It was assumed to be a more ancient and hence more noble weapon than the modern caliver or matchlock muskets that were appearing in greater numbers on the field of battle in the 1600s
The answer was the four-wheel-drive Willys MB and Ford GPW - both commonly known as ‘jeeps’
Battle through the turbulent Sengoku jidai (warring states) period of Japanese history with Wars of the Samurai
This is a single plastic sprue of US Airborne in M42 pattern uniforms
The humble British infantryman is being increasingly supplanted by the Automated Infantrymen
Napoleonic French Line Lancers Brigade WM-26-07-2022 It was assumed to beIn 1809, at the battle of Wagram, some Polish light horse fighting for Napoleon seized lances from Austrian Uhlan prisoners and used them with good effect. Impressed by their use, Bonaparte ordered nine regiments to be formed, six of them clothed in green and three in blue. With their nine foot ash pole lances, red and white pennants, and topped off with gleaming brass classical helmets they cut quite a dash on the battlefield. Lancers were unusual as