Allied army. He suffered severely. When the time seemed right, about 6pm, Waldeck launched a double attack, General Slangenberg's Dutch against their left and Marlborough, at the head of the Life Guards and the Blues, against their right. The French broke and retreated but valuable service by the French cavalry prevented the retreat from becoming a rout.
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Falklands Memorial to the Royal Marines.
A memorial to the Royal Marines who fell in the Falklands War 1982 presented by the people of the Falklands themselves. It is situated outside the former Marine Barracks in the memorial gardens and the inscription reads: "These stones come trom the areas of Two Sisters and 'Mount Harriet' in the Falkland Islands. They were selected and donated by the islanders, shipped to this garden as a gift by Jeppesen Heaton Ltd, and erected in memory of those Royal Marines who fell during the Falklands War in 1982." Two Sisters, and Mount Harriet were two important battles fought by 42 and 45 Commando (RM) on 11th June 1982 as part of the battle for Port Stanley.
Gallery updated : 2022-04-04 08:33:43
Featured review :
Code Talker
Nez, Chester & Avila, Judith Schiess
A touching account of both the creation and use of the Navajo code used by the US Marines in the Pacific theatre from one of the original 29 code talkers recruited in 1942. It recounts Chester Nez's involvement in the creation and use of the Navajo code, unfathomable by anyone who wasn't a native speaker and considered impossible to learn, hence unbreakable by the Japanese.
But not only is this an account of his and his fellow Navajo specialists' traumatic war from Guadalcanal to Guam and Peleliu. It is also a moving account of life as a Native American child growing up in a harsh land in the 1920's and 30's, caught between two cultures. It deals sensitively with his post traumatic stress disorder on returning from the pacific and his tribal, community approach to dealing with it. Running throughout is a strong sense of faith in the Navajo 'Right Way' of living and of justified pride in the way the native American community contributed to the war effort.
A unique account, from one of the originals and highly recommended for anyone studying either the Pacific Theatre of operations or pre-war America.
Berkley Caliber, New York, Oct 2012
Reviewed : 2013-02-11 00:00:00
