History of War – October 2019

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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ANZACS AT LONG TAN

86 Museu

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88 Resto

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74 Entering service in 1940 this fighter was intended as
France’s answer to the Spitfire and Bf. 109