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Featured battle : Albuquerque
Part of The French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars
Date : 15 March 1811
The Spaniards, in a defensible position, surrendered before the action really started.
Featured image :
Australian War Memorial, London
The beautiful, sweeping curve of the West Australian green granite wall at Hyde Park Corner has the 24,000 names of the home towns and villages of the Australian service personnel who fought in both world wars. By use of subtle highlighting of some letters in the place names, 47 battle sites representative of where Australians fought have been superimposed. In addition, the centre section has water flowing over the granite face. The main inscription accompanying bronze plaques representing the 3 arms reads "Whatever burden you are to carry we also will shoulder that burden" and on a plaque in front of the wall - "Australian War Memorial. Dedicated in the presence of Her Majesty The Queen, The Hon John Howard MP Prime Minister of Australia, The Rt Hon Tony Blair MP Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and contingents of Australian and British Veterans. 11 November 2003.
Gallery updated : 2022-04-04 08:33:43
Featured review :
Coastal Defences of the British Empire
Daniel MacCannell
The physical structures for the defence of the coasts are occasionally touched upon but rarely dealt with in detail. That this book does just that makes it special. The text flows easily and covers the political background, the designs and discussions around them and goes on to the building, equipping and manning of the great variety of structures. In addition to the British Isle overseas territories are covered. There are lots of illustrations placed in their relevant locations throughout the book. Among the extensive end notes there are many references out to further reading.
This is both an informative and enjoyable read which we recommend to all readers.
Pen & Sword Military, 2021
Reviewed : 2021-07-05 11:09:17
