One of the most specular victories of the First World War took place at Caporetto in 1917. After two and a half years of trench stalemate, a change of tactics broke and routed the Italian army in three days. It was the world’s first Blitzkrieg, and saw the emergence of young German Lieutenant called Erwin Rommel.<\/p>\n
In the 12th Century the mounted knight seemed invincible, but in the 14th century armoured.
\nThe feudal order was crumbling, a new force was rising. Michael Prestwich explores the 14th century triumph of peasant-infantry on the battlefield<\/p>\n
It was one of the most unusual victories in the history of the British Army. In two months between 7 December 1940 and 7 February 1941, General Richard O’Connor’s Western Desert Force of 30,000 men advanced 500 miles into Libya and captured 130,000 Italians. Mussolini’s dream of a North African empire was shattered. Military Times analyses the campaign.<\/p>\n
Also in this issue:<\/p>\n
– Diary of a Dunkirk Hero<\/p>\n
– War on the Mind – the British authorities reaction to Shellshock in WWI<\/p>\n
– Ian Murray’s Bouncing Bomb Man<\/p>\n
– Battlefield guide to Passchendaele<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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\nThe end of the Feudal Knight
\nDesert Triumph over Mussolini
\nDiary of a Dunkirk Hero
\nBattlefield guide to Passchendaele<\/p>\n