Britain At War

BANASTRE ‘THE BUTCHER’Gambler. Pillager. Murderer. Hero?AIRACOBRA ANIMOSITYWhy America’s big-gun fighter was hated by the RAF… and loved by the Sov...

THE DAMBUSTERS RECONSIDERED• Why ‘bouncing bomb’ success was never repeated• Legitimate targets or a sideshow• Could the raid happen todayBLOOD, RI...

WAR FOR THE WELLHow yeoman Crusaders cut their teeth against Italy’s finestSHOP SECRETSHow Selfridges helped the Allies make war-winning decisionsM...

THE ‘PIRATE’ OF THE MEDThe genius of Britain's relentless master submarinerCHALLENGER 2 vs IRAQI T-55Twenty years on, tank regiment CO and a troop ...