Britain at War Articles

The latest news, features and reviews from Britain At War Magazine.

Royal Army Veterinary Corps Marks Centenary

Soldiers of the RAVC parade through Melton Mowbray in July. ...

90 MINUTES BEHIND ENEMY LINES

IN THE WINTER OF 1951, HMAS SYDNEY WAS ON HER FIRST WAR PATROL...

SUBSCRIPTION

FREE BOOK CHOOSE FROM: Bomber Boys Lancaster pilot Victor...

‘FRIENDLY FIRE’

CASUALTY’S NOTEBOOK The First World War in Objects ...

Sqn Ldr Geoffrey Wellum 1921-2018

Geoffrey Wellum (R) with Brian Kingcome at Biggin Hill in June...

Tracks, Heat and Dust at War and Peace Revival

The Scammell Pioneer, one of the guest vehicles on the stand....

Beth’s WAR

Melody Foreman reports.

For the first time, former WRNS Beth Davison reveals her work...

Melody Foreman reports.

RECONNAISSANCE REPORT

The Britain at War team scout out the latest items of interest...

Typhoon Pairing: Old and New

BRIEFING ROOM News • Restoration • Discoveries • Events...

Bouncing Bomb Found On Kent Beach

IN PREPARATION for Operation ‘Chastise’, the famous Dams...

METEOR AND THE FLYING BOMB

Donald Nijboer reveals the history of Britain’s first jet fighter...

IMAGE of WAR

TIP OF THE SPEAR Klandasan (South of Balikpapan), Borneo, 1...

MILITARIA COLLECTING

Collecting Second World War Savings Memorabilia From...

Woking’s Landmark Hunter Removed

A HAWKER Hunter that had been displayed in Woking town centre...

Royal Logistic Corps Takes Post

The RLC march outside Buckingham Palace. (CROWN COPYRIGHT) ...

The Battle of CAWSAND BAY

A relatively ineffective Luftwaffe ‘tip-and-run’ attack on...

IMAGE of WAR

‘CLUB RUN’ TO MALTA Mediterranean Sea, off Malta, 7 March...

Foreign Office “Not Aware” of Plan to Recover PoW Remains

Machine gunners of the Middlesex Regiment on exercise in Hong...

HOLDING THE LINE–AT ALL COSTS

GRAHAM PITCHFORK PROFILES THE MILITARY CAREER OF SERGEANT NORMAN...

GREAT WAR GALLANTRY September 1918

Throughout the First World War, the many announcements of British...

FIELD POST

‘Britain at War’ Magazine, PO Box 100, Stamford, Lincolnshire,...

Lysander Replica for SOE Expo

The Lysander’s nose art. (BRIAN BLACKMAN) The Lysander...

Historic Canadian Squadron Re-formed

The colours of 434 Sqn are cased with due solemnity by members...

THE CORFU CHANNEL INCIDENT

A series of events off Albania in 1946 resulted in the deaths...

FIRST WORLD WAR DIARY SEPTEMBER 1918 WORLD

September 1918: With four major offensives in as many days, the...

FOR ‘THE FEW’

War in the air recreated for the cinema audience with authenticity...

Mary Wilkins Ellis 1917-2018

Mary with her favourite aircraft type - the Spitfire - in 2012....

RAF Griffins Help Beat Back Flames

As this dramatic photograph shows, 84 Squadron RAF has assisted...

METEORS OVER THE Reich

The Gloster Meteor saw limited action over Germany in the closing...

Guardian of the Western Atlantic

(AIR HISTORICAL BRANCH) Christmas 1979, following repeated...