CONTRIBUTORS

MURRAY DAHM

History of War regular Murray returns to one of his favourite topics: Ancient Rome. For this issue’s Frontline he recounts the Roman invasion(s) of Britain (p12). On page 44 he tells the harrowing story of Medal of Honor recipient James Stockdale, a POW in the Vietnam War.

HARETH AL BUSTANI

This month Hareth turns his hand to one of the most significant battles in ancient history: Cannae. For our Great Battles feature he relates how Hannibal’s invading army was able to best the Roman legions on their own doorstep (p50).

MIKE HASKEW

As well as this issue’s cover feature, this month Mike also researched the Doolittle Raid – the audacious US bombing run on Tokyo that shocked Japan 80 years ago this month. Read how the mission was planned and pulled off on page 38.