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The RAF’s Thunderjet specialist

I was delighted to see the excellent article by Andrew Thomas...

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Spinning success

What is widely considered the RAF’s greatest single bombing...

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Best of Five… on gallantry

Lord Ashcroft picks out his top five books detailing valour,...

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Watch supports Battle of Britain ace’s Spitfire restoration

Buy REC’s latest watch and you will own a part of Australian...

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IMAGE of WAR

Unlikely Warrior General Steam Navigation Company yard, London,...

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Roll of honour

DAMBUSTERS AT 80 In no small way, we owe our freedoms to those...

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HERO of the MONTH

Lord Ashcroft

Pilot Officer Andrew Charles Mynarski VC PILOT OFFICER...

Lord Ashcroft
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Big guns to Ukraine

CORPORAL ROB KANE/MOD The second ‘cohort’ of Ukrainian soldiers...

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Despatches

The Vulcan proves ever popular while one of only three Naval...

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BATTLE OF THE BILLIARD TABLE

KERVENHEIM World War Two in Europe was rushing to a close when...

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IMAGE of WAR

If you can walk away... The sands of De Panne, Belgium, May 28,...

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Britain at War May 2023

The full issue in page-turning format

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From the Editor

A COMMEMORATIVE EVENT FOR THE 90TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BATTLE...

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Volunteers wanted to restore RAF HQ

The abandoned station headquarters at ex-RAF West Raynham, Norfolk,...

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The Highlanders’ Museum

(Queen’s Own Highlanders Collection) Alex Bowers explores The...

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THE BATTLE FOR FUEL

Austin J Ruddy

A hard-fought battle, in which all Britons took part, was waged...

Austin J Ruddy
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‘War Detectives’ seek family : can you help?

The Ministry of Defence Joint Casualty and Compassionate Centre...

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Field Post

YOUR VOICE WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/ BRITAINATWARMAG WWW.TWITTER.COM/...

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Follow in their footsteps

Sophie Shrubsole, founder of Sophie’s Great War Tours, selects...

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Significant field gun returns to Dublin

FIELD GUN 9168 IN ITS NEW DUBLIN DIGS NATIONAL MUSEUM OF IRELAND...

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WAR FOR THE WELL

OPERATION CRUSADER In November 1941, the Royal Gloucestershire...

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Command

Al Murray

BOOK OF THE MONTH Howthe Allies learned to win the Second World...

Al Murray
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Shock as German bomb explodes in seaside town

THE SAND BARRIER BUILT AROUND THE UXO HELPED MINIMISE THE DANGER...

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Big gin Hill Spitfire nears completion

The Biggin Hill Heritage Hangar, home of the famous ‘Spitfire...

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LAUGH OR CRY: TALES FROM THE GUNS

LAUGH OR CRY: PART VII Peter Hart and Gary Bain examine the lot...

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HERO of the MONTH

Lord Ashcroft

Brigadier The Rt Hon Sir John George Smyth, 1st Baronet, VC,...

Lord Ashcroft
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Anson heads for Faslane

ANDREW LINNETT/MOD The new submarine HMS Anson, the fifth of...

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Great submariner remembered

One can add to the fine article A Hero Named Tubby (BAW, March...

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SUPERMARINE SIGN OFF

Tom Spencer

When Australia committed Spitfire squadrons to the 1945 Borneo...

Tom Spencer
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Anticipation high as NMRN in last-ditch effort to save flag

HMS EREBUS IN THE ICE FRANÇOIS MUSIN (ARTIST)/ROYAL MUSEUMS...