Nominal roll of all officers who fought at Waterloo; arranged by regiments and by rank and seniority within regiments. Staff shown separately. Biographical notes on majority of those listed with section on NCOs subsequently commissioned and on some heroes of the battle. Killed and wounded indicated. Order of Battle of British and Hanoverian Army. Index of officers.
#1851197 in Books 2002-07-25 2002-07-25Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 .38 x .1 x 7.20l; .65 #File Name: 184176383796 pages
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Great Book on Ventura/Harpoon Units of WW-II +++By Kevin KierskyAuthor Alan C. Carey -- a service veteran [Marines and Army] with History; technical and writing experience -- has created a book that is well crafted via clear font; good writing and many illustrations -- followed by a nice summary; conclusion; appendices and index. This work presents the story of this twin-type [PV-1/2] twin-engined medium recon-patrol-bomber -- developed from the [civillian] Lockheed Model 18 Lodestar. This reader especially appreciates the presentation via WW-II field operations units -- which is a great natural way to combine technical and humanist aspects. As this work shows -- the Ventura-Harpoon was versatile and durable -- and mostly very useful and successful. It is rare that a civilian aircraft can be quickly modified into a frontline field-ops aircraft. As this work shows -- some Brits called it the *Pig* -- due its lack of speed and grace -- as compared to the Brit Mosquito. That may have been unfair -- as this reader would rate the Mosquito as one of the topmost combat-intended twin-engined aircraft of WW-II -- much like the Brit Spitfire was for one-engined aircraft. Even so; the Ventura-Harpoon was at least quite durable with good range; load and handling. Especially interesting for this reader was the saga of the USA Navy Ventura-Harpoon units of the Aleutians [islands] field operations as shown in this book. Even Naval Aviation units -- such as VBP-139 and VBP-135 with their longer-ranged bigger-winged PV-2 Harpoons -- had to endure and survive cloudy-misty-foggy-snowy-icy weather of long recon-patrol-bombing missions of Aleutian-based field operations over land and sea -- as well as determined and skillful Imperial Japanese interceptor aircraft and antiaircraft guns of boats and bases. Those USA Naval Aviation Flyers must have had great skill and will to endure and survive -- like most of the various national service veterans of WW-II +++0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Read it and donated it to a military museum. ...By C. M. WoodRead it and donated it to a military museum. My father was killed in WWII flying a Vega Ventura; and the museum already had his uniforms and other memorabilia. He is mentioned in the book (LCDR CM Wood Jr)0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy NetRaiderNice overview
