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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!

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

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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

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

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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

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

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DRINK FOR VICTORY!

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

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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...

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D-Day veteran’s centenary marked with special gift

Willis as a young sub-lieutenant in World War Two RICHARD HARGREAVES/...

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“We come unseen”

RN SUBMARINES BY NUMBERS Having made its mark in September 1914,...

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WRAP THE WARP

WEAPONS OF WAR Have you spotted the innocuous shrouds on tank...

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Inside Your Magazine

Next MonthMay 2024, Issue 205 On sale April 25 Alarm!...

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Gold Al Kadesiah Rifle

The Airborne Assault Museum, situated within IWM Duxford, tells...

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Finnish Armoured Train

The Parola Armour Museum, Parola, Finland Located 110km...

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UXO evacuation in Plymouth

The discovery of a wartime bomb prompted the evacuation of more...

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UNLOCKING A SHROUDED LEGACY

Once enveloped in secrecy, subterranean tunnels in London look...

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PICCADILLY PICK-UP

CHINDIT RESCUE Eighty years ago, a hazardous rescue yielded an...