Page 5 - History of War - Issue 25-16

CONTENTS

06 WAR IN FOCUS
Stunning imagery from throughout history
26 Sub hunters

Explore the technological war beneath the
waves in the Battle of the Atlantic
34 10 deadliest snipers

These i erce one-man armies dominated
battlei elds throughout the 20th century
46 GREAT BATTLES

Rocroi
The elite Spanish tercios face their
toughest test yet as they invade France

56 Forging the ultimate blade

Explore the cutting-edge methods that built
the deadliest swords in history
64 MEDAL OF HONOR HERO

10 68 THE BRIEFING
Leslie Sabo Jr
Follow this long-forgotten story of heroism
and sacrii ce in the Vietnam War

Yom Kippur War
The Arab-Israeli war of 1973 was brief, but
its consequences are still felt today
DEADLIEST 74 Cromwell’s rebel army
Explore how the New Model Army became
England’s foremost ighting force
SNIPERS 86 OPERATOR’S HANDBOOK
Panavia Tornado
Neill Watson takes you around Europe’s
indefatigable multi-role ighter jet
92 Book reviews
34 Wh hi t ’ t d t ti g b ttl i ld h t ? A selection of the latest military titles
waiting for you on the shelves
98 ARTEFACT OF WAR
FORGING WWI USA uniform
William J Donovan’s pristine dress jacket,
worn while he served in France
ULTIMATE CROMWELLS
THE
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REBEL ARMY

BLADE

74 How did parliament’s
56 The cutting-edge methods behind the deadliest swords
New Model crush the crown?

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