Description
Contents: Espionage (Before he became the first scoutmaster, Lord Robert Stephenson Baden-Powell was a skillful spymaster.), Personality (Herman Haupt saw a universe of precise harmonies, with God as its engineer – a “theology” that he wished to apply to the Union Army.), Weaponry (Born during the Boer War, the Lee Enfield evolved in the crucible of 20th-century warfare.), Books (The Crimean War caught Great Britain in the first stage of army reform,), Travel (Suddenly, the serene resort town was a bustle with activity – bellicose preparations for the Great Invasion.), Outcome Ruled by Guile (Despite his numerical superiority over the British at Plassey, Nawab Suraj-ud-Daula felt abandoned and despondent when a thief was caught emerging his tent. “Already they see me dead,” he exclaimed wearily.), Siege Without Reprieve (Told by Emperor Constantine XI’s envoys that his fort across the Bosphorus was unacceptable, Turkish Sultan Mohammed II replied, “I shall have every ambassador impaled who dares henceforth to come to me with such a message!”), Life On The Edge (As a crewman aboard the submarine Sailfish, Thomas R. Parks endured his share of depth-charge attacks: “It was a helpless feeling…I was scared and anyone who tells you they weren’t is lying.”), Horsemen With Bayonets (The Australians’ horses had not had water for nearly two days, and Beersheba’s defenders were planning to blow up its wells. Drawing their bayonets and holding them like swords, the Aussie light-horsemen charged.), Steadfast Were The Intruders (As masses of Chinese Black Flags poured over the ruptured walls of Tuyen Quang, Sgt. Maj. Edmond Husband, limping from an earlier wound, rushed forward to meet them, calling out, “A moi, la Legion!“)
Issue: April 1992
Condition: Very Good