Military History Monthly #96 (2018)
 
De Ruyter: the Dutch Nelson?
Our special this time revisits the swashbuckling era of 17th-century naval warfare, when the Dutch – not the British – ruled the waves. In his first feature, Stephen Roberts charts the meteoric rise of Dutch Admiral De Ruyter. In the second, he homes in on the Four Days’ Battle (1666), one of the longest naval engagements in history.
 
Armageddon: Allenby and the Ottoman defeat, 1918
Neil Faulkner recaps General Allenby’s September 1918 offensive in Palestine.
 
Britain’s Fleet Air Arm in WWII: behind the times or on top of the game?
Arnold Harvey assesses the equipment of British naval air power between 1939 and 1945.
 
Sideshow: the centenary of the Jewish Legion
Colin Shindler reports on the first appearance of an armed Zionist force.
 
Regiment: 2nd Battalion, 66th (Berkshire) Regiment
Patrick Mercer returns to one of the most gruelling battles of the Peninsular War to take a close look at the role of an illustrious British regiment.
 
Also in this issue:
War on Film; Royal Deaths at War; War Culture, Behind the Image, Book Reviews; Museum Review; Event Listings; Competitions; and much more.
 
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