Description
Contents: Editorial, Weaponry (The Egyptian blow against an Israeli vessel opened an entirely new era in naval warfare.(, Espionage (Queen Elizabeth’s spymaster developed a network and foiled many a plot aimed at his queenly sovereign.), Personality (A scourge to the Virginia Colony was Powharan’s half-brother – “he whose soul is white”.), Travel (George Washington’s many travels and stays, West Point to New York City, fondly recalled.), Books (Antietam gave the North a victory of still-lasting significance.), Pathway to Retreat Ignored (The goal of the Texans in 18 minutes of battle at San Jacinto was more than simple victory over the troops of Santa Ana, but to “remember the Alamo”. Sam Houston, a colossus of the Southwest frontier would show them how.), Siege by Blunder (At Malta, the besieging Turks seemed to have all the advantages – b ut the Knights of St. John fought on anyway._, Escape Hatch Found (Escaping the POW camp in Italy was one thing, but achieving survival – managing to fight on – in a war-torn land of partisans, occupiers and native Fascists was another thing altogether.), Royal Aspirations Crushed (At Sedgemoor, James Scott, Duke of Monmough, say his hopes for a kingdom barred by a simple – but unmeasured – ditch.)
Issue: October 1988
Condition: Very Good