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ANZIO AGNOY

ANZIO BY NUMBERS Michael E Haskew relates his numerical perspective...

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The Lion and the Dragon

Lawrence James

Britain and China: A History of Conflict Lawrence James...

Lawrence James
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DANGER ON THE LINE

Austin Ruddy

MILITARIA Britain’s railway industr y entered World War Two...

Austin Ruddy
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BCMC Halifax project finds its wings

The RAF Museum has donated a wing section to support a project...

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IMAGE of WAR

‘Z gun’ secret Merseyside, England, July 1942 This...

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Afghan Air Wars

Soviet, US and NATO operations: 1979-2021 For a hardback...

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Battlefield Tours to the Ardennes by Motorcycle!

Enjoy the stunning scenery and routes through the Wallonia region...

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Britain at War February 2024

The full issue in page-turning format

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Donated letters reveal one man’s war

A series of letters donated to The Tank Museum have revealed...

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ENTERING THE JET AGE

World War Two was a melting pot for invention in all aspects...

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Stanford Tuck

Helen Doe

Hero of the Battle of Britain He was a fighter ace...

Helen Doe
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Dunkirk’s deepwater legacy

Tom Baker

The French marine heritage agency Drassm, in partnership with...

Tom Baker
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IMAGE OF WAR

One-way scramble Somewhere over Yeovilton, England, autumn 1941...

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HERO of the MONTH

Lord Ashcroft

Lieutenant Edward Benn Smith VC, DCM Edward Benn Smith...

Lord Ashcroft
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Rededication service for Canadian NCO

More than a century after his death, Company Sergeant Major David...

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British officers raise £70,000 for charity

Two British soldiers, Lieutenant Colonel Dan Holloway and Captain...

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Beaufighter boneyard

I very much enjoyed the August 2023 issue of BAW, and the dramatic...

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Letter from lndan

Gerry van Tonder presents an eyewitness perspective of the little-known...

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EOD destroys Home Guard cache

Experts from 721 EOD Squadron, 11 EOD & Search Regiment, RLC,...

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Omaka Aviation Herit age Centre

Collections Tom Baker flies out to New Zealand, to visit the...

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RUGGED REPEATER

The legendar y ‘Gimpy’ has equipped British personnel for...

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Despatches

A rare helmet, two early sniper rifles and the medals awarded...

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THE MEN WHO MADE WINSTON

David Reynolds profiles six influential characters from Winston Churchill’s finest – and darkest – hours

CHURCHILL’S GREAT CONTEMPOR ARIES Manners may maketh the man,...

David Reynolds profiles six influential characters from Winston Churchill’s finest – and darkest – hours
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Military History with Pete and Gary

No.22 During a recent trip to Ypres in Belgium, we visited the...

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Top general may lift army beard ban

The Chief of the General Staff, General Sir Patrick Sanders,...

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Aircrew identified in Lake IJssel

RAF and RNLAF specialists have examined Lancaster Mk.III ED603...

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ON THE TAIL OF THE KOMET

ANDREW THOMAS

THE RAF VS THE JETS In the last months of World War Two, R AF...

ANDREW THOMAS
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The last heroine of the Atlantic

HMCS SACKVILLE Allan George profiles a lasting legacy to the...

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The glow of Gassed

John Singer Sargent’s painting Gassed depicts the aftermath...

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ROCKETS, REALISM, & ‘RITING

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