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

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RAFTIMEPIECEC LOCKSAT TENTION

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

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IMAGE of WAR

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

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The Commonwealth’s right arm

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

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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...

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The terrible tangle

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

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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...

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Despatches

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

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The Royal Welch Fusiliers Museum

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

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The Blitz 1940-41

The Luftwaffe’s Biggest Strategic Bombing Campaign ...

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Pirate attack halts Marines’ Amazon adventure

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

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Big-gun hypothetical

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

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LAUGHOR CRY :HARD AT WORK

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

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TOUGH AS OLD LEATHER

Austin Ruddy

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

Austin Ruddy
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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...

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EVERY PICTURE...

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

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Victory to Defeat

Richard Dannatt & Robert Lyman

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

Richard Dannatt & Robert Lyman
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Commandos and R angers get new rifle

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

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RORKE’ SD RIFTMEDALH OLDSONT ODEFYE STIMATE

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

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The great gamble

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

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The Battle of Magersfontein

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

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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...

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From Tobruk to the tryline

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

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HERO of the MONTH

Lord Ashcroft

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

Lord Ashcroft
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Last known Royal Navy Dunkirk veteran dies

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

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The forgotten member of ‘The Few’

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