Britain at War December 2024

WELLINGTONS VERSUS THE BOOTS
The E-boats’ unlikely aerial predator

HOME GUARD 1944
Stood down or let down?

TOMMY AND THE THOMPSON
How the gangsters’ favourite kept Britain in the fight

THE GENERAL FORCED TO SURRENDER TWICE
British officer bested by both George Washington and Napoleon Bonaparte

WHEN ONE WARSHIP BECAME TWO
The crippled Royal Navy destroyer that led a double life

COMPETITION
Osprey Games’ thrilling adventure board game ‘War Story: Occupied France’ up for grabs