THE DEBRIEF
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MHM REVIEWS Book Reviews | 56 We review Henry V: the astonishing rise of England’s greatest warrior king by Dan Jones, and The Strategists: Churchill, Stalin, Roosevelt, Mussolini, and Hitler by Phillips Payson O’Brien, as well as Nelson’s Pathfinders: a forgotten story in the triumph of British sea power by Michael Barritt.
In View | 60 A round-up of new military history titles
War on Film | 62 Taylor Downing gives his verdict on The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare
October/November 2024
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MHM VISITS Museum | 66 MHM visits a new exhibition on Cold War Scotland in Edinburgh
MHM OFF DUTY
Letters | 68 Your thoughts on issues raised by the magazine Competition | 71 Our regular crossword, plus a chance to win great prizes in the MHM Quiz
Back to the Drawing Board | 74 The doomed HMS Audacious
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