History of War – October 2019

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k withanotherin-depthanalysisof Spain’srichmilitary

ory,this month Jules takes a look at La Legión – the elite

nisation modelled on the French Foreign Legion, which

020 enters its centenary year (p.60).

ERMOORHOUSE

dvanceof thereleaseof hislatestbook,FirstTo Fight,

er exploreshowthePolisharmedforcesattemptedto

backtheGermaninvasionin 1939,whilealsodebunking

y of thepervasivemythsthathavesinceemerged(p.26).

TOMGARNER

ThismonthTomspokewithLieutenantColonelHarrySmith,

whorecallshisexperiencescommandingAustraliantroops

duringtheVietnamWar.Turnto page 44 to readhisthrilling

first-handaccountof theBattleof LongTan.

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his September marks 80 years since Nazi Germany

invaded Poland – plunging the world into a second

great global conflict. Although France and Britain

responded in turn by declaring war on Hitler,Poland

fought on alone against overwhelming odds.

This issue, renowned historian and author Roger Moorho

explores how Polish forces organised the defence of their

while also dispelling many popular myths about Germany’s

‘unstoppable’ Blitzkrieg. He also recalls the Wehrmacht’s

war crimes committed during the advance towards Warsaw

Tim Williamson

Editor-in-Chief

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