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DELIVERING THE PATHFINDERS

Albemarles drop some of the first troops in Normandy ...

EYES IN THE SKY

Fleet Air Arm pilots direct the fleet’s largest guns ...

Two D-Day veterans pass weeks before anniversary

Two British Army veterans, Derek Farrant and Dr Norman Rose,...

GUNNING FOR GOLD

D-DAY: 80 YEARS ON D-Day thrust units that would normally expect...

INTRUDERS IN THE NIGHT

The Wooden Wonder ranges far and wide to secure a historic first...

FLYING RESCUERS

A motley combination of aircraft and flying boats scour the sea...

From the Editor

Royal Marine Commandos attached to 3rd Division after landing...

Boxing clever

The British Army has selected the Boxer RCH155 selfpropelled...

BLASTING THE BIG GUNS

Bomber Command (reluctantly) commits to invasion preparations...

AEROMEDICAL ASSISTANCE

Dakotas and converted bombers rush the wounded to urgent care...

Asurprise return?

HMS AMBUSCADE A Type 21 frigate could become the star attraction...

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Cologne UXO closes Rhine

The unearthing of a World War Two bomb in Cologne forced the...

GENER AL BOTHA’S TOP COVER

SAAF ORIGINS A series of operations in German South West Africa...

THE ‘CHANNEL STOP’

Antiquated biplanes tackle fast-boat raiders and mask the big...

OVER THE TOP

Hundreds of Spitfires spring into action During 453...

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Royal Navy ‘Konfrontasi’ officer dies

The last Royal Navy officer to order his ship to ram another...

THE AIR UMBRELLA

D-DAY: 80 YEARS ON More than 12,000 aircraft of all types were...

JUNO JUGGERNAUT

The contributions of one Commonwealth partner in particular were...

BITTER AND BLOODY

Stephen Fisher outlines No.4 Commando’s efforts to take Ouistreham...

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Britain at War June 2024

June 2024 issue of Britain at War in page-turning format is a 132-page special issue to commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day

The BOBS of war

This intriguing BSA-based ‘bobber’ draws on two classic traditions...

NEVER FORGET

A memorial in France honouring soldiers who died under British...

The Studland VALENTINES

April 2024 marked the 80th anniversary of Exercise Smash 1, the...

THE SAPPERS WHO SAVED THE DAY

The previously untold story of how three decorated bulldozer...

RUMBLE in the JUNGLE

Credited as being one of the best-performing tanks of the 20th...

The One-Man Tank

Craig Moore stumbled across documents relating to a previously...

CROSSING THE CHANNEL

The Allies could not afford for D-Day to fail so the largest...

Fox on the run

Nick Mowbray’s Fox armoured car was a highlight of last year’s...

LEARNING THE HARD WAY

Vital lessons for Operation Overlord were learnt the hard way,...

REMEMBERING D-DAY

This image of a Willys Jeep driving through a test tank was on...