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2,175 NOT OUT

THE 12TH MINESWEEPING FLOTILLA A British minesweeper unit racked...

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IMAGE of WAR

Cold War cricket The northernmost point on Earth, Arctic Ocean,...

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THE FORCE BEHIND THE FORCES

Austin J Ruddy

MILITARIA Providing moral support and creature comforts for service...

Austin J Ruddy
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D-Day’s last wounded man dies at 98

Ted Owen was just 19 when he landed with 41 Commando on Sword...

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New, unique and innovative

Utilising state-of-the-art technology, the Juno Beach Centre...

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SATOVEPIPE SOLUTION

8 0 YEARS OF THE BAZOOKA Eighty years ago, an iconic weapon was...

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We Found a Way to Make Them talk!

AT EASE James Holland and Al Murray sat down with John Ash to...

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Inside Your Magazine

Next Month October 2023, Issue 198 On sale September...

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RAF lifesavers turn 80

Then and now: The MRS' equipment may have changed, but after...

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FALLING STAR

Melody Foreman

BATTLE OF BRITAIN The solving of a decades-old familial mystery...

Melody Foreman
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Bletchley’s digital dawn

GENIUSES AT WAR The story of Bletchley Park’s efforts to gain...

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The Greatest Escape

– Martin Barratt

A Bomber Command Navigator’s Story of Survival in Nazi Germany...

– Martin Barratt
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From the Editor

A 6 Squadron Vampire as the dust swirls in. We mark the 80th...

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Nuclear Test Medal design revealed

The new Nuclear Test Medal MOD The MOD has unveiled the new Nuclear...

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AIR MUSEUM

Newark Boasting the largest volunteer-managed collection of aircraft...

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From the bizarre to the brilliant

ANDREW THOMAS

3 SQUADRON, AFC The contributions of the first Australian squadron...

ANDREW THOMAS
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Lieutenant-Colonel Mahmood Khan Durrani GC

Lord Ashcroft

HERO OF THE MONTH Mahmood Durrani GC TRACES OF WARDurrani’s...

Lord Ashcroft
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Venturer gets first crew

A Junior Rating’s cap with HMS Venturer cap tally, ahead of...

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Despatches

A unique Boer War honour for a Ladysmith nurse, a VC with a difference...

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The Milling Life Guard

Christopher Joll

JOHN SHAW’S SKULL It’s said that boxerturned-hero John Shaw...

Christopher Joll
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Forgotten Heroes of the B attle of Britain

Dilip Sarkar MBE

Author: Dilip Sarkar MBE Publisher: Pen & Sword/ Air World (pen-and-sword....

Dilip Sarkar MBE
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Royal Navy restores memorial to forgotten massacre

Sailors from HMS Tamar came ashore to refurbish a memorial dedicated...

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IMAGE of WAR

Britain’s big gun compromise Somewhere in the Bay of Biscay,...

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THE NUMBERS GAME

BLETCHLEY PARK BY NUMBERS Although secrecy over the workings...

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FANGED FIGHTER

WEAPONS OF WAR Eighty years after its first flight, Chris Gibson...

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Britain at War September 2023

The full issue in page-turning format

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Broads bird back at work

One of the oldest surviving steam boats in Britain can now make...

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Game on

Alex Bowers spoke to the Canadian War Museum’s post-1945 historian...

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The Boys of the Old Brigade

THE ROYAL HOSPITAL CHELSEA Christopher Joll delves into the history...

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A War of Empires

Japan, India, Burma & Britain: 1941-45 ~ by Robert Lyman ...