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The Milling Life Guard

Christopher Joll

JOHN SHAW’S SKULL It’s said that boxerturned-hero John Shaw...

Christopher Joll
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Forgotten Heroes of the B attle of Britain

Dilip Sarkar MBE

Author: Dilip Sarkar MBE Publisher: Pen & Sword/ Air World (pen-and-sword....

Dilip Sarkar MBE
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Royal Navy restores memorial to forgotten massacre

Sailors from HMS Tamar came ashore to refurbish a memorial dedicated...

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IMAGE of WAR

Britain’s big gun compromise Somewhere in the Bay of Biscay,...

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THE NUMBERS GAME

BLETCHLEY PARK BY NUMBERS Although secrecy over the workings...

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FANGED FIGHTER

WEAPONS OF WAR Eighty years after its first flight, Chris Gibson...

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Wildcat sharpens claws on new target

Martlet furnishes Royal Navy ships and Wildcat helicopters with...

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Free database unlocks MGC history

Researchers have a new resource to scour courtesy of the Vickers...

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THE LOOTING OF FORCE ‘Z’

The plundering of British warship wrecks and the maritime graves...

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Me 262: Hitler’s Jet Plane

Mano Ziegler (translated Geoffrey Brooks)

BOOK OF THE MONTH Originally published in German in...

Mano Ziegler (translated Geoffrey Brooks)
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Military History with Pete and Gary

No.18 Major-General Charles Townshend was notorious for his command...

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New home promised for King’s ship

The National Museum of the Royal Navy has announced it will welcome...

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FIELD POST

YOUR VOICE Forgotten sacrifices WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/ BRITAINATWARMAG...

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Than a true brave

A 2nd Life Guards trooper, Thomas Playford, knew Shaw and was...

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Allied Tanks at El Alamein 1942

William E Hiestand

Author: William Hiestand Publisher: Osprey (ospreypublishing.co.uk)ISBN:...

William E Hiestand
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London Guards get new Colours

The set of Colours recently presented to the 1st Battalion, London...

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2,175 NOT OUT

THE 12TH MINESWEEPING FLOTILLA A British minesweeper unit racked...

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IMAGE of WAR

Cold War cricket The northernmost point on Earth, Arctic Ocean,...

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THE FORCE BEHIND THE FORCES

Austin J Ruddy

MILITARIA Providing moral support and creature comforts for service...

Austin J Ruddy
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D-Day’s last wounded man dies at 98

Ted Owen was just 19 when he landed with 41 Commando on Sword...

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New, unique and innovative

Utilising state-of-the-art technology, the Juno Beach Centre...

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SATOVEPIPE SOLUTION

8 0 YEARS OF THE BAZOOKA Eighty years ago, an iconic weapon was...

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We Found a Way to Make Them talk!

AT EASE James Holland and Al Murray sat down with John Ash to...

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Inside Your Magazine

Next Month October 2023, Issue 198 On sale September...

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Britain at War September 2023

The full issue in page-turning format

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Norman Franks, 1940-2023

VIA GRUB STREET Britain at War is saddened to share news of the...

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Seafire swansong

An 800 NAS Seafire FR.47 launching from Triumph, September 1950...

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Duty Done

Allan George

REPUTATIONS: JAMES SOMERVILLE One of the Royal Navy’s greatest...

Allan George
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HERO of the MONTH

Lord Ashcroft

Captain Harry Cator VC, MM Captain Harry Cator VC,...

Lord Ashcroft
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Missing T-boat believed found

Experts are certain that a wreck discovered in the Aegean is...