Myths spring up quickly from the confusion of battle; it also does not always help that history is written by the victors. This issue looks at a number of contentious issues in military history: the battle of Bannockburn; the Boer War; the performance of the German Army in World War II and Hollywood's treatment of war.

Contents

• 12 O'clock High - The Eighth Air Force's Baptism of Fire
• The Battle of Bannockburn
• Advancing Backwards - The Demodernization of the German Army in World War II
• Gaming World War II on the Grand Scale
• The Naval Brigades and the Relief of Ladysmith
• The Moore House at Yorktown
• French Fortifications Castles in the Age of Chivalry
• 'The Kingmaker' - Researching a Medieval Warlord
• Book Reviews
• American Civil War Library
• Supply Depot
• The Messenger

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