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NCO mentioned in despatches for Mali firefight

A British soldier has been officially recognised for his actions...

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UNIQUE VICTOR BACK TO ITS BEST

A VBomber icon has completed a successful restoration effort...

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IMAGE of WAR

Forgotten Saffas OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH HMS Nelson, possibly...

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IMAGE of WAR

In Which We Serve LFOSTER/GETTY South of Gavdos Island,...

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A CHILD’S EXPERIENCE OF WAR

Austin J Ruddy

MILITARIA For most, it was certainly the worst of times, but...

Austin J Ruddy
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George B atts, MBE, L d’h, 1925-2022

D-Day veteran, former Royal Engineer and instigator of the British...

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BIDDING WA R SEES FALKLANDS MM BOUGHT FOR RECORD PRICE

The medals awarded to a 42 Commando veteran doubled their upper...

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Cadet Lare’s war

ERIC AT THE 1942 ATC CAMP AT RAF CRANAGE. HIS POSITION IS CIRCLED...

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THE HUNT

Afghanistan, early 2000s, and members of the SBS await the ‘go’....

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Military History with Pete and Gary

No.10 We recently took a trip with friends to Waterloo,...

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From the Editor

ARMOURERS LOAD 500LB BOMBS INTO A 105 SQUADRON MOSQUITO. THE...

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New frigate enters the water

The first of the Royal Navy’s Type 26 City-class frigates has...

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Another Olympic sharpshooter revealed

Back in your May 2022 issue, the Snipers in Focus article profiled...

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The King’s Mark

Christopher Joll

THE KING’S TROOP In a world where self-propelled guns and lightweight...

Christopher Joll
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Red Devils

The Trailblazers of the Parachute Regiment in World War Two ...

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East K irkby to begin new restoration

East Kirkby’s Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre has begun...

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Despatches

A CUT ABOVE: GENERAL’S SWORD SELLS WELL Falklands medal group...

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FOR CHRIST'S SAKE, MATE, WE NEED YOU!

Michael Kelly

LONG KHÁNH In the last weeks of Australia’s involvement in...

Michael Kelly
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Eyes on ‘The Slot’

GUADALCANAL KIWIS As the Battle of Guadalcanal drew to a close,...

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HERO of the MONTH

Lord Ashcroft

Boy 1st Class John Travers Cornwell VC JACK CORNWELL'S...

Lord Ashcroft
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Colm Murphy, 1956-2022

We are also sad to announce the death of Kent history teacher,...

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Field Post

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

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Newhaven Fort

A British sailor, on his return voyage from the Crimean War,...

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Masters of Warfare

Fifty Underrated Military Commanders from Classical Antiquity...

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Charles III authorises nuclear veterans’ medal

After years of campaigning spearheaded by the charities British...

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Conqueror returns to tank heritage site

The Royal Lancers & Nottinghamshire Yeomanry Museum has become...

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Embarrassing the Reichsmarschall

ANDREW THOMAS

The tenth anniversary of their rise to power saw senior Nazi...

ANDREW THOMAS
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Wolstenholme’s War

KENNETH WOLSTENHOLME Famed for his 1966 World Cup commentary,...

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ALL -TERRAIN ARTILLERY

British and Dominion forces serving in the most remote theatres...

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Dragonfly emerges from lough gravel

The wreckage of a Westland Dragonfly has surfaced on a beach...