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BAW partners with popular festival

Britain at War magazine and its sister publication Classic Military...

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MILITARY MISFIT?

REPUTATIONS: ORDE WINGATE Allan George profiles the unconventional...

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JOIN THE WARNS and free a man for the fleet

AUSTRALIA’S WRANS Graham Caldwell describes the important contribution...

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LOWLY BADGE WORN WITH PRIDE

MILITARIA They were among the most significant identifiers used...

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Navy removes sea mine from fishing boat

A World War Two sea mine has been destroyed in a controlled explosion...

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Britain at War March 2024

The full issue in page-turning format

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Last of the ‘Rogue Heroes’ dies

BRIEFINGS NEWS • RESTORATION • DISCOVERIES • EVENTS •...

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Field Post

YOUR VOICE 'Britain at War' Magazine, PO Box 100, Stamford, Lincolnshire,...

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LAUGH OR CRY: OVER THE TOP

LAUGH OR CRY: PART XI The general offensive thrust officers and...

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From Spitfires to Vampires and beyond

A Kiwi ace’s R AF journey A new personal account...

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Diamond downs drones

The moment Diamond launched a Sea Viper to engage and shoot down...

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Wings and prayers

He was a staunch Christian, strong in morals, and rejected conflict…...

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Save the Children

WARNING: PLOT SPOILERS

AT EASE One Life, the sympathetic telling of an unsung British...

WARNING: PLOT SPOILERS
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HERO OF THE MONTH

Lord Ashcroft

Lieutenant Maurice James Dease VC ABOVE: Lieutenant...

Lord Ashcroft
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The Fallen of Afghanistan

writes Tom Baker

Artist Kevin Wills, a former member of the Royal Logistics Corps,...

writes Tom Baker
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THE TWO-THEATRE ADMIRAL

REPUTATIONS: BARON FRASER Michael E Haskew explores the career...

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Bomber Command

Men, Machines and Missions 1938-68 New in paperback,...

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Blitz-damaged cinema to be restored

A Grade II-listed cinema that has stood derelict since 1941 is...

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ANZIO'S BREAKOUT HERO

MAURICE ROGERS VC Accused by their US commander of lacking offensive...

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Herald on the high seas

WEAPONS OF WAR Born out of the lessons of World War One, HMS...

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Cold War Boys

Previously unpublished tales of derring-do An important...

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British centenarian receives Arctic Star

From L to R: Keith Ridley (RNA National Vice President), Commander...

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BRITISH BEHEMOTH

THE VICKERS PV Recently unearthed files reveal Vickers’ ambitious...

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​Facing Armageddon

With the RAF on Christmas Island 1961-1962 This interesting...

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Military History with Pete and Gary

No.23

Where do you start if you want to learn about World War One on...

No.23
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From the Editor

WELCOME General Mark Clark, the Fifth Army's commander...

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DESPATCHES

NEWS, HONOURS, AWARDS AND CURIOS A rare Thompson submachine gun...

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ROYAL NAVY SUBMARINE MUSEUM

Collections With his periscope set on Gosport, Tom Baker surfaced...

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The Armchair General WW1

Can you win the Great War? Cast your mind back to October...

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Funding enables figurehead restorations

Five historic ship figureheads owned by the Royal Navy and the...