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Featured battle : Tiel
Part of The French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars
Date : 29 December 1794 - 30 December 1794
The determined defence by superior numbers drove the French back across the frozen river Waal. This local success could not be supported and the Coalition continued to withdraw across the Rhine.
Featured image :
World War 1 sentry's body armour

A rare example of body armour used by the German Army during World War 1. It was incredibly heavy and simply hung from the shoulders and protected the chest and abdomen (the lower portion is articulated by means of canvas straps to allow a little flexibilty) and would only have been practible for use on sentry duty.
Gallery updated : 2022-04-04 08:33:43
Featured review :
United States Airborne Divisions 1942-2018 (Images of War series)
Michael Green
Another in the "Images of War" series, this is a good overview of the equipment and organisation of, primarily, the 82nd and 101st Airborne divisions, with some coverage of other divisions and their brief histories. It nicely blends their WW2 histories with airborne actions since then, up to their modern organisation, kit and equipment, and vehicles/aircraft including their current deployment of drones.
The main focus of the book is, of course, the usual mix of photographs that you will have come to expect if you are a regular to these publications. Archive and in theatre images are coupled with museum exhibits, reenactors and press/publicity photos. A very handy volume.
Pen & Sword Military, 2019
Reviewed : 2019-11-07 20:20:11