When this book arrived I must admit I did have little chuckle, describing the bicycle as the forgotten war machine. I honestly didn’t know there was an Army Cyclist Corps. Yet even as late as the 1970s bicycles were being used by infantry to move from battlefield to battlefield, in this example the Vietcong.The BSA […]
This is a book about someone, I have no knowledge of. For me , the Crusades were about Richard the Lionheart and Saladin. Yet the book says Bohemond as one of the most remarkable soldiers of the Middle Ages, and led the first crusade.From the very first paragraph in this book, we hear that Bohemond […]
I found this book intriguing. At school, we learnt Francis Drake was an Explorer, now it appears he was nothing more than an a royal appointed pirate.Thats said, this is a fascinating read. This is more than just about a bunch of pirates. It tells us that Spain and Portugal had divided the new world […]
This book covers British Foot Regiments from 1800 -1815. By Pen and Sword Book standards this is a short book. But it is a book filled with lots of useful information and pictures for anyone interested in this period of the British Army.The book covers not only those serving in the Peninsular War and Waterloo […]
