Nerves of Steel by Ivan Berryman. (GL) SHN576DHM6865GL. Nerves of Steel by Ivan Berryman. Just moments from her devastating opening broadside, HMS Victory prepares to pass the stern of the French flagship, Bucentaure, to break through the line of the combined French and Spanish fleets as the Battle of Trafalgar begins on 21st October 1805. Victorys guns had remained silent until this moment, Lord Nelsons flagship having already suffered severe damage during the approach, but now the gun crews
HMS Daring by Ivan Berryman
She is shown in company with HMS Royal Sovereign in the Mediterranean in May 1940 when she was Fleet Flag
but was taken prisoner by the Russians in 1945 and died in captivity the following year
Desert Gazelle by David Pentland
he survived his ordeal and was awarded the Victoria Cross for his gallantry and devotion to duty
Both William Wop May and Wolfram Ulf von Richthofen had been instructed to stay out of trouble
All of this ended on November 6th
5th Punjab Cavalry
Afghanistan to the UK
on their way to attack a German airfield at Bad Zwischehhan and nearby rail yards on the night of 2nd October 1944
and 6 Spitfires from the US 5th Fighter Squadron
The 6th Inniskillings were part of the Union Brigade of Heavy Cavalry alongside the 1st Dragoons (Royals) and 2nd Dragoons (Scots Greys) and commanded by General Ponsonby