The fields of battle have frequently been filled with formidable fighters who fell for failure to familiarize themselves with ...

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Welcome to a bonus edition of the War Room. On top of your regular dispatches from Shashank, I’ll be writing an edition, every month, all about military history. I have been a correspondent for The ...