Translate this Page
Anniversaries for today :
Welcome to Clash of Steel!
[ About us ]
[ Contribute a battle ]
[ Contribute a review ]
[ Contribute a reenactment group ]
[ Contact us ]
Featured battle : Peschiera
Part of The French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars
Date : 06 May 1799
The commander of the fortress, Col Coutheaux, surrendered before either side took any casualties. He and his men were returned to France on their word not to fight against the allies in this war. In addition to the fortress the Austrians also captured 18 gunboats used on Lake Garda.
Featured image :
Dassault Mystere Mk IVa 70

French fighter-bomber of the 1950's up the the 1970's
Gallery updated : 2022-04-04 08:33:43
Featured review :
Battle Understanding Conflict Hastings to Helmand
Graeme Callister & Rachael Whitbread
This is a rather different sort of book in not being about a war, campaign or battle but rather about all battles. It gives the reader a framework through which to assess any particular battle or conflict. The authors make the case that every conflict has a number of contributing factors which add or subtract from the outcome. Their approach is to give each of these factors a chapter which concludes with an account of one or two battles in which the particular factor was significant. They do stress that all the factors have a part to play to a greater or lesser degree in every battle. They also point out the ever present difficulty of finding accurate information about these matters.
The aim of the book is to aid in the understanding of battles and in this it succeeds very well indeed.
We highly recommend this book to anyone wishing to understand battles of any place or period.
Pen & Sword Military, 2022
Reviewed : 2022-12-05 12:06:16