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HERO of the MONTH

Lord Ashcroft

Sergeant John Vincent Byrne DCM SAS RECRUITS LEAP FROM...

Lord Ashcroft
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KNIGHTS BY NIGHT

MALTA NIGHT FIGHTERSBy summer 1941, Malta had faced 12 gruelling...

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BAND OF VAGABONDS

WHO DARES WINSThe story of the SAS, from North African deserts...

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House of wonders

MUSEUM ROUND-UPHistory buffs pining for a museum visit will be...

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New frigates salute RN history

Five Type 31 frigates – next-generation warships now officially...

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The Confidence Men

Margalit Fox

AT EASE ONE OF the strangest tales of the First World...

Margalit Fox
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Experiments with FIDO

Killer Peasouper (October 2020) explained how Fog Investigation...

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Canada’s First Stand

BATTLE OF VIMY RIDGEVimy Ridge was the first joint outing for...

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Work to continue on ‘Just Jane’

NEWS • RESTORATION • DISCOVERIES • EVENTS • EXHIBITIONS...

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INVASION: NORFOLK!

ANTI-INVASION DEFENCES High temperatures and high stakes defined...

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CONTENDER OR PRETENDER?

WEAPONS OF WARThe British Army is to begin an ambitious programme...

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Operation Manna memorial sculpture unveiled

NEWS • RESTORATION • DISCOVERIES • EVENTS • EXHIBITIONS...

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Hunting down Nazis

EYEWITNESSIntelligence officer Ronald Walker was one the first...

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MANIA FOR MAPS

INTERVIEWTV broadcaster and historian Peter Snow talks to Fiona...

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Battle of Britain ace’s medals fetch £110,000

BRIEFINGS • NEWS • RESTORATION • DISCOVERIES • EVENTS • EXHIBITIONS...

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KENT BATTLE OF BRITAIN MUSEUM

Ellie Evans

CollectionsThe largest private museum in the world dedicated...

Ellie Evans
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Battle of Britain plaque unveiled

A plaque dedicated to pilot John Lawrence Allen DFC has been...

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TAKING COVER

Austin J Ruddy

MILITARIAThe curious semi-troglodyte lifestyle that became normal...

Austin J Ruddy
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Carrier Rearguard

I read with interest Standing Tall (April 2021) regarding Christopher...

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NO PASARÁN!

SPANISH CIVIL WAROn the 85th anniversary of the outbreak of the...

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IMAGE of  WAR

Biferno Beaus Biferno-Campomarino airfield, Italy, August 14,...

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Great Escape digger honoured with train

NEWS • RESTORATION • DISCOVERIES • EVENTS • EXHIBITIONS...

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THE MEN BEHIND THE MEDALS

AUCTIONSThe stories associated with militaria are often intriguing...

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Field Post

YOUR VOICE'Britain at War' Magazine, PO Box 100, Stamford, Lincolnshire,...

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From the Editor

THE FACES OF THE DISAPPEARED: FORENSIC ARCHAEOLOGISTS AND ANTHROPOLOGISTS...

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Secret Spitfire factories remembered

A car park, a retirement home, a hotel and an aerodrome are some...

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Judo airman’s medals to be sold

Special Auction Services are to sell medals and sporting items...

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KIWI COMMANDER of the SKIES

REPUTATIONSAir Marshal Sir Keith Park, a New Zealander who masterminded...

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Britain at War July 2021

The full issue in page-turning PDF format

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HERO of the MONTH

Lord Ashcroft

Corporal William Edward Sparks DSM SMALL CANOES OR KAYAKS,...

Lord Ashcroft