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BRITAIN ALONE?
By Austin J Ruddy
… Dominion and government-in-exile forces during World War Two played a significant part in ensuring Britain’s survival and eventual victory As this 13in x 8in … at Dieppe resulted in the slaughter of 907 Canadians and 1,946 taken prisoner. Nevertheless, Canada’s war effort …
IMAGE of WAR
… 22nd Armoured Brigade and 693 RCC on Gold Beach on D-Day+1, June 7, 1944. IWM B5157 BRITAIN AT WAR … IMAGE of WAR …
IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM, LONDON
By Words and pictures Phil Loder
… guns outside Many readers will have been to the Imperial War Museum in London in the past, but like me, may not have … War One. Spitfire Mk IA R6915, which flew in the Battle of Britain in 1940, and a Japanese Ohka kamikaze aircraft … a floor above, but this time it is a Snatch Land Rover Mk 1. First issued to the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers in 1993, …
NATO
… anniversar y of its foundation, Graham Goodlad examines Britain’s role in forging the North Atlantic alliance The … worked out by the western Allies at the end of World War Two. Rather, they groped their way towards a new security … in 1957 NOBEL FOUNDATION It was on his insistence that Article 2 – encouraging members to develop closer political …
BAW partners with popular festival
… Britain at War magazine and its sister publication Classic Military … – has become one of the largest World War Two festivals in Britain. As part of this exciting partnership, military … Al and James are set to act as guest editors in the May 2024 issue of Britain at War. The magazines’ editorial teams …
DRINK FOR VICTORY!
By Austin J Ruddy
… Britain’s public houses provided an opportunity to escape the war for an hour or two, but it became increasingly difficult … Square, Sheffield, killed 70 inside. By the end of 1941, 1,116 licensed premises had been destroyed by Luftwaffe air …
The FRIENDLY Invasion 3,000,000 GIs
… of US personnel. Nothing on this scale had been seen in Britain before. The Americans had come over in 1918, but the … been sent to the Western Front. Relatively few of the 1,000,000-strong AEF took up residence in Britain. Since the … there were around 1,000,000 GIs in Britain, and by the war’s end an estimated 3,000,000 had passed through the …
Internment, incarceration and escape
… the diverse aspects of wartime incarceration in World War Two The title Great Escapes – Remarkable Second World War … 1939, 73,000 German and Austrian civilians living in Britain were assessed as to the threat they might pose to … Archives in Kew, southwest London. It runs until July 21, 2024. It is very much worth visiting. Onchan Civilian …
HERO of the MONTH
By Lord Ashcroft
… by a Spitfire Mk.IIA LORD ASHCROFT MEDAL COLLECTION/IWM “War stories can contain a mix of tragedy and triumph and … of flying more operational hours during the Battle of Britain than any other RAF pilot. However, as is so often the … never forget the bravery of “the Few”. Born on December 1, 1919, John Connell Freeborn was the son of a Leeds banker. …
UNIQUE CANADIAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL CLASP
… doubled its lower guide at Noonans to fetch £4,800 In Britain, the notion of imperial service immediately fills the … to the battalion.” FORTHCOMING SALES • Wilson55 May 8-9, 2024 • Duke’s May 9, 2024 • Toovey’s May 14, 2024 (two sales) … NOTE: Listings include medals, militaria, arms and armour, war art and other historical-themed sales. Dates and …
“We come unseen”
… U-36 in the first submarine-vs-submarine attack of World War Two. She was herself lost in July 1940 TOPFOTO 158 A XIS … as the Americans lost in the entire conflict. Conversely, Britain’s Submarine Service constituted just 4% of Royal Navy … start date of April 1, 1969, at time of writing (March 13, 2024) Britain’s continuous-at-sea deterrence has been …
DANGER ON THE LINE
By Austin Ruddy
… MILITARIA Britain’s railway industr y entered World War Two in a position of strength, but it would face … of people. In one weekend in September 1939, more than 1.3 million children were evacuated from British cities to …
NATIONAL MOTORCYCLE MUSEUM
By pictures Phil Loder
… industry, including a good selection of machines built in Britain for the armed forces. The museum is located to the … in 1984, the museum has grown from 350 motorcycles to over 1,000 machines and has the largest collection of British … is a Clyno Machine Gun Sidecar Outfit from World War One’ The National Motorcycle Museum is located just off …
AEROMEDICAL ASSISTANCE
… at Bazenville, loading casualties for evacuation to Britain DE LUAN/ALAMY After delivering and sustaining the … first British women on active service to be flown into a war zone. The Flying Nightingales were expected to tend to … flown home on August 8 alone. According to the RAF Museum, 1,097 stretcher cases and 467 sitting cases were evacuated by …
LETTER FROM MESOPOTAMIA
… gleaned from recently recovered letters To most, the World War One campaign against the Ottoman Army in Mesopotamia – … The capture of Baghdad in March 1917 was a minor boost for Britain and its allies compared with the ongoing grind of the … in the Devonshire Regiment and in October that unit’s 1/6th Battalion departed from Southampton for India. The …