Featured battle : Pellenberg

Part of The French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars

Date : 23 March 1793

This battle involved many of the same troops who had met at Neerwinden five days earlier. The French were again defeated, their raw ill-disciplined troops not holding up under fire. Six thousand had deserted between the two battles.

Suez Crisis 1956

David Charlwood
Another in the 'Cold War 1945-1991' series, and in this shortened format they can sometimes 'bite off more than they can chew' - in 128 pages they can sometimes attempt to cover too much and either end up superficial or miss bits out. However this one is just about right. It sets the whole crisis in it's context. It covers the disagreements and wider political climate and you get a good picture of the 'why' and the 'how' of Egypt and President Nasser's move on the canal. It is very light on the actual military action, but good on the political side in particular the actions of Anthony Eden and Eisenhower. It also has an afterward drawing parallels between Suez and the 2003 Iraq war. In all, a good summary of an event that still has echos today.
Pen & Sword Miitary, Barnsley, 2019