History Of War - Issue 31 2016
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Название: History Of War - Issue 31 2016
Жанр: Нет
Автор: Коллектив
Год выпуска: 2016
Формат: PDF
Размер: 76 МВ
ISBN: 740683219814
Язык: Английский
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14 Seven Years’ War From colonial tensions across the Atlantic, to
cross-continental mayhem in Europe
16 Europe’s belligerents
The most powerful states on the continent line up
in a bitter struggle for supremacy
18 Head-to-Head
British light infantry and native warriors clashed in
the often harsh conditions of North America
20 Leaders & commanders
Statesmen and battle eld generals all
distinguished themselves in this testing con ict
22 Battle of the Plains of Abraham How General Wolfe won the ght for Canada, but
made the ultimate sacri ce in the process
24 Treaties of the war
Often as much was at stake on the negotiating
table as on the battle eld
26 Frederick, the great?
Prussia’s most celebrated monarch was a military
innovator and an uncompromising leader
06 WAR IN FOCUS
Stunning imagery from throughout history
28 Wellington:
Forging the Iron Duke
How Britain’s greatest general earned his
stripes in India, Spain and France
40 The empire strikes back
Why Erich Ludendorff’s nal offensive was
so successful, and how it ultimately failed
46 GREAT BATTLES
Imjin River
Read this rst-hand account of the Glorious
Glosters’ die-hard defence in Korea
58 Origins of the Navy SEALs
Follow the evolution of this elite out t, from
the Normandy beaches to Vietnam
66 OPERATOR’S HANDBOOK
HMS Warrior
This 19th-century engineering marvel was
designed for a new era of naval warfare
72 VC HERO
Stanley Hollis
Read this thrilling account of the only
Victoria Cross to be awarded on D-Day
78 THE BRIEFING
Blood, oil & Angola
How this African state has been torn apart
by colonialism, corruption and the Cold War
84 Hitler’s holiday tour from Hell
When the Luftwaffe took its revenge on the
UK, it targeted the most picturesque cities
92 Book reviews
A selection of the latest military titles
waiting for you on the shelves
98 ARTEFACT OF WAR
Fishguard horn
Memento of a little-known French invasion