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Featured battle : Golovchtchitzy
Part of The French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars
Date : 02 August 1812
The French had to fall back on Polotsk after being caught in this very successful Russian ambush. Though casualty figures are not known they are said to be moderate French losses and light Russian losses.
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M561 Gama Goat 6x6 truck

An unusual 6 wheel drive, roll-articulated vehicle designed in the US in the 1970's as an all-terrain transport. It is fully amphibious, and the joint in the middle allows the front and rear halves to pitch and roll up to around 40 degrees from each other. It can carry a payload up to 2,500lbs and has a top speed of 55 mph. This example is used to give pleasure rides along the north Norfolk coast from the Muckleburgh Collection's museum.
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