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‘Mini Coventr y Cathedral’ could collapse

THE REMAINS OF THE FORMER CHURCH AT LITTLE CHART REQUIRE INTERVENTION...

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The Greatest Rogue Unhung

INSIDE COLDITZ Central to new book The Traitor of Colditz is...

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The Queen and the Armed Forces

HM QUEEN ELIZABETH II: 1926-2022 During Queen Elizabeth’s long...

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A Norse Tragedy

SINKING OF THE PALATIA An opportunistic attack on a German troopship...

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Britain at War October 2022

The full issue in page-turning PDF format

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OUT IN THE FIELDS

Throughout World War Two, a fight for survival raged in Britain’s...

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From the Editor

FIGHTER, PRECISION BOMBER, PATHFINDER, SHIP-BUSTER, SUB-HUNTER:...

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Historymaking decision drives Unknown Soldier plans

THE PLANNED TOMB IS TO BE INSTALLED AT THE NATIONAL WAR MEMORIAL...

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Why no escort for ‘Strafer’?

Having read Michael Haskew’s article about the death of Lieutenant-General...

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The Regiment That Isn’t

THE LONDON GUARDS Next time you’re passing Buckingham Palace,...

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IMAGE of WAR

Wings of Empire No.20 Service Flying Training School, Cranborne,...

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The Railway that Helped Win the Crimean War

One reason I find the Crimean War so interesting is its curious...

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Military History with Pete and Gary

No.6 We have both been thinking a lot about the experiences of...

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“Challeng ing” Scapa torpedo cleared

Royal Navy divers have cleared a torpedo from Scapa Flow, former...

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Memories of mischief

I wonder whether Britain at War readers can help me? I’m searching...

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Black Ice

Christopher Joll

VETERAN INTERVIEW How a wounded British-Barbadian soldier surmounted...

Christopher Joll
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Gunning for the Gestapo

MOSQUITOS OVER SCANDINAVIA Eighty years after the first Mosquito...

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Bristol Beaufighter – the Full Story

For historians, enthusiasts and modelmakers, a good reference...

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HERO of the MONTH

Lord Ashcroft

Captain Charles Hazlitt Upham VC & Bar ABOVE: CHARLES UPHAM VC...

Lord Ashcroft
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Flying visit marks ‘Paddy’ Hemin gway’s birthday

COURTESY OF THE IRISH AIR CORPS Group Captain John ‘Paddy’...

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Remembering the ‘Emma Gees’

The air was filled with sharp cracks followed immediately by...

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Distant Sanctuary

BRITISH EVACUEES IN CANADA As the Luftwaffe threatened to blast...

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PRISONERS UNDER THE CLOUD

John Willis

NAGASAKI’S FORGOTTEN PRISONERS Hundreds of Allied POWs endured...

John Willis
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Going for the jugular

THE BATTLE OF ROMANI As the Ottomans pushed on the vital Suez...

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THE FIGHTING ‘HAT BOX’

During World War Two, HMS Argus was at the centre of some of...

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Gilkicker sale update

READERS OF THE LAST ISSUE MAY RECALL OUR REPORT THAT FORT GILKICKER,...

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Back off the bearskins!

I thank Britain at War for its coverage of the bearskin cap debate...

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The Tank Museum

Collections Callum Dickson travels south to one of Britain’s...

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From Mons to Mali

AUTHOR INTERVIEW The latest book by regularBAW contributor Andrew...

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Special Forces Land Vehicles

Do you own a Nissan Navara? Read on. Since World War Two, special...