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July 2014 • Issue 46 • £4.25

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HEW STRACHAN The leading historian discusses WWI

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D-DAY• Strategy • Equipment • Landings • A ermath

BRITA IN GOES TO WAR D-DAY• Strategy • Equipment • Landings • A ermath

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• Artefacts of Operation Overlord • The Spahis: insider intrigue • Arnhem revisited

• Artefacts of Operation Overlord • The Spahis: insider intrigue • Arnhem revisited

• Artefacts of Operation Overlord • The Spahis: insider intrigue • Arnhem revisited FORGING FRANCE Bouvines, 1214: the greatest medieval French victory

FORGING FRANCE Bouvines, 1214: the greatest medieval French victory

How a divided nation rallied round the flag on the eve of WWI How a divided nation rallied round the flag on the eve of WWI

IRISH BRIGADES The global fight for Ireland’s independence 200 years ago