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MHM REVIEWS Book Reviews | 56 We review Confl ict: the evolution of warfare from 1945 to Ukraine by General David Petraeus and Andrew Roberts and Mosquito: the RAF’s legendary wooden wonder and its most extraordinary mission by Rowland White. Also: Rome and Persia: the seven hundred year rivalry by Adrian Goldsworthy, and more
In View | 61 A round-up of new military history titles
War on Film | 62 Taylor Downing reviews The Best Years of Our Lives and The Great Escaper
December 2023/January 2024
MHM VISITS Museum | 66 MHM visits an exhibition on the Indian Army at Hampton Court Palace
MHM OFF DUTY
Letters | 72 Your thoughts on issues raised by the magazine Competition | 73 Our regular crossword, plus a chance to win great prizes in the MHM Quiz
Back to the Drawing Board | 74 The De Havilland Sea Vixen
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