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Internment, incarceration and escape

Craig Moore reports on The National Archives’ new exhibition,...

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Lucky 13

THE LONDON BLITZ Stephen Bourne shares the story of the London...

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FOR WHEN THE WRITING WAS ON THE WALL

A vital escape aid designed by a real-life ‘Q’ and issued...

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BRITAIN ALONE?

Austin J Ruddy

Dominion and government-in-exile forces during World War Two...

Austin J Ruddy
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Atlas delivers

An RAF Atlas C1 has dropped more than ten tonnes of food supplies...

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UNIQUE CANADIAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL CLASP

Estimated at £2,400- £2,800, a unique medal and clasp combination...

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IMAGE of WAR

ENGINEERS OF VICTORY Off Felixstowe, Suffolk, June...

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The Gurkha Way

John Sadler

A New History of the Gurkhas While existing books on...

John Sadler
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Inside Your Magazine

On sale May 30 June 2024, Issue 206 D-Day was a colossal...

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Britain at War May 2024

May 2024 issue of Britain at War in page-turning format is a celebrity guest edition and features a D-Day 80th anniversary special

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South Africa’s oldest WW2 veteran dies

William Peter van Wyk, the man believed to have been the oldest...

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RAISE THE JOLLY ROGER!

Michael Haskew

THE 'BLACK FLAG' AND THE ROYAL NAVY In the 18th Century, the...

Michael Haskew
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Sailors under siege

THE YANGTZE INCIDENTAllan George pays tribute to the heroics...

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Military History with Pete and Gary

No.25 It goes without saying that sergeants and other NCOs are...

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Tiger II Ausf.B

Saumur Armored Museum, Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, France MUSÉE...

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Leichter Kampfwagen II

The Arsenalen Swedish Tank Museum, Södermanland, Sweden ...

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From the Editor

Yeoman W Peebles, the man responsible for updating HMS Turbulent's...

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Rising to the challenge

Commemorating the RCAF’s centenary, the Juno Beach Centre has...

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MUCKLEBURGH MILITARY COLLECTION

writes Craig Moore

Collections The Muckleburgh Militar y Collection, sited on the...

writes Craig Moore
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Faces of HMS Royal Oak

The ‘Mighty Oak’ Disaster at Scapa Flow Noted wartime...

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Panther Ausf. A Tank

Amazing War Stories Museum Guide The Australian Armour & Artillery...

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Cachalot Cockle Mark II Canoe

Combined Military Services Museum, Maldon, Essex, UK ...

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LRDG Chevolet WB30 Truck

The collection of artefacts at IWM London is vast. One significant...

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Diamond bags record, Richmond opens score

A Sea Ceptor missile launched at Houthi drone by HMS Richmond...

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Debrief

THIS MONTH’S HISTORIAN: JOHN ASH We used Google Trends to find...

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THE FIGHTING BOMBERS

ANDREW THOMAS

BLENHEIM FIGHTERS As Fighter Command vied for control of the...

ANDREW THOMAS
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DRINK FOR VICTORY!

Austin J Ruddy

Britain’s public houses provided an opportunity to escape the...

Austin J Ruddy
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FMA Pucará A-522

Consistently voted as one of the best places to visit in Sunderland,...

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The Waterloo Eagle

The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards Museum, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK...

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Lancaster NN775

Overloon War Museum, Overloon, Netherlands OVERLOON...