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Featured battle : Olivenza
Part of The French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars
Date : 11 January 1811 - 23 January 1811
This was a very weak Spanish effort to defend an unrepaired ruin. French siege guns began arriving on the 19th and all were in place by the 22nd. The aged Governor surrendered the following day.
Featured image :
Dassault Mystère Mk IVa number 146
The Mystère first flew on 28th Sept 1952, and more than 480 of these single-seat fighter-bombers flew with the French, Indian and Israeli Air Forces in the 1950's and 60's. They were armed with 2 x 30mm DEFA cannons, rockets in an under-fuselage pack, and up to 2,000lbs of bombs or rockets on wing hardpoints. This particular aircraft flew with the French Armée de l'Air in Algeria in the 1950's.
Gallery updated : 2022-04-04 08:33:43
Featured review :
Hitler's Ardennes Offensive
Danny S Parker Ed.
This second book from the same stable [see 'Battle of the Bulge, a German view' reviewed earlier] follows on to deal with the period of attack and its ultimate failure. I felt a privileged and fascinating insight into the Battle of the Bulge. I particularly valued the detail about the attempts to take Bastogne. I have come to realise that the seemingly exaggerated American accounts of the 'glorious defence' are neither exaggerations nor understatements. The book suffers from the same fault as its predecessor in being short on maps, the reader needs a fairly large scale map to fully understand the detail of the manoeuvres. Reading with a map really rewards the effort.
Our view is that this a very good piece of work by the editor and is thoroughly recommended to all who who wish to gain greater insights into the Second World War in Europe.
Frontline Books. Pen & Sword Books Ltd., 2016
Reviewed : 2017-03-20 09:38:23
