Military History Monthly #43 (2014)
Wellington’s Toughest Battle – Assaye, 1803
MHM studies the battle that Wellington considered his finest military achievement, and explains what it tells us about the generalship of the Iron Duke.
Great Powers – Russia: gendarme of Europe
Continuing our analysis of the Great Powers of 1914, MHM Editor Neil Faulkner analyses the motives behind Russia’s entry into the First World War.
Thieves Fall Out – The Second Balkan War, 1913
As part of our ongoing coverage of the build-up to the First World War, Julian Spilsbury looks at the Second Balkan War (29 June-10 August 1913).
Cracking Cassino – Cliffs and torrents
Patrick Mercer delivers an in-depth account of the Italian campaign clash that came to be known as the First Battle of Cassino.
The Navy’s Darkest Day – Medway, 1667
Patrick Boniface recalls the destructive Dutch raid that caught the Royal Navy napping.
Also in this issue: Recommended Read, Film Review, Museum, Battlefield Tours Guide, Back to the Drawing Board, War on Film, War Culture, Thinkers at War, Book Reviews, and much more.
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