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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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Britain at War February 2024

The full issue in page-turning format

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From the Editor

A British soldier carries a L7A2 GPMG over his shoulder. The...

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The glow of Gassed

John Singer Sargent’s painting Gassed depicts the aftermath...

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ROCKETS, REALISM, & ‘RITING

Dr Graham Goodlad explains how the work of best-selling novelist...

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THE HOLY WAR

Austin J Ruddy

Religion played an important role in Home Front life, but war...

Austin J Ruddy
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Army merger forms new regiment

In December, Edinburgh Castle hosted VIPs and service personnel...

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Remembering my rifle

My compliments to Craig Allen for an outstanding article on the...

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The gall of Gandhi

India was vital to the progress of the war. That massive country...

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Inside Your Magazine

On sale January 25 We return to Italy, to Anzio, and the ‘great...

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Donated letters reveal one man’s war

A series of letters donated to The Tank Museum have revealed...

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ENTERING THE JET AGE

World War Two was a melting pot for invention in all aspects...

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Stanford Tuck

Helen Doe

Hero of the Battle of Britain He was a fighter ace...

Helen Doe
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Rededication service for Canadian NCO

More than a century after his death, Company Sergeant Major David...

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Dunkirk’s deepwater legacy

Tom Baker

The French marine heritage agency Drassm, in partnership with...

Tom Baker
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IMAGE OF WAR

One-way scramble Somewhere over Yeovilton, England, autumn 1941...

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HERO of the MONTH

Lord Ashcroft

Lieutenant Edward Benn Smith VC, DCM Edward Benn Smith...

Lord Ashcroft
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British officers raise £70,000 for charity

Two British soldiers, Lieutenant Colonel Dan Holloway and Captain...

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Beaufighter boneyard

I very much enjoyed the August 2023 issue of BAW, and the dramatic...

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Letter from lndan

Gerry van Tonder presents an eyewitness perspective of the little-known...

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EOD destroys Home Guard cache

Experts from 721 EOD Squadron, 11 EOD & Search Regiment, RLC,...

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Omaka Aviation Herit age Centre

Collections Tom Baker flies out to New Zealand, to visit the...

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RUGGED REPEATER

The legendar y ‘Gimpy’ has equipped British personnel for...

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Top general may lift army beard ban

The Chief of the General Staff, General Sir Patrick Sanders,...