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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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Britain at War January 2024

The full issue in page-turning format

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Iconic Singer Sargent artwork restored

John Singer Sargent’s painting Gassed can now be seen in new...

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Tanker tale

I have been very pleased to see repeated mention of the Royal...

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LAUGH OR CRY: YOU CANT EAT THE WIRELESS!

LAUGH OR CRY: PART X In a new, modern, war Involving armies larger...

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Gift Guide

Britain at War’s sponsors have put together a selection of...

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Three World War One soldiers reinterred

More than a century after their deaths, Lance Serjeant Robert...

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The old meets the new

The RFA’s newest vessel, Proteus, has entered service following...

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ORTONA : ASK THE EXPERT

Dr Tim Cook, chief historian at the Canadian War Museum and author...

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Winged L ions over Berlin

ANDREW THOMAS

THE BOMBER BATTLE OF BERLIN No.207 was one of many squadrons...

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HERO OF THE MONTH

Lord Ashcroft

Temporar y Lieutenant-Colonel Wilfrith Elstob VC, DSO, MC ...

Lord Ashcroft
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L ast Guinea Pig Club members die

Tributes have been paid to Flight Sergeant Sam Gallop CBE and...

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DESPATCHES

A rare Crimean War sword, two working Boys Rifles and a Battle...

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THE 'MIGHTY' HOOD

John Ash unpicks the key numerics defining the short life of...

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The Savage Storm

James Holland

The Battle for Italy 1943 If you have been toying with...

James Holland
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Thames Forts turn 80

A celebratory cruise in September has honoured the 80th anniversary...

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Ciskei correction

I enjoyed From Tobruk to the try line (BAW, October 2023), about...

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Planning for VICTORY

HOW JUTLAND WAS WON In a special feature marking BAW...

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TEMPER AMENTAL TERROR

WEAPONS OF WAR A vital Royal Navy weapon in the Cold War was...

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RTR marks 100 years of royal links

The Royal Tank Regiment has marked the 100th anniversary of receiving...

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70 years of Runnymede remembrance

The Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) has hosted RAF...

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IMAGE OF WAR

Shooting the shooters Somewhere in the Libyan desert, North...

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HARWELL’S HIDDEN HERITAGE

THE HARWELL CATAPULT Allan George explores the history behind...

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Military History with Pete and Gary

No.21 In October, we described the ‘Brown Bess’,...

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CWGC finds touch with rugby project

The Commonwealth War Graves Commission’s Beyond the Pitch project...