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FINE TUNING

Edited Jane Hall

EyewitnessLeading Aircraft Woman (LACW) Elizabeth ‘Betty’...

Edited Jane Hall
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IMAGE of WAR

Anything To Declare?   Tilbury Docks, Essex, December...

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Sea Vixen grounded indefinitely

he last airworthy Sea Vixen, XP924 Foxy Lady, may never fly again...

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Anson is revived for fifth Astute sub

A historic name is to return to the Royal Navy after the fifth...

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British M1911 Pistols

WEAPONS OF WARHowever, many thousands were also wielded by British...

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Fighting Talk

Austin J Ruddy

HOME GUARD TRAINING - MILITARIABritain’s Home Guard may have...

Austin J Ruddy
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Sir Brian Urquhart, Arnhem intelligence officer and ‘Blue Helmet’ founder, dies

FAR LEFT BRITISH SOLDIERS HAND OVER TO DANISH UN PEACEKEEPERS...

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THE LOAN HUNTER

For five years before his untimely death, Captain ‘Johnnie’...

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DESERT SABRE

OPERATIONBritain’s role in driving Saddam Hussein from Kuwait...

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IMAGE of WAR

Conserving the V bomber Legacy IWM Duxford, Cambridgeshire,...

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Turncoat Blake dies in Russia

British spy George Blake, who exposed hundreds of Western agents...

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FEEDING MY ARMY

AT EASEAn army marches on its stomach is a saying attributed...

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Field Post

YOUR VOICE Pillbox heritage preserved at Southend AirportGiven...

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LOVE IN A COLD CLIMATE

VALENTINE SPECIALValentine’s Day during wartime was full of...

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RAF replaces cherished keepsake

The RAF has replaced a much-loved photograph stolen from a 98-year...

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Allies Across the Pond

CollectionsExploring the personal stories behind the military...

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Comet Line guide who aided downed airmen dies

A Belgian woman who guided fugitive servicemen to the Pyrenees...

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IMAGE of WAR

First Anglo-Sikh War Sobraon, Punjab, February 1846 This...

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HERO OF THE MONTH

Lord Ashcroft

Flight Lieutenant Alan Jerrard VC ALAN JERRARD (SAT...

Lord Ashcroft
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From the Editor

WELCOME A CORPS OF DRUMS OF THE ROYAL MARINES BAND SERVICE...

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Mosquito pilot medals and SOE awards sold

A group of 12 medals awarded to an outstanding Mosquito pilot...

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Fort Paull guns for Malta

Fort Paull’s two 3.7in anti-aircraft guns are on their way...

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Royal Marines trial mortar carrier

No.45 Commando have trialled a vehicle intended to increase the...

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Beating The Nazi Invader

Neil R Storey

BOOK OF THE MONTHHitler’s Spies, Saboteurs and Secrets in Britain...

Neil R Storey
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DEFENDING OUR ISLAND

PART IIIn part two of ‘Could Britain Have Fallen?’ Peter...

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SIR GALAHAD OF THE CHINDITS

FRANK BLAKER VCTwice a hero of the vicious fighting in Burma,...

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NOVA SCOTIA MEMORIES

Camp NorwayThe contribution of Norwegian sailors, who transported...

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CARAVE THIER WITH PRIDE

LGBT HISTORY MONTHIn LGBT History Month, Stephen Bourne reveals...

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Crowdfunders help Churchill tank roll

The Tank Museum’s Churchill III* will rumble on following a...

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Return of the Exiles

Andrew Thomas

SPITFIRES IN ACTIONThe crucial role played by the Free French...

Andrew Thomas