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Armoured car advancement

The Canadian War Museum, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada AVRA GIBBS-LAMEY...

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Deserter Branding Tool

The Guards Museum, London, UK LEE MURRELL THE GUARDS...

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Britain at War April 2024

April 2024 issue of Britain at War in page-turning format features the headline story Raise the Jolly Roger: How the ‘Black Flag’ defined the Royal Navy’s Submarine Service plus a FREE 32-page Amazing War Stories Museum Guide

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GCHQ releases secret images of Colossus

Recently unredacted photos of Colossus reveals one still in use...

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THE LIONS OF BURMA

THE CHINDITS BY NUMBERS The Chindits endured the extreme privations...

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IMAGE of WAR

Bottle bombers Urban training area near Folkstone, Kent, March...

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HERO OF THE MONTH

Lord Ashcroft

Major-General Count Albert-Marie Edmond Guérisse GC, KBE, DSO...

Lord Ashcroft
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Having a blast in Boden

Royal Artillery gunners have been learning to operate Archer...

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Despatches

Churchill’s false teeth get global bidders snapping, while...

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DEVONPORT NAVAL HERITAGE CEN TRE

Tom Baker drops anchor at HMNB Devonport to visit a nearby collection...

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Masters of the Air

WARNING: PLOT SPOILERS

AT EASE Dr Sam Edwards, reader in modern political history at...

WARNING: PLOT SPOILERS
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‘Ma Deuce’ keeps on fighting

Britain’s .50-calibre machine guns are to continue serving...

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The numbers game

Defence Secretary Grant Shapps recently made a speech at Lancaster...

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"Ah! Zoot suit!"

THE TANKIES’ COMBAT ‘ONESIE’ It was a much-loved garment...

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A Guardsman in the Crimea

The Life &Letters of William Scarlett During the Crimean...

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Veterans complete 3,000-mile charity row

British Army veterans and trustees of Head Up, a mental health...

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THE BROADWAY BRUISERS

CHINDIT TOP COVER In 1944, a detachment of Spitfires was briefly...

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WHEELS OF STEEL

WEAPONS OF WAR It was one of a kind and full of potential, Craig...

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Military History with Pete and Gary

No.24 Sometimes, old soldiers’ books full of tales...

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TRIBUTES PAID TO DIEPPE VETERAN

Gordon Fennell, one of the last known survivors of Operation...

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Field Post

YOUR VOICE Hotel Hermes 'BRITAIN AT WAR' MAGAZINE, PO BOX 100,...

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DELIVERING HOPE IN TO HELL

POW RELIEF The first POW relief flight to Sumatra saw the RAF’s...

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The Heavy Water War

Beating Hitler to the Bomb At the height of World War...

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From the Editor

Kicking off with a bang! We are delighted be partnering with...

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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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BAW partners with popular festival

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

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Maintaining memories

Tom Baker reports

British Army veteran Steve Davies is on a mission to restore...

Tom Baker reports
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IMAGE of WAR

The ‘Pepperpot’ cruiserValetta, Malta, March 1942 HMS...