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Imperial Stormtroopers: crack troops or crap troops?

Mediaeval Historian Rory Cox considers the Empire’s conscription standards The faceless body armour undoubtedly lent the Stormtroopers an aura of menace and combat capability. But recruiting troops for a generation…

Date
16 December 2015
Category
Research

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