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Field Post

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

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LAUGH OR CRY: OVER THE TOP

LAUGH OR CRY: PART XI The general offensive thrust officers and...

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HERO OF THE MONTH

Lord Ashcroft

Lieutenant Maurice James Dease VC ABOVE: Lieutenant...

Lord Ashcroft
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Diamond downs drones

The moment Diamond launched a Sea Viper to engage and shoot down...

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Wings and prayers

He was a staunch Christian, strong in morals, and rejected conflict…...

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Save the Children

WARNING: PLOT SPOILERS

AT EASE One Life, the sympathetic telling of an unsung British...

WARNING: PLOT SPOILERS
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Britain at War February 2024

The full issue in page-turning format

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British officers raise £70,000 for charity

Two British soldiers, Lieutenant Colonel Dan Holloway and Captain...

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Beaufighter boneyard

I very much enjoyed the August 2023 issue of BAW, and the dramatic...

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Letter from lndan

Gerry van Tonder presents an eyewitness perspective of the little-known...

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EOD destroys Home Guard cache

Experts from 721 EOD Squadron, 11 EOD & Search Regiment, RLC,...

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Omaka Aviation Herit age Centre

Collections Tom Baker flies out to New Zealand, to visit the...

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RUGGED REPEATER

The legendar y ‘Gimpy’ has equipped British personnel for...

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Top general may lift army beard ban

The Chief of the General Staff, General Sir Patrick Sanders,...

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Despatches

A rare helmet, two early sniper rifles and the medals awarded...

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THE MEN WHO MADE WINSTON

David Reynolds profiles six influential characters from Winston Churchill’s finest – and darkest – hours

CHURCHILL’S GREAT CONTEMPOR ARIES Manners may maketh the man,...

David Reynolds profiles six influential characters from Winston Churchill’s finest – and darkest – hours
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Military History with Pete and Gary

No.22 During a recent trip to Ypres in Belgium, we visited the...

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Aircrew identified in Lake IJssel

RAF and RNLAF specialists have examined Lancaster Mk.III ED603...

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ON THE TAIL OF THE KOMET

ANDREW THOMAS

THE RAF VS THE JETS In the last months of World War Two, R AF...

ANDREW THOMAS
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The last heroine of the Atlantic

HMCS SACKVILLE Allan George profiles a lasting legacy to the...

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From the Editor

A British soldier carries a L7A2 GPMG over his shoulder. The...

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The glow of Gassed

John Singer Sargent’s painting Gassed depicts the aftermath...

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ROCKETS, REALISM, & ‘RITING

Dr Graham Goodlad explains how the work of best-selling novelist...

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THE HOLY WAR

Austin J Ruddy

Religion played an important role in Home Front life, but war...

Austin J Ruddy
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Army merger forms new regiment

In December, Edinburgh Castle hosted VIPs and service personnel...

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Remembering my rifle

My compliments to Craig Allen for an outstanding article on the...

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The gall of Gandhi

India was vital to the progress of the war. That massive country...

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Inside Your Magazine

On sale January 25 We return to Italy, to Anzio, and the ‘great...

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Donated letters reveal one man’s war

A series of letters donated to The Tank Museum have revealed...

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ENTERING THE JET AGE

World War Two was a melting pot for invention in all aspects...