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TRAITOR’S RAF LOG BOOKS SOLD

The log books of a man who served in both the RAF and SS were...

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IMAGE of WAR

Mud mover Helmand Province, Afghanistan, April 8, 2009...

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Staffordshire Regiment Museum

Callum Dickson visits an attraction that seeks to commemorate...

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IMAGE of WAR

Trench Knights Plickem Ridge, Ypres, circa August 1917 As...

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From the Editor

THE LATE KEITH QUILTER SHARED HIS EXPERIENCES OF WAR IN THE PACIFIC...

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The Shape of Battle

Allan Mallinson

BOOK OF THE MONTH Six Campaigns from Hastings to Helmand ...

Allan Mallinson
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IWM 15-inchers would ‘hit’ Enfield pub

If you live in the north end of Devonshire Road in the borough...

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RARE NELSON MEMORIAL RING MAKES SAIL

DespatchesA ring with a strand of Horatio Nelson’s hair goes...

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Who were the ‘suites-in-waiting’?

I very much enjoyed last month’s fascinating insights into...

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Riverside Chat

BRITAIN IN THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR Callum Dickson sat down with...

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Iklwas , IIsihlangus and Isibhamus

THE SIEGE OF ESHOWE Although one of the most powerful tribes...

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Flying Forwards, Facing Backwards

Of the plethora of personal accounts of Cold war aviators now...

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Diver locates lost RAF Marauder

An RAF Marauder III has been found off New Providence island...

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HERO of the MONTH

Lord Ashcroft

Warrant Officer Class 1 Barry Johnson GC PHOTO: VC&GC...

Lord Ashcroft
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Churchill’s Dunkirk painting on show

A donated scene of the 1940 Dunkirk evacuation that Winston Churchill...

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201 Squadron Memorial

The feature in the June issue about 201 Squadron triggered a...

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SNAKE CHARMER

John Messner investigates

BRITAIN IN THE AMERICAN CIVIL WARDuring the American Civil War,...

John Messner investigates
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Angels on my side

Melody Foreman

HMS FORMIDABLE Corsair pilot Keith Quilter DSC reflected on his...

Melody Foreman
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Scotland’s Fighting Ministers

CLERGYMEN AT WAR During World War One, some men of the cloth...

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Spitfire monument takes off

ARTIST'S IMPRESSION OF THE PROPOSED MONUMENT TO BE BUILT AT SOUTHAMPTON...

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Innovative and Deadly

WEAPONS OF WAR Britain’s clandestine operators helped set Europe...

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Britain at War July 2022

The full issue in page-turning PDF format

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Reservist Challenger crew makes history in Estonia

THE ROYAL WESSEX YEOMANRY CREW DEPLOYED IS THOUGHT TO BE THE...

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‘Gentle Sniper’ Paudash spotted

I enjoyed Snipers in Focus (BAW, May 22), which included several...

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Calling Mother Hen

FALKLANDS 40 Ellie Evans sat down with veteran nursing officer...

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LAUGH OR CRY: RECRUITMENT AND TRAINING

LAUGH OR CRY: PART II In the second part of their series exploring...

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Football’s Great War

Association Football on the English Home Front 1914-1918 ...

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Spitfire pilot’s remains laid to rest

The body of a previously missing Spitfire pilot has been buried...

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Military History with Pete and Gary

No.3 Last month, we commented on how some incidents...

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Grappling with geography

Our thanks to eagleeyed subscriber Mike Simmons, who wrote in...