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Britain at War May 2021

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Glimpses of War

 The British Modern Military History Society

AT EASE FROM THE team at the British Modern Military...

 The British Modern Military History Society

BLITZ SPIRIT?

HOME FRONTCOMMISSIONED TO MARK THE 80TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BLITZ,...

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Duke becomes Imjin 70 patron

HRH The Duke of Gloucester has accepted patronage of the Imjin...

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Skating to share

An 89-year-old RAF veteran is roller-skating to raise money for...

Wing Commander Forest Yeo-Thomas GC, MC & Bar

Lord Ashcroft

“His first mission was a success: enabling a French...

Lord Ashcroft

IMAGE of WAR

Canadian Cruiser  Montreal Locomotive Works, Québec, January...

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“WE ARE AS COMMITTED AS EVER”

ALEXANDER OWEN, HEAD OF THE RBL’S ARMED FORCES ENGAGEMENT,...

PIN-POINT PRECISION

WEAPONS OF WAR A firearm procured to combat the Taliban...

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QE Carrier Strike Group confirmed

The Royal Navy has confirmed which assets will form the UK Carrier...

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The Pye Project

After reading the article on the Malkara, I thought it may interest...

Musée Dunkerque 1940

CollectionsOPERATION DYNAMOThis fascinating museum in a historic...

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‘Scourge of the Revolution’ believed found

Artefacts found in the Savannah River may be from the very warship...

A QUESTION OF IDENTITY

Austin J Ruddy

MILITARIAIn wartime Britain, a simple document could, in more...

Austin J Ruddy

LONDON’S BURNING

THE HARDEST NIGHT OF THE BLITZThe Luftwaffe raid of May 10, 1941,...

‘Final advance’ VC fetches £200,000

 PRIVATE JAMES TOWERS WAS SERVING IN THE 2ND CAMERONIANS WHEN...

RAAF marks 100 years

The Royal Australian Air Force, the second oldest independent...

From destitution to distinction

HRH THE DUKE OF EDINBURGHThe nation and the world mourn a man...

Race for Survival

FREDERICK PARSLOW VCSteve Snelling explains how this event changed...

LIVING THROUGH HELL

THE PERSONAL EXPERIENCES OF ARMED FORCES VETERANS JOHN...

AN ACT OF REMEMBRANCE

Military and collectables specialist Adam Inglut has seen interest...

Boer War chocolate find “almost good enough to eat”

Chocolate bars that were gifted to British and Dominion soldiers...

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Did the Cottingham really sink UC-2?

The article about E-class subs (March 2021) briefly mentioned...

APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION

OPERATION BANQUETA last-ditch scheme would have seen every available...

PRODDING THE ATLANTIC GIANT

US neutrality in World War Two was put to the test on the very...

IMAGE of WAR

Welcome home, EagleThe Grand Harbour of Valletta, Malta, 1929...

From the Editor

DIGITAL COMPOSITE OF A COMPARISON BETWEEN ST PANCRAS STATION...

IN FLANDERS FIELDS, THE POPPIES BLOW

Christopher Joll

ROYAL BRITISH LEGION CENTENARYThe work carried out by the UK’s...

Christopher Joll

DIE HARD FIGHT HARDER

Interview James Hoare

VETERAN INTERVIEWMachine gunner JEFF HAWARD recalls his journey...

Interview James Hoare

Field Post

Manchester Mystery

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

Manchester Mystery