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Benefactors help secure hero’s VC

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

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To war on Manxman

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

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BEHIND THE WIRE

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

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Footsloggers

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

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Last Gurkha VC dies

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

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UNIQUE CGC SECURED FOR DISPL AY

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

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The Art of War

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

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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
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BEHIND THE RUBBLE

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

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Redcoat remembered at South Carolina funeral

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

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Bosnia Jaguars

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

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IMAGE of WAR

Salerno Spitfires

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

Salerno Spitfires
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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...

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British great, or great British villain?

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

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LAUGH OR CRY: OUT OF THE LINE

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

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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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WELLINGTON AND WATERL O O PAPERS SELL STRONGLY

A prize document relating to Waterloo and the Mention in Despatches...

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

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Crowning Glory

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

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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...

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THe Dberusel 18

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

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From Mons to Mali

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

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From the Editor

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

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Somme crucifix to be returned

BRIEFINGS NEWS • RESTORATION • DISCOVERIES • EVENTS...

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Predannack

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