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ROCKETS, REALISM, & ‘RITING

Dr Graham Goodlad explains how the work of best-selling novelist...

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THE HOLY WAR

Austin J Ruddy

Religion played an important role in Home Front life, but war...

Austin J Ruddy
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Army merger forms new regiment

In December, Edinburgh Castle hosted VIPs and service personnel...

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Remembering my rifle

My compliments to Craig Allen for an outstanding article on the...

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The gall of Gandhi

India was vital to the progress of the war. That massive country...

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Inside Your Magazine

On sale January 25 We return to Italy, to Anzio, and the ‘great...

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Britain at War January 2024

The full issue in page-turning format

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RTR marks 100 years of royal links

The Royal Tank Regiment has marked the 100th anniversary of receiving...

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70 years of Runnymede remembrance

The Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) has hosted RAF...

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IMAGE OF WAR

Shooting the shooters Somewhere in the Libyan desert, North...

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HARWELL’S HIDDEN HERITAGE

THE HARWELL CATAPULT Allan George explores the history behind...

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Military History with Pete and Gary

No.21 In October, we described the ‘Brown Bess’,...

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CWGC finds touch with rugby project

The Commonwealth War Graves Commission’s Beyond the Pitch project...

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Coming full circle

YOUR VOICE Field Post 'Britain at War' Magazine, PO Box 100,...

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The Black Watch Museum

Tom Baker reports

Collections Housed within the walls of Balhousie Castle in Perth,...

Tom Baker reports
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Best of five… on Colditz

AT EASE Charles Rollings picks his top five books about the iconic...

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From the Editor

A Canadian infantryman crosses a ruined street in Ortona LOYAL...

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D-Day 80: New memorial takes centre stage

D-Day 80 is a large-scale celebration of the Allied personnel...

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Canada’s Stalingrad

THE BATTLE OF ORTONA In December 1943, the Canadians vied with...

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QUANTIFYING COUNTERFACTUAL MILITARY HISTORY

The forces shaping human history are complex, but conscious acts,...

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PORTS IN A STORM

Austin J Ruddy

MILITARIA For Britain’s ports and shipyards, World War Two...

Austin J Ruddy
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RN helos hunt stealth cor vette

Two Royal Navy helicopters have tracked a stealth ship during...

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MOSQUITOES WITH STINGS

writes Tom Baker

A dedicated team of volunteers at the Portsmouth Naval Base Property...

writes Tom Baker
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Brother Hood

It was a stunning loss of life and one of the Royal Navy’s...

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Highway to Hell

Image of warExercise Baana, Tervo Road Base, Finland, September...

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Iconic Singer Sargent artwork restored

John Singer Sargent’s painting Gassed can now be seen in new...

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Tanker tale

I have been very pleased to see repeated mention of the Royal...

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LAUGH OR CRY: YOU CANT EAT THE WIRELESS!

LAUGH OR CRY: PART X In a new, modern, war Involving armies larger...

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Gift Guide

Britain at War’s sponsors have put together a selection of...

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Three World War One soldiers reinterred

More than a century after their deaths, Lance Serjeant Robert...