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THe Dberusel 18

THE FIRST GREAT ESCAPE On June 1, 1941, a long-planned mass escape...

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From Mons to Mali

It is the middle of 1916 and future RAF heavyweight John Slessor...

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From the Editor

A 601 SQUADRON AIRACOBRA AT RAF DUXFORD, AUGUST 1941. THE RAF'S...

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Somme crucifix to be returned

BRIEFINGS NEWS • RESTORATION • DISCOVERIES • EVENTS...

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Predannack

CollectionsAnti-Aircraft Battery & Museum Tom Baker visited a...

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The Commanders

Lloyd Clark

BOOK OF THE MONTH The Leadership Journeys of George Patton, Bernard...

Lloyd Clark
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UNLOVED SNAKE

WEAPONS OF WARThe RAF’s first US-built day fighter had a powerful...

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Britain at War June 2023

The full issue in page-turning format

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London monument planned for British ACW veterans

A fundraising campaign has begun to establish a memorial dedicated...

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Still got it!

Thank you for a great magazine, and for the recent article on...

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Dambusters: then and now

ANTONIS KARIDIS

A 617 SQUADRON AVRO LANCASTER B MK.III (SPECIAL) CARRYING THE...

ANTONIS KARIDIS
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A cat withteeth

A Cold War icon furnished the RAF with a reliable workhorse in...

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From the Editor

A LANCASTER B.III SPECIAL DEPLOYING THE UPKEEP MINE OR 'BOUNCING...

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Swedish kit for British Army

The British Army is to procure new weapon systems to help restore...

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The King’s Shot

MONTAGUE CLEEVE Peter Hart recounts the story of a self-effacing...

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THE PRINCE WHO DIED IN ZULAND

The death of the exiled heir to the French imperial throne as...

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Military History with Pete and Gary

No.14 We’ve been recording a series of podcasts about...

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Fusiliers mark Michael Caine’s 90th

Sir Michael Caine has been presented with his framed medals to...

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Field Post

King of N’dola Park 'Britain at War' Magazine, PO Box 100,...

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Après moi ,le déluge?

SEAN FEAST

How do historians measure the effectiveness of the RAF’s attacks...

SEAN FEAST
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Burning Horizon

Julian Whippy

BOOK OF THE MONTH British Military Veterans Accounts of the Iraq...

Julian Whippy
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RAF’s last wartime Czech pilot dies

Emil Bocek, the last surviving Czechoslovak pilot to serve the...

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The GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH

Additional words John Ash

BRITISH CORONATIONS Christopher Joll examines the role of the...

Additional words John Ash
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Busting bunkers

Paul E Eden

Eight decades after the Dambusters flew their most famous raid,...

Paul E Eden
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EVERY PHOTO TOLD A STORY

Austin J Ruddy

World War Two paired dramatic scenes with brave journalists and...

Austin J Ruddy
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Last wartime ‘Dambuster’ pilot dies

A New Zealander thought to be the last wartime pilot from 617...

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Fresh Bluff Cove perspectives spark controversy

A new book seeks to counter perceptions of who is to blame for...

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Fleet Air Arm Museum

CollectionsServing as a living monument to the Royal Navy’s...

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Massacre in the Marche

POW MYSTERY A name on a war memorial and a cryptic comment in...

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Did you fly Vulcans? If so, read on

AN XM594 AIRCREW AT SCAMPTON NAM ARCHIVE Notts-based Newark Air...