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Welcome

Our issue six cover star Winston Churchill acumen, leadership skills and fearsome army This issue’s
was quoted as saying in the House of turn to our cover feature on page 48. By the
Commons in 1947: “It has been said that time of his death aged just 32 he had put highlights
democracy is the worst form of government, most of the known world to the sword and
except all those other forms that have been had done so leading from the front.
tried from time to time.” As with so many of In another historically eclectic issue we 36 Eye Witness
his quotes, the flippancy of the remark hides also have a feature on the ten dirtiest tricks of Jack Garman, a NASA
computer engineer who was
the deeper truth of the words. WWII on page 66 (think itching powers and inside the mission control
room, played a key role in
Many of us happily criticise our exploding animals) and examine the story helping the first man to land
governments, but those fortunate enough behind the Titanic, the ‘unsinkable ship’, on on the Moon in 1969.
to be living in a democracy at least get the page 58. I hope you enjoy the issue as much Heroes & villains
chance to vote them out. This is a right that as we did pulling it all together. 40 Jesse Owens wasn’t just
has been hard-fought and has evolved from racing against his fellow
competitors at the 1936
a time when most civilisations were ruled by Olympics, but also the racial
a single figure not accountable to the people. prejudices of Nazi Germany
and his own countrymen.
This issue’s themed section focuses on
democracy and the individuals and events 84 Robin Hood
that have shaped its development. His legend is one of history’s
most enduring, that of
One individual far removed from stealing from the rich and
democracy was Alexander the Great. To find Andrew Brown giving to the poor, but just
how much of the myth is
out more about the great warrior’s tactical Editor based in reality?
A crowd gathers in New York as
news of the Titantic’s sinking
becomes known Page 58

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