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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

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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...

Tom Spencer
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DELIVERING THE PATHFINDERS

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

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EYES IN THE SKY

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

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IMAGE of WAR

Hero heli JEFF MITCHELL/GETTY Coire Gabhail, Glen Coe,...

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Royal Navy ‘Konfrontasi’ officer dies

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

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Sunderland slip-up

I so enjoyed reading the April issue; it was really good company...

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GUNNING FOR GOLD

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

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INTRUDERS IN THE NIGHT

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

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FLYING RESCUERS

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

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D-DAY’S BUNKER BUSTER

A mighty monster reared from failure was essential in supporting...

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Aircrew identified from B eaufort wreck

The names of two wartime Royal Australian Air Force officers...

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Restoring a British giant

Although long left to the elements, the Tank Museum’s FV4005...

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WPC 128-423

THE DEATH OF BERTHA GLEGHORN Days after D-Day, Bertha Gleghorn...

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BLASTING THE BIG GUNS

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

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AEROMEDICAL ASSISTANCE

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