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DEMS the breaks HMS President, Thames Area, London, May 21,...

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DRAWING INSPIR ATION

Austin J Ruddy

MILITARIA Britain’s greatest cartoonists punched above their...

Austin J Ruddy
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Tritton’s tank design troubles revealed

Engineer and co-inventor of the tank, Sir William Tritton ALL...

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Singapore UXO sparks major evacuation

A World War Two-era bomb was disposed of in a controlled explosion...

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Inside the Poppy Factory

THE POPPY FACTORYCraig Moore visits the home of the Remembrance...

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Books of the Year

The Britain at War team picks out the top books they’ve read...

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“Unbelievable” reunion for Hurricane fitter

Jeff Brereton reunited with a Hurricane cockpit RAFA A veteran...

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Field Post

YOUR VOICE Bleating battleships 'BRITAIN AT WAR' MAGAZINE,...

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HORSES FOR COURSES

THE CAVALRY BY NUMBERSBefore 1914, the changing face of warfare...

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Desert Cats

The RAF’s Jaguar Force in the First Gulf War If you’ve...

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Long-awaited centre opens near Southend

A new heritage centre has opened its doors some 35 years after...

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KENT’S BLAZING RUSE

DECOY AIRFIELDS Set in beautiful countryside between Eynsford...

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SAIGON SPITFIRES

The first air strikes in 30 years of bitter conflict in French...

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HERO OF THE MONTH

Lord Ashcroft

Captain Jeffrey Peter Niblett DFC ABOVE: Captain Niblett...

Lord Ashcroft
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Britain at War November 2023

The full issue in page-turning format

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Commandos and R angers get new rifle

The new rifle is initially to equip the Royal Marine Commando...

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RORKE’ SD RIFTMEDALH OLDSONT ODEFYE STIMATE

IMAGE: NOONANS A campaign medal awarded to a British veteran...

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The great gamble

Operation Avalanche, the opening gambit of the Italian campaign,...

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The Battle of Magersfontein

Victory and Defeat on the South African Veld, 10-12 December...

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R AF Museum hailed as TripAdvisor ‘top gun’

RAF MUSEUM The RAF Museum has announced that it has been recognised...

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Paying our respects

Thank you for the article The Looting of Force ‘Z’ by Andy...

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From Tobruk to the tryline

In spring 1944, POWs interned in Stalag IV-B were gripped by...

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HERO of the MONTH

Lord Ashcroft

Lieutenant-Commander John Bridge GC, GM & Bar ABOVE:...

Lord Ashcroft
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Last known Royal Navy Dunkirk veteran dies

Dunkirk veteran Lawrence Churcher in 2019, he is thought to have...

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The forgotten member of ‘The Few’

Sir Keith Park, the ‘Defender of London’, has been formally...

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BRITAIN'S OTHER' HEAVY

HANDLEY PAGE HALIFAX BY NUMBERSThe Halifax proved a rugged and...

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Flawed Commanders and Strategy

In the Battles for Italy, 1943-45 Britain at War...

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Spies like us

The Imperial War Museum London delves into the world of espionage...

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RAFTIMEPIECEC LOCKSAT TENTION

IMAGE: MCTEARS One of the most recognisable objects in aviation...

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Stocks Green shootdown Stocks Green, Hildenborough, Kent, September...