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MHM CONTENTS June/July 2024 S FEATURES UPFRONT Welcome 3 Notes from the Frontline 6 Behind the Image 8 A cannon from HMS Tyger War Classics Nick Spenceley recalls Jac Weller’s Wellington in the Peninsula 10 18 COVER STORY D-Day, 80 years on s on In the second of two special features to mark the 80th anniversary of 6 June 1944, we look in more detail at the landings themselves. First, David Porter examines the meticulous plans drawn up by the Allies to ensure the success of Operation Overlord, the largest amphibious invasion in history. Next, Patrick Mercer reads the diaries and personal accounts of British troops to understand what D-Day was really like for the ordinary soldier. Finally, we trace the hard-fought battles that would take the Allies from the beaches of Normandy to the liberation of Paris. 12 Towards a new world Churchill and the scientists In a new series to coincide with the 150th birthday of Winston Churchill, Taylor Downing reveals his role in WWI’s scientific advances 34 Freedom’s champion Robert the Bruce, 1274-1329 Stephen Roberts considers the man who delivered Scotland’s independence, and analyses the victory that forged a nation 40 A man of destiny Admiral Vernon Graham Goodlad explains how national identity and supremacy at sea became linked in the 18th-century career of Admiral Edward Vernon SUBSCRIBE | MHMOFFERS Turn to p.73 for subscriptions and special offers 4 www.military-history.org 46 Into the Green Hell The Chaco War, 1932-1935 Edmund West highlights South America’s bloodiest conflict of the 20th century, when Paraguay and Bolivia went to war June/July 2024
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THE DEBRIEF 62 66 MHM REVIEWS Book Reviews | 54 We review 1217: the battles that saved England by Catherine Hanley and Normandy: the sailors’ story – a naval history of D-Day and the battle for France by Nick Hewitt, as well as Agent Zo: the untold story of fearless WWII resistance fighter Elz˙bieta Zawacka by Clare Mulley In View | 58 A round-up of new military history titles WINNERS ANNOUNCED! MHMBook Awards 2024 on p.60 War on Film | 62 Taylor Downing reviews The Zone of Interest and looks back at the Holocaust on film June/July 2024 MHM VISITS Museum | 66 Peter Popham reviews a new exhibition at the Wallace Collection on Ranjit Singh MHM OFF DUTY Letters | 70 Your thoughts on issues raised by the magazine Competition | 72 Our regular crossword, plus a chance to win great prizes in the MHM Quiz Back to the Drawing Board | 74 The Savoia-Marchetti SM.85 EDITORIAL CONTACTS Editor: Laurence Earle laurence.earle@currentpublishing.com Assistant Editor: Calum Henderson calum.henderson@currentpublishing.com Book Reviews: books-editor@military-history.org Editor-at-large: Andrew Selkirk andrew@military-history.org Sub Editor: Simon Coppock Art Editor: Mark Edwards mark@currentpublishing.com Designer: Emma Morgan emma.morgan@currentpublishing.com Publisher: Maria Earle maria@currentpublishing.com Managing Director: Rob Selkirk Founding Editor: † Neil Faulkner M H M C O N T E N T S COMMERCIAL Advertising Sales Manager: Mike Traylen T: 020 8819 5360 E: mike@currentpublishing.com Marketing & Digital Manager: Emma Watts-Plumpkin T: 020 8819 5575 E: emma@currentpublishing.com Commercial Director: Libby Selkirk SUBSCRIPTION & NEWS DISTRIBUTION USA & CANADA Military History Matters Issue 140 (ISSN 2631-990X) (USPS 021-938) is published 6 times a year (bi-monthly) by Current Publishing Ltd, Offi ce 120, 295 Chiswick High Road, London, W4 4HH. Distributed in the U.S. by NPS Media Group, 2 Enterprise Drive, Suite 420, Shelton, CT 06484. Periodicals postage paid at Shelton, CT and additional mailing offi ces. POSTMASTER send address changes to MILITARY HISTORY MATTERS, PO Box 37052, Boone, IA 50037-0052. Send US and Canada subscription enquiries to: Tel: (toll free) 1-866-877-7198 Email: mhscustserv@cdsfulfillment.com UK & REST OF WORLD •6 ISSUES– Military History Matters (ISSN 2631-990X) UK: £31.95 RoW: £43.95 Single issue: £6.95 (Rest of World £8.95) Subscriptions should be sent to: Current Publishing, Offi ce 120, 295 Chiswick High Road, London, W4 4HH Tel: 020 8819 5580 Fax: 020 8819 5589 Email: subs@currentpublishing.com Online: www.military-history.org/subscribe UK & Rest of World: Seymour Distribution Ltd, 2 East Poultry Avenue, London WC1A 9PT Tel: 01202 586 848 Printed in England by William Gibbons © Current Publishing Ltd 2024 www.military-history.org All rights reserved. Text and pictures are copyright restricted and must not be reproduced without permission of the publishers. The publishers, editors and authors accept no responsibility in respect of any goods, promotions or services which may be advertised or referred to in this magazine. Every effort has been made to secure permission for copyright material. In the event of any material being used inadvertently or where it has been impossible to contact the copyright owner, acknowledgement will be made in a future issue. All liabilit y for loss, disappointment, negligence or damage caused by reliance on the information contained within this publication is hereby excluded. The opinions expressed by contributors are not necessarily those of the publisher.

