This is my first book review. Continue reading “Book Review: Zulu Rising by Ian Knight.”
Wellington in India part 2: Wellesley Inc.
At about the same time last year I posted my first Adventure in Historyland, it has taken a little while to get the next intallment out, but here it is… Do read on.
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Marlborough’s Hero’s part 3: School of the Soldier.
So shall we go back to the 18th Century today?
Continue reading “Marlborough’s Hero’s part 3: School of the Soldier.”
Marlborough’s Hero’s Part 2.
Taking the Queens Shilling
You could have been one of them rascals in red waiting with Joseph Fleet for the order to advance that day in Bavaria, well before you go head over heels down to the local tavern to let the sergeant buy you a round let me tell you a few things about taking the Queen’s shilling. Continue reading “Marlborough’s Hero’s Part 2.”
The Ottoman War.
Yes I know it sounds like a titanic struggle between a man and his footstool, but actually I often feel that one of the great forgotten wars is that of the attempted Ottoman conquest of Europe. Continue reading “The Ottoman War.”
Waterloo Men.
The 18th of June, is the anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo, a pivotal moment in European history. Don’t worry I haven’t been nearly so industrious as to have written a lengthy blow by blow account of the fight, hopefully I have been a little more original, So if you have a moment for commemoration please follow me.
Marlborough’s Hero’s Part 1.
So it looks to me like your ready to have a peek into the Eighteenth Century, lets go…