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The Imperial War Museum London delves into the world of espionage...

RAFTIMEPIECEC LOCKSAT TENTION

IMAGE: MCTEARS One of the most recognisable objects in aviation...

IMAGE of WAR

Stocks Green shootdown Stocks Green, Hildenborough, Kent, September...

The Commonwealth’s right arm

The ubiquitous L1A1 SLR was the favoured weapon of many riflemen...

King presents new Colour to Royal Guard

The new Ballater Colour was received by Balaklava Company, 5th...

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NATO’s missing man

I read with interest Andrew Sangster’s excellent article on...

The terrible tangle

A century and a half after the filing of its patent, Michael...

Military History with pete and gary

No.19We recently had the pleasure of filming with Australian...

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Divers locate W WI wrecks

Two British destroyers are among the vessels discovered by the...

Despatches

A highly sought after RAF timepiece and Lord Kitchener’s ‘Death...

The Royal Welch Fusiliers Museum

Tom Baker heads to the ancient hold of Caernarfon Castle, keen...

The Blitz 1940-41

The Luftwaffe’s Biggest Strategic Bombing Campaign ...

Pirate attack halts Marines’ Amazon adventure

John Bathgate and Ian Roberts SUMMIT TO SEA CHARITY Two former...

Big-gun hypothetical

HMS Resolution in the Indian Ocean: could Admiral Willis have...

LAUGHOR CRY :HARD AT WORK

LAUGHOR CRY : PART IXAway from the battleground, life outside...

TOUGH AS OLD LEATHER

Austin Ruddy

MILITARIAIn wartime, animals were a valuable commodity, their...

Austin Ruddy

From the Editor

The iconic SLR unsurprisingly arms the ‘Yomper’, a Falklands...

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Hawker Hurricanes excavated in Ukraine

Searchers collaborating with the State Aviation Museum of Ukraine...

EVERY PICTURE...

A letter received 30 years ago by author and publisher Jonathan...

Victory to Defeat

Richard Dannatt & Robert Lyman

The British Army 1918-40  “If you want peace, prepare...

Richard Dannatt & Robert Lyman

Commandos and R angers get new rifle

The new rifle is initially to equip the Royal Marine Commando...

RORKE’ SD RIFTMEDALH OLDSONT ODEFYE STIMATE

IMAGE: NOONANS A campaign medal awarded to a British veteran...

The great gamble

Operation Avalanche, the opening gambit of the Italian campaign,...

The Battle of Magersfontein

Victory and Defeat on the South African Veld, 10-12 December...

R AF Museum hailed as TripAdvisor ‘top gun’

RAF MUSEUM The RAF Museum has announced that it has been recognised...

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Paying our respects

Thank you for the article The Looting of Force ‘Z’ by Andy...

From Tobruk to the tryline

In spring 1944, POWs interned in Stalag IV-B were gripped by...

HERO of the MONTH

Lord Ashcroft

Lieutenant-Commander John Bridge GC, GM & Bar ABOVE:...

Lord Ashcroft

Last known Royal Navy Dunkirk veteran dies

Dunkirk veteran Lawrence Churcher in 2019, he is thought to have...

The forgotten member of ‘The Few’

Sir Keith Park, the ‘Defender of London’, has been formally...