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World Service,20 Nov 1995,28 mins

Second World War

From Hoplite to Harrier

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Blitzkrieg is a military tactic that used mobile forces and locally concentrated fire power. Known as "lightning war" it brought them success often. The advent of the tank fundamentally changed war.

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