Crete’s brutal bayonet battle
Feb 02, 2020
2 minutes
by GREG DIXON
The bayonet is a ghastly weapon. Heard from an enemy trench, the sound of it being whetted is enough to instil fear. The sight of it led even hardened soldiers to panic and break.
For sheer psychological impact, writes Australian historian Peter Monteath in , there is no more visceral a weapon. And if
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