Page 5 - History of War - Issue 30-16

CONTENTS

FRANCE’S HERETIC WAR

58 Follow the brutal Medieval quest to conquer the Cathar heresy

58 France’s heretic war
THEFLYINGTIG S In the 13th century, Pope Innocent III
waged holy war against the Cathars
64 Michael Haskew takes you into the skies 64 Aces high: the Flying Tigers
with the USA’s mercenary i ghter aces During the Second Sino-Japanese War,
American i ghter aces owned the skies
76 THE BRIEFING
Nagorno-Karabakh
Discover the endless border war between
Azerbaijan and Armenia
82 The Assyrian war machine
In the Iron Age Middle East, the Assyrian
Empire ruled with the sling, bow and spear

86 OPERATOR’S HANDBOOK
F-111 Aardvark
Take a tour around this strategic i ghter/
bomber, once a mainstay of the RAAF
92 Book reviews
A selection of the latest military titles
waiting for you on the shelves

98 ARTEFACT OF WAR
17th-century branding mitt
This terrifying relic of the English Civil War
will make you think twice about desertion

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