Description
Contents: Editorial, Espionage (Overt confrontation was as much a part of Sidney Reilly’s style as his more covert activity.), Personality (A king and military commander at age 15, Charles XII of Sweden soon earned his “madman” reputation.), Weaponry (The once popular grenade languished for nearly three centuries before coming back into vogue.), Travel (Not only cities, but empty beaches and the creeping jungle greet today’s traveler to the battle sites of the Pacific War.), Books (Soaring eagles in their day, and no myth, were the warriors of the Black Sheep Squadron.), Reckless Pursuit Halted (His commander knew the Indians were waiting in ambush, but Capt. William Fetterman said to give him 80 good men and he’d ride through the whole Sioux Nation. The Sioux soon provided him the chance.), Nature Herself Murdered (At Verdun, marked by the greatest artillery barrage of World War I, the German plan was not so much to overrun the French bastion, but to bleed the enemy to death.), Advantage Sought on High Ground (Determined to avenge the shame of Laing’s Nek, British Commander Colley thought he had the drop on the sharp-shooting Boers from atop Majuba Hill. For moments, he thought he had them on the run.), Daylight Run Through Deadly Skies (For the aircrews of the U.S. Eighth Air Force in Europe, no target was more dreaded than the flak-dominated refineries of Merseburg. The red yarn on the briefing map led them there anyway.
Issue: August 1986
Condition: Very Good