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A Guardsman in the Crimea

The Life &Letters of William Scarlett During the Crimean...

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THE BROADWAY BRUISERS

CHINDIT TOP COVER In 1944, a detachment of Spitfires was briefly...

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WHEELS OF STEEL

WEAPONS OF WAR It was one of a kind and full of potential, Craig...

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Military History with Pete and Gary

No.24 Sometimes, old soldiers’ books full of tales...

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Veterans complete 3,000-mile charity row

British Army veterans and trustees of Head Up, a mental health...

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Britain at War March 2024

The full issue in page-turning format

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British centenarian receives Arctic Star

From L to R: Keith Ridley (RNA National Vice President), Commander...

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BRITISH BEHEMOTH

THE VICKERS PV Recently unearthed files reveal Vickers’ ambitious...

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​Facing Armageddon

With the RAF on Christmas Island 1961-1962 This interesting...

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Military History with Pete and Gary

No.23

Where do you start if you want to learn about World War One on...

No.23
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From the Editor

WELCOME General Mark Clark, the Fifth Army's commander...

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DESPATCHES

NEWS, HONOURS, AWARDS AND CURIOS A rare Thompson submachine gun...

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ROYAL NAVY SUBMARINE MUSEUM

Collections With his periscope set on Gosport, Tom Baker surfaced...

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The Armchair General WW1

Can you win the Great War? Cast your mind back to October...

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Funding enables figurehead restorations

Five historic ship figureheads owned by the Royal Navy and the...

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ANZIO AGNOY

ANZIO BY NUMBERS Michael E Haskew relates his numerical perspective...

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The Lion and the Dragon

Lawrence James

Britain and China: A History of Conflict Lawrence James...

Lawrence James
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DANGER ON THE LINE

Austin Ruddy

MILITARIA Britain’s railway industr y entered World War Two...

Austin Ruddy
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BCMC Halifax project finds its wings

The RAF Museum has donated a wing section to support a project...

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IMAGE of WAR

‘Z gun’ secret Merseyside, England, July 1942 This...

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Afghan Air Wars

Soviet, US and NATO operations: 1979-2021 For a hardback...

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Battlefield Tours to the Ardennes by Motorcycle!

Enjoy the stunning scenery and routes through the Wallonia region...

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Last of the ‘Rogue Heroes’ dies

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

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Field Post

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

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LAUGH OR CRY: OVER THE TOP

LAUGH OR CRY: PART XI The general offensive thrust officers and...

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From Spitfires to Vampires and beyond

A Kiwi ace’s R AF journey A new personal account...

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Diamond downs drones

The moment Diamond launched a Sea Viper to engage and shoot down...

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Wings and prayers

He was a staunch Christian, strong in morals, and rejected conflict…...

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Save the Children

WARNING: PLOT SPOILERS

AT EASE One Life, the sympathetic telling of an unsung British...

WARNING: PLOT SPOILERS
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HERO OF THE MONTH

Lord Ashcroft

Lieutenant Maurice James Dease VC ABOVE: Lieutenant...

Lord Ashcroft