Giovanni of the Black Bands british-8th-army Miniature sculpted by Michael Percy

Miniature sculpted by Michael Percy

The Fairmile B class Motor Launch weighed in at 85 tonnes and 112 feet long

Lighthouses are often mentioned in the diaries and memories of serving naval officers in WWII

Combat Range: 1290km

Giovanni of the Black Bands british-8th-army Miniature sculpted by Michael PercyStrike hard and fast with Ludovico di Giovanni de' Medici, better known as Giovanni of the Black Bands! A scion of the hugely influential Medici family, the man who would become Giovanni of the Black Bands enlisted in the service of Pope Leo IX after a turbulent childhood. Distinguishing himself as the commander of a company of fast moving mounted arquebusiers, he would earn his sobriquet after Leos death. As a symbol of mourning, he incorporated