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Benefactors help secure hero’s VC

SQUADRON LEADER ARTHUR SCARF THE RAF MUSEUM A fundraising campaign...

To war on Manxman

I was privileged to serve in HMS Manxman (Go like the devil,...

BEHIND THE WIRE

POWS BY NUMBERS Tens of thousands of British men, women and children...

Footsloggers

In the huge number of military histories dedicated to World War...

Last Gurkha VC dies

Captain Rambahadur Limbu, who received the VC from Queen Elizabeth...

UNIQUE CGC SECURED FOR DISPL AY

The medals awarded to a REME corporal are to be displayed in...

The Art of War

Historian James Holland and artist Keith Burns select their favourite...

Treat yourself

Reviewers: John Ash, Tom Baker, John Fuller

Whether looking to treat yourself or want to give your kids a...

Reviewers: John Ash, Tom Baker, John Fuller

BEHIND THE RUBBLE

German bombs left an indelible mark on Britain’s towns and...

Redcoat remembered at South Carolina funeral

A British soldier killed in the American War of Independence...

Bosnia Jaguars

In A Cat with Teeth (May 2023) Peter Foster discusses the RAF’s...

IMAGE of WAR

Salerno Spitfires

OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH Tusciano, near Salerno, Italy, September...

Salerno Spitfires

Ticks all the boxes

Paras anniversary timepiece Known for supplying wristwatches...

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Inside Your Magazine

Next Month July 2023, Issue 195 On sale May 25 Marking...

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HK veterans to get right to settle

An initiative to enable Hong Kong citizens who served in the...

British great, or great British villain?

AMERICAN WAR OF INDEPENDENCE The Tale of TarletonBanastre Tarleton...

LAUGH OR CRY: OUT OF THE LINE

LAUGH OR CRY: PART VIII A period of R&R and a spot of leave was...

From Churchill’s SAS to Hitler’s Waffen SS

“Of mankind, we may say in general they are fickle, hypocritical...

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Unique regiment given ‘Royal’ prefix

The Yorkshire Regiment has received the ‘Royal’ prefix, the...

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SPECIAL FORCES Airborne Raids and Rescues Flying on daring missions...

Crowning Glory

The Royal Navy in Elizabeth’s reign Readers will best...

HERO OF THE MONTH

Lord Ashcroft

Second Lieutenant Frank Bernard Wearne VC PHOTO: LORD...

Lord Ashcroft
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Australia finds ‘Hellship’ wreck

Explorers have located the Montevideo Maru, a Japanese cargo...

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Malta memory

Britain at War regularly fills gaps in my knowledge, but the...

THe Dberusel 18

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

From Mons to Mali

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

From the Editor

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

Somme crucifix to be returned

BRIEFINGS NEWS • RESTORATION • DISCOVERIES • EVENTS...

Predannack

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