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The Art of Persuasion

Austin J Ruddy

WARTIME PROPAGANDA POSTERS MILITARIAThe streets of Britain provided...

Austin J Ruddy

IN BROAD DAYLIGHT

ESCAPE FROM STALAG LUFTIn September 1942 two Royal Air Force...

RAAF squadron receives Colours

In a rare ceremony, No.79 Squadron RAAF has been presented with...

THE ODDBALL HERO

JACK HARMAN VCThe extraordinary exploits of Jack Harman are charted...

Britain at War March 2021

The full issue in page-turning format

DEFENDING OUR ISLAND

PART IIIn part two of ‘Could Britain Have Fallen?’ Peter...

Sea Vixen grounded indefinitely

he last airworthy Sea Vixen, XP924 Foxy Lady, may never fly again...

Turncoat Blake dies in Russia

British spy George Blake, who exposed hundreds of Western agents...

IMAGE of WAR

First Anglo-Sikh War Sobraon, Punjab, February 1846 This...

IMAGE of WAR

Anything To Declare?   Tilbury Docks, Essex, December...

IMAGE of WAR

Conserving the V bomber Legacy IWM Duxford, Cambridgeshire,...

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Comet Line guide who aided downed airmen dies

A Belgian woman who guided fugitive servicemen to the Pyrenees...

FINE TUNING

Edited Jane Hall

EyewitnessLeading Aircraft Woman (LACW) Elizabeth ‘Betty’...

Edited Jane Hall

DESERT SABRE

OPERATIONBritain’s role in driving Saddam Hussein from Kuwait...

Allies Across the Pond

CollectionsExploring the personal stories behind the military...

Beating The Nazi Invader

Neil R Storey

BOOK OF THE MONTHHitler’s Spies, Saboteurs and Secrets in Britain...

Neil R Storey

THE LOAN HUNTER

For five years before his untimely death, Captain ‘Johnnie’...

RAF replaces cherished keepsake

The RAF has replaced a much-loved photograph stolen from a 98-year...

Royal Marines trial mortar carrier

No.45 Commando have trialled a vehicle intended to increase the...

Sir Brian Urquhart, Arnhem intelligence officer and ‘Blue Helmet’ founder, dies

FAR LEFT BRITISH SOLDIERS HAND OVER TO DANISH UN PEACEKEEPERS...

LOVE IN A COLD CLIMATE

VALENTINE SPECIALValentine’s Day during wartime was full of...

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Fort Paull guns for Malta

Fort Paull’s two 3.7in anti-aircraft guns are on their way...

Crowdfunders help Churchill tank roll

The Tank Museum’s Churchill III* will rumble on following a...

Field Post

YOUR VOICE Pillbox heritage preserved at Southend AirportGiven...

Mosquito pilot medals and SOE awards sold

A group of 12 medals awarded to an outstanding Mosquito pilot...

CARAVE THIER WITH PRIDE

LGBT HISTORY MONTHIn LGBT History Month, Stephen Bourne reveals...

Fighting Talk

Austin J Ruddy

HOME GUARD TRAINING - MILITARIABritain’s Home Guard may have...

Austin J Ruddy

From the Editor

WELCOME A CORPS OF DRUMS OF THE ROYAL MARINES BAND SERVICE...

NOVA SCOTIA MEMORIES

Camp NorwayThe contribution of Norwegian sailors, who transported...

British M1911 Pistols

WEAPONS OF WARHowever, many thousands were also wielded by British...