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Featured battle : Kosel
Part of The French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars
Date : 24 January 1807 - 02 July 1807
A gallant Prussian defence of the fortress in which three out of four men were killed, wounded or died of sickness. The Bavarian besiegers lifted the siege as the news came through that the Peace of Tilsit was about to be signed.
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Air Forces Memorial, Runnymede.
A memorial to more than 20,000 aircrew of the Royal Air Force and Commonwealth Air Forces who died in the second world war and who have no known grave. It takes the form of a quadrangle of cloisters, approached by a long drive leading to three arches, opposite the main tower. The names of the aircrew are inscribed on tablets lining the walls of the cloisters. The tower contains a beautiful, engraved glass window overlooking the Thames valley and Runnymede, where the Magna Carta was signed by King John in 1215. The memorial itself was designed by Edward Maufe, with the engraved glass windows in the tower by John Hutton and was unveiled by Queen Elizabeth II on 11th October 1953.
Gallery updated : 2022-04-04 08:33:43
Featured review :
Jungle Bashers - A British Infantry Battalion in the Malayan Emergency 1951-1954
Bonner, Robert
'For those wishing to explore the Malayan Emergency from the viewpoint of the infantryman at the sharp end, this work is an essential tool. It is highly recommended for the casual reader, veteran, student and any professional historian researching the Malayan Emergency.
Fleur de Lys Publishers, 2003
Reviewed : 2012-01-30 00:00:00
