CONTENTS
44 Lieutenant Colonel HarrySmith SG,MC,
(Ret.) revealshisfirst-hand experienceof this
brutal yetinconclusive Vietnamclash
OPERATOR’SHANDBOOK
06 WAR IN FOCUS
Stunning imagery from throughout history
26 Defending against the
Blitzkrieg
Roger Moorhouse explores the myths and
strategies behind the 1939 invasion
38 The Thunderbolt of Carthage
Inside Hamilcar Barca’s military legacy
44 ANZACs at Long Tan
Veteran Harry Smith recalls his hard fight in
the jungle battlefields of Vietnam
54 Women at war
The critical contribution is retold through
stunning wartime photography
60 pain’s Legión
Discover the origins of this elite force
66 GREAT BATTLES
Manzikert, 1071
Christian and Muslim forces come to blows
in the struggle for medieval Turkey
74 OPERATOR’S HANDBOOK
Dewoitine D.
A look inside this short-lived French fighter
80 HEROES OF THE
MEDAL OF HONOR
Roger H.C. Donlon
Outnumbered on the Ho Chi Minh Trail,
Captain Donlon went beyond the call of duty
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ACTOF WAR
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ANZACS AT LONG TAN
86 Museu
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88 Resto
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98 ARTEFFA
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DEWOITINE D.
74 Entering service in 1940 this fighter was intended as
France’s answer to the Spitfire and Bf. 109