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However, was Wellington really the greatest general Britain has ever seen? This issue’s cover feature explores the full military career of the Iron Duke, from his origins serving in India and the Netherlands, to his gruelling campaign in Spain and Portugal. “In this age, in past ages, in any age, Napoleon!” – Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington, on being asked whom he thought was the greatest soldier of the ageĮ led Britain’s armies across the world, from India to the Iberian Peninsula, and dealt the final defeat to le petit caporal himself, Napoleon. He also managed to track down two Napoleonic scholars for his cover feature on Old Nosey, aka the Duke of Wellington! (page 28). This issue Tom spoke with Korean War veteran Tommy Clough for his Great Battles feature on Imjin River(page 46). WELLINGTON Uncover the genius tactics & strategies behind Britain’s greatest battlefield commander THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK D-DAY’S VC HERO STEP INSIDE THE CHAOS OF GERMANY’S FINAL WWI OFFENSIVE ✪ Fishguard invasion ✪ Seven Years’ War ✪ General Wolfe WARRIOR ON BOARD THE NAVY’S IRON-CLAD FRIGATE The Pentagon insists the troops are in South Korea to deter perceived threats from North Korea.NAVY SEALS: ORIGINS OF AMERICA’S ELITE FORCE The US forces were put under curfew in July last year after a drunken soldier attempted to steal a taxi and hit a Korean National Police officer in the process. The American military presence in South Korea has stoked anti-US sentiments in the country.Īmerican military personnel have on many occasions caused outrage by committing various crimes, including rape and assault. Representatives for the South Korean Foreign Ministry as well as the US Embassy in Seoul refused to elaborate on the status of the ongoing talks, according to Reuters. Meanwhile, South Korea's Yonhap news agency cited an unidentified source as saying on Wednesday that a new deal could be declared as soon as later in the day, "though various possibilities remain still open." South Korea's negotiator Jeong Eun-bo expressed Seoul's regret on Tuesday that the US Defense Department had decided to follow through with the furloughs even though the negotiations were in their "final phase," saying, "We expect an agreement to be finalized soon." The dispute developed after the US President Donald Trump administration demanded that South Korea pay up to five billion dollars per year to support the presence of nearly 29,000 US forces in the country, up from 870 million dollars under a deal last year.Ībout half of the nearly 9,000 South Koreans employed by the USFK were put on unpaid leave effective Wednesday after the two allies failed to reach an agreement on a new pact months after the previous accord expired at the end of 2019. "The partial furlough of (Korean national) employees is not what we envisioned or hoped would happen." "This is an unfortunate day for us, it's unthinkable, it's heartbreaking," said Commander of US Forces Korea (USFK) General Robert Abrams in a video statement on Wednesday. The commander of United States forces in South Korea has urged a prompt resolution of a lingering cost-sharing dispute between the two close allies that has resulted in the furloughing of over 4,000 Korean workers by the US.