History of War – October 2019

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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