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Featured battle : San Marcial [1794]

Part of The French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars

Date : 31 July 1794 - 01 August 1794

The Spanish in their efforts to prevent the French incursion into Spain established their main position at San Marcial. Pinned by General Frégeville's frontal attack on the 31st the Spanish were then attacked on the 1st by fresh French troops on their flanks. The Spanish, outnumbered and under attack from three sides, beat a hasty retreat abandoning 200 guns.

Featured image :

The Cenotaph, London.

The Cenotaph, London.

The symbolic 'empty tomb' in Whitehall, London which is the focus of Remembrance Day commemorations in the UK. It was designed in 1919 by Sir Edwin Lutyens in Portland Stone, and is surrounded by the flags of the Navy, Army, Air Force and Merchant Navy along with wreaths laid by representatives of all the Armed Forces as well as the Queen herself.

Gallery updated : 2022-04-04 08:33:43

Featured review :

Boeing B52 Stratofortress, Owners Workshop Manual

Davies, Steve
Another excellent Haynes manual of one of those iconic pieces of technology we wish we could own! Detailed sections on it's design and combat history (primarily covering Vietnam and Iraq), it's anatomy, systems, engines and maintenance schedules. Some really detailed and annotated diagrams and the usual crop of photos from all angles. It also has a blow-by-blow account of a training mission from the point of view of the pilot, along with an unusual viewpoint from an air-gunner.
Haynes, Feb 2013

Reviewed : 2013-04-26 15:14:51