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Britain at War October 2021

The full issue in page-turning PDF format

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IMAGE of WAR

Keeping Score OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH Near Addis Ababa,...

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The Pathfinders

Will Iredale

AT EASEThe Elite RAF Force that Turned the Tide of WWII ...

Will Iredale
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HERO of the MONTH

Lord Ashcroft

Private Samuel Parkes VC WILLIAM SIMPSON'S 1855 ILLUSTRATION...

Lord Ashcroft
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The PRINCE who was DESPERATE to FIGHT

EDWARD, THE PEOPLE’S PRINCEPart I of IIA man who ultimately...

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Loyal Unto DEATH

When the Sherwood Rangers crawled ashore on Gold Beach they were...

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DEBRIEF

Now it’s time for the team behind Commando to have their say…...

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Poseidon squadron gets new standard

The RAF’s CXX Squadron has received a new standard in what...

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The Royal Maritime Club & Hotel

ROYAL MARITIME CLUB, PORTSMOUTHOne of the oldest hotels in Portsmouth,...

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SPINED SL AYER

WEAPONS OF WARA novel mortar intended to put an end to the U-boat...

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Historic squadron marks F-35 switch with new scheme

THE MAGPIE-CLAD, BLACK AND WHITE HORNET SERGEANT BEN DEMPSTER/RAAFThroughout...

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Flying colours

EYEWITNESSA Belgian fighter pilot hero and his unique museum...

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TANGMERE MILITARY AVIATION MUSEUM

RAF Tangmere’s rich history embraces both World Wars, but,...

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Monty “thoroughly enjoyed” besting the Desert Fox

‘MONTY’ IN THE TURRET OF AN M3 GRANT IN THE WESTERN DESERT,...

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MI6 veteran and Bletchley secrets author dies

GEOFFREY AFTER RECEIVING HIS LÉGION D’HONNEUR FROM THE FRENCH...

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Ubon’s Red Roo Sentries

AUSTRALIAN SABRESDuring the Vietnam War, an Australian squadron...

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BACK WITH A VENGEANCE

Austin J Ruddy

MILITARIAThe devastating and prolonged ‘last gasp’ of the...

Austin J Ruddy
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Next Month

November 2021 Issue 175Inside Your Magazine On Sale...

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From the Editor

MARCHING AMONG GIANTS: A DIMINUTIVE PRINCE EDWARD CARRIES THE...

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DIVE Detectives

NORMANDY’S SHIPWRECK SECRETSChris Howlett unpicks the mystery...

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EXTRAORDINAIRE

The Commando team pick out their six favourite stories from...

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Lost minesweeper identified in Irish Sea

Maritime archaeologists and scientists at Bournemouth and Bangor...

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Prize possession

THE PRINCESS MARY 1914 BISCUIT TINS WAR AND SONSIf you are keen...

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Pilot who flew 22 Falklands missions dies

Squadron Leader Mark Hare, who destroyed four Argentine helicopters...

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Field Post

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

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Rocket RIDDLE

MYSTERY MISSILERecently rediscovered photographs provide an intriguing...

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‘Human minesweeper’ honoured by RN divers

The last surviving wartime bomb disposal diver has been honoured...

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Father of the Flood

REPUTATIONSAn innovative officer who began his service on a battleship...

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The Cultural Experience

LAWRENCE OF ARABIA GETTYWe covered the fascinating career of...

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UP IN SMOKE

AUCTIONSDuke’s Auctioneers has been in the business for nearly...