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Featured battle : Günzberg

Part of French War of the Third Coalition

Date : 09 October 1805

There was some confusion and demoralization among the Austrian formations caused by Field Marshal Mack's continual reorganization. Here troops who had been ordered to fall back on Ulm were caught by a superior French force which had stormed across the Donau [Danube].

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Scarborough Castle

Scarborough Castle

The first stone castle in Scarborough was built on the headland dominating the town and harbour around 1135 by William Le Gros, Earl of Albemarle. The current castle was built in the early 13th century and expanded later by King John and Henry III. Over the years since it has been assaulted by the Scots, The Parliamentarians (in 1645) and the German Navy (in 1914). The main damage to it however was caused when the castle was 'slighted' following the English Civil War to preven it being held for the King again.

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

Featured review :

Fighting for the French Foreign Legion - Memoirs of a Scottish Legionnaire

Lochrie, Alex
There are quite a number of memoirs out there of men attracted by the legion, and I've read most of them. Luckily, this one ranks quite highly amongst those I've read. The author manages to join the legion at quite an advanced age - 38 - and so brings a different viewpoint to the training and life as an older man.
His training and experience as a member of their special forces is usual for this kind of book - he serves in Tchad, Bosnia, Desert Storm, but he becomes a technical specialist in photographic techniques and brings a sensitivity to his writing that is sometimes lacking in others. It's a more thoughtful book, and should be a good addition to anyone's Legion library.

Pen & Sword Military, 2013

Reviewed : 2015-05-27 20:14:20