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THE DEBRIEF

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MHM REVIEWS Book Reviews | 54 We review 1217: the battles that saved England by Catherine Hanley and Normandy: the sailors’ story – a naval history of D-Day and the battle for France by Nick Hewitt, as well as Agent Zo: the untold story of fearless WWII resistance fighter Elz˙bieta Zawacka by Clare Mulley

In View | 58 A round-up of new military history titles

WINNERS ANNOUNCED!

MHMBook Awards 2024

on p.60

War on Film | 62 Taylor Downing reviews The Zone of Interest and looks back at the Holocaust on film

June/July 2024

MHM VISITS Museum | 66 Peter Popham reviews a new exhibition at the Wallace Collection on Ranjit Singh

MHM OFF DUTY

Letters | 70 Your thoughts on issues raised by the magazine Competition | 72 Our regular crossword, plus a chance to win great prizes in the MHM Quiz

Back to the Drawing Board | 74 The Savoia-Marchetti SM.85

EDITORIAL CONTACTS Editor: Laurence Earle laurence.earle@currentpublishing.com Assistant Editor: Calum Henderson calum.henderson@currentpublishing.com Book Reviews: books-editor@military-history.org Editor-at-large: Andrew Selkirk andrew@military-history.org Sub Editor: Simon Coppock Art Editor: Mark Edwards mark@currentpublishing.com Designer: Emma Morgan emma.morgan@currentpublishing.com Publisher: Maria Earle maria@currentpublishing.com Managing Director: Rob Selkirk Founding Editor: † Neil Faulkner

M H M C O N T E N T S

COMMERCIAL Advertising Sales Manager: Mike Traylen T: 020 8819 5360 E: mike@currentpublishing.com Marketing & Digital Manager: Emma Watts-Plumpkin T: 020 8819 5575 E: emma@currentpublishing.com Commercial Director: Libby Selkirk

SUBSCRIPTION & NEWS DISTRIBUTION USA & CANADA Military History Matters Issue 140 (ISSN 2631-990X) (USPS 021-938) is published 6 times a year (bi-monthly) by Current Publishing Ltd, Offi ce 120, 295 Chiswick High Road, London, W4 4HH. Distributed in the U.S. by NPS Media Group, 2 Enterprise Drive, Suite 420, Shelton, CT 06484. Periodicals postage paid at Shelton, CT and additional mailing offi ces. POSTMASTER send address changes to MILITARY HISTORY MATTERS, PO Box 37052, Boone, IA 50037-0052. Send US and Canada subscription enquiries to: Tel: (toll free) 1-866-877-7198 Email: mhscustserv@cdsfulfillment.com

UK & REST OF WORLD •6 ISSUES– Military History Matters (ISSN 2631-990X) UK: £31.95 RoW: £43.95 Single issue: £6.95 (Rest of World £8.95) Subscriptions should be sent to: Current Publishing, Offi ce 120, 295 Chiswick High Road, London, W4 4HH Tel: 020 8819 5580 Fax: 020 8819 5589 Email: subs@currentpublishing.com Online: www.military-history.org/subscribe UK & Rest of World: Seymour Distribution Ltd, 2 East Poultry Avenue, London WC1A 9PT Tel: 01202 586 848 Printed in England by William Gibbons © Current Publishing Ltd 2024 www.military-history.org

All rights reserved. Text and pictures are copyright restricted and must not be reproduced without permission of the publishers. The publishers, editors and authors accept no responsibility in respect of any goods, promotions or services which may be advertised or referred to in this magazine. Every effort has been made to secure permission for copyright material. In the event of any material being used inadvertently or where it has been impossible to contact the copyright owner, acknowledgement will be made in a future issue. All liabilit y for loss, disappointment, negligence or damage caused by reliance on the information contained within this publication is hereby excluded. The opinions expressed by contributors are not necessarily those of the publisher.

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