Featured battle : Trevilian Station

Part of American Civil War

Date : 11 June 1864 - 12 June 1864

After Cold Harbour, Grant wanted to regain the initiative so sent Sheridan and 2 divisions of cavalry on a raid westward into the Shenandoah to distract Lee. Lee countered by sending his cavalry under Wade Hampton and they met and engaged 60 miles northwest of Richmond. 2 days of confused and bloody fighting ensued while the Union cavalrymen tore up the rails but the plan had to be abandoned and Sheridan's men withdrew. Around 20% casualties were suffered by both sides, the highest for a cavalry action in the war.

Napoleon in 100 Objects

Gareth Glover
What a fascinating approach to the life and times of Napoleon Bonaparte. Proclamations, furniture, cannons, hats, frocks and so much more are all illustrated and written about. Gareth Glover gives us the story of each of the hundred objects in their context and in doing so writes a brief broad brush history of the Napoleonic period. Every item is dealt with individually but the whole is structured roughly in the correct chronological order. Every item has two or three pages which makes this book easy to pick up at odd moments for a ‘little read’ but be warned it is easier to pick up than to put down. One reads one section then sees the picture of the next item so one reads on and ten minutes soon becomes half an hour.
This is a high quality publication; the photographs are beautifully presented. Although I am not keen on black print on some rather dark pages the overall effect lends an antique feel to the book.
There is one surprising omission in that there isn’t any acknowledgement of where the objects and paintings are now. It would be nice to know on the off chance that one could visit the place.
This book will appeal to a wide range of readers and we recommend it highly.

Frontline Books, 2019