Page 5 - History of War - Issue 18-15

CONTENTS

06 WAR IN FOCUS
Stunning imagery from throughout history,
showing war in all its jaw-dropping detail
26 303 squadron
David Smith recounts the bravery and skill
of the RAF’s Polish fi ghter aces

38 GREAT BATTLES
Naseby
Parliament’s New Model Army faces off
against the Royalist forces of Charles I
46 The bow that built Britain

Explore the craftsmanship that helped
shape the world’s deadliest war bow
52 Sikh regiments

Jack Griffiths rediscovers the little-known
story of India’s world war heroes
SIKH REGIMENTS 64 MEDALOFHONORHERO

Dirk Vlug
How did one man manage to take on a
convoy of tanks and win? Find out here

52 The real story of the British Empire’s forgotten warriors 68 OPERATOR’S HANDBOOK
Spitfire SM520
Get inside the Battle of Britain war machine
that fought the Nazis in the skies
MAN VS TANK 78 Hitler’s Engineer

64 TheunbelievablestorybehindDirkVlug’sMedalofHonor Uncover Ferdinand Porsche’s secret past
building the Third Reich’s war machines
86 THE BRIEFING
The war in Darfur
Miguel Miranda lifts the lid on the crisis
tearingSouthSudanandtheregionapart
92 Book reviews
A selection of the latest military titles
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