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Anomalies delay Kent ‘bombship’ works

Long-awaited work to stabilise the SS Richard Montgomery has...

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The long patrol

I enjoyed the recent coverage about the Royal Navy Submarine...

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THE AIR UMBRELLA

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

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JUNO JUGGERNAUT

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

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BITTER AND BLOODY

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

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‘WISH YOU WERE HERE!’

Sent in their millions, the humble wartime postcard was a source...

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New medal to broaden ser vice recognition

The Ministry of Defence has unveiled a new medal recognising...

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‘MIR ACLE’ BOMB DISPOSAL GC HITS TARGET

The George Cross awarded to a RNVR officer who survived the detonation...

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IMAGE of WAR

The last three-funnelled cruiser Somewhere in the Mediterranean...

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DECEIVING THE ENEMY

Specialist aircraft spoof radars and eavesdrop on German communications...

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GUARDIANS OF THE ARMADA

Sharp-eyed Canadians provide nocturnal overwatch As...

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LETTER FROM MESOPOTAMIA

THE SIEGE OF KUFA The 1920 insurrection in Mesopotamia saw many...

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Inside Your Magazine

Next MonthJuly 2024, Issue 207 On sale 27th June Our...

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Two D-Day veterans pass weeks before anniversary

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

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Debrief

This month’s historian: John Ash

We used Google Trends to find six common questions on D-Day…...

This month’s historian: John Ash
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OVERLOAD UNLEASHED

Parisians were sitting for breakfast, Londoners were waking and...

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KEEPING BACK THE WOLVES

Coastal Command maintains a close watch from a distance ...

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NORMANDY’S POSTMEN

Venerable Hurricanes maintain secure communications ...

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Best of Five… Normandy campaign histories

Tobias Clarke selects his five preferred histories covering the...

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From the Editor

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

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Boxing clever

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

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Hero bandmaster

Having compiled considerable research on the Yangtze Incident,...

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THE SECRET WAR

The Special Duties squadrons sustain the clandestine effort ...

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DAWN PATROL

The Kiwis secure the RAF’s first victor y after the landings...

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THE GREAT ENDEAVOUR

Whether a gunner on Gold Beach, a commando on Sword Beach or...

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HERO of the MONTHHERO of the MONTH

Lord AshcroftLord Ashcroft

Corporal George Cameron Wyllie GC AP/ALAMY Corporal...

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Cologne UXO closes Rhine

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

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MONTY BERET CAPS OFF AUCTION

An item of headdress presented by the famous field marshal has...

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GENER AL BOTHA’S TOP COVER

Tom Spencer

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

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DELIVERING THE PATHFINDERS

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