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L ethality tested

The Challenger 3 has fired its first shots during live-firing...

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Despatches

A rare Australian firearm, the medals of a British covert operations...

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IMAGE of WAR

Which way to the beach? Sabratha, Tripolitanian coastline (Zawiya),...

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Military History with Pete and Gary

No.28 In 1998, Pete was fortunate enough to interview...

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Norway to honour hero destroyer

The remote island of Kya PETTER KROGSTAD A Norwegian plans to...

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The first domino

OPERATION EPSOM Operations Bluecoat, Goodwood, Cobra and Totalise...

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‘ This ain’t no place for good Christian folk’

OMAHA BEACH Eighty years ago, the late Clive Jones was one of...

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Commander ‘Sharkey’ Ward 1943-2024

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

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Art push to fund warship search

Find the Captain Trust chair Sir Sherard Cowper-Coles (right)...

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THE GRAND LOT

HOME FRONT FIREFIGHTERS BY NUMBERS World War Two brought challenges...

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THE WAR OF THE WARDS

MILITARIA Anticipated mass casualties and staff shortages were...

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Spitfire crash kills ‘passionate, professional aviator’

A respected RAF pilot died in an accident near RAF Coningsby,...

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Debrief

We used Google Trends to find six common questions on The First...

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A GIFT WITH STRINGS ATTACHED

HMS FIDELITY AND CONVOY ONS 154 When a French spy with a grudge...

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Inside Your Magazine

August 2024, Issue 208 On sale July 25 Generalfeldmarschall...

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Historic squadrons stand up

ACM Sir Richard Knighton (left) and and AM Robert Chipman unveil...

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ROYAL ARMOURIES MUSEUM LEEDS

Collections Tom Baker sets his eyes on a popular Yorkshire attraction...

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Agent Zo

BOOK OF THE MONTH AT EASE The Untold Story of Fearless W W2 Resistance...

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St Nazaire relic unveiled

Campbeltown’s bulkhead door on display at the Musée Le Grand...

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Identifying Canada’s unknown soldiers

Tom Baker reports on the important work of the Canadian Casualty...

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"DONT GIVE UP THE SHIP!"

CHESAPEAKE MILL A Hampshire watermill has its origins in a desperate...

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HERO of the MONTH

Lieutenant Commander William Christopher O’Brien DFM ...

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Missing VCs returned anonymously

The missing Victoria Crosses were returned to the Chelmsford...

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Field Post

YOUR VOICE 'BRITAIN AT WAR' MAGAZINE, PO BOX 100, STAMFORD, LINCOLNSHIRE,...

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A legacy of Lawrence

LAWRENCE IN DISGUISE Few know it, but RAF Uxbridge’s rifle...

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From the Editor

Men of 'B' Company, 6th Royal Scots Fusiliers advance into Saint-Manvieu...

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Centenarian marks RCAF centenary

Hon Lieutenant General Richard Rohmer (left) chats with Lieutenant...

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MONTEY'S FIREMAN

THE ARMY FIRE SERVICE A little-known organisation formed by the...

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MP5-five-six

WEAPONS OF WAR During the Cold War a German arms manufacturer...

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Britain at War July 2024

July 2024 issue of Britain at War in page-turning format puts the spotlight on Operation Epsom, which pushed the Germans to the brink of defeat in Normandy and opened the long road to Allied victory in that campaign.