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Contents: Editorial, Letters, Espionage (By the end of the 6th century, the Eastern Roman Empire had indeed mastered the art of Byzantine intrigue.), Personality (Josef Radetzky had his finest hour at the age of 82.), Weaponry (The U.S. Army considered the M-1 Garand a vast improvement over the old M-1903 Springfield. The Marines were not as easily convinced.), Books (Robert Whitehead invented everything connected with the torpedo – except for its name.), Travel (Two belles still reside in Memphis: Margaret Polk and the Boeing B-17F bomber whose nickname she inspired.), Foray Called Off (A reconnaissance of the east slope of the Zirkaberg Heights outside of Prague revealed it to be nearly devoid of Austrian troops. But the Prussian commanders failed to take the extensive marshland into consideration.), Behind Opposing Guns (For more than 65 years, John Ziehl and Ernie Zickrick have been the best of friends. Not until 1991 did they discover that they had once been enemies…back in 1918.), Shells and Saber Points (The objective of Union Brig. General Alfred Pleasonton’s cavalry in mid-June 1963 was to find out what General Robert E. Lee was up to. Major General Jeb Stuart’s job was to deny the Yankees that vital information.), Proud Regiments Routed (As the British approached Ulundi, war correspondent Archibald Forbes placed 100-to-1 odds that the Zulus would not fight. Then, suddenly, they appeared as if by magic from the tall grass – 20,000 strong.), Sandbag Redoubt Defended (“Inherited” from the Turks, Sandbag Castle, jutting vulnerably into North ocean territory, was a source of both irritation and perverse pride to its American defenders, the Wolfhounds of the 27th Infantry.)
Issue: October 1992
Condition: Very Good