BLITZKRIEG
DEFENDING AGAINST THE
26 Historian Roger Moorhouse uncovers the myths,
massacres and flawed strategies of the 1939 invasion
14 sh Civil Wars
This nine-year series of conflicts
radically altered the course of history
across the British Isles
18 The Battle of MarstonMo
This clash pitched an outnumbered
Royalist force against a Parliament-
Covenanter army
20 Prince Rupert
This brash general remains a
controversial figure in British history
22 In the Ranks
‘Lobster pots’, muskets and broadswo
furnished the battle lines of bothsides
24 Roundheads, royalistsan
radicals
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