Military History – November 2013 – Table of Contents

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Cover Story
W. Eugene Smith’s Pacific
The father of the modern photographic essay polished his craft amid the chaos and carnage of World War II island warfare, in the process capturing some of the best known—and most haunting—combat images ever made

First Shot of World War I
By Christopher Clark
How inept assassins in the Balkans sparked global conflict

1812: The Bitter End
By Anthony Brandt
Napoléon dominated Russia—until he tangled with General Winter

Bloodlands: Paris
By Richard A. Gabriel
Famed as the city of light, the French capital has a dark history

Elizabeth’s Sea Dogs
By Wade G. Dudley
English privateers served their queen while making their fortunes

The Adventures of Cap’n Crockett
By Joseph T.N. Suarez
Davy’s descendant volunteered to tame the Philippine frontier

On the cover: U.S. Marine Pfc. Thomas E. Underwood at Saipan, July 1944. (W. Eugene Smith/Time Life Pictures/Getty Images)

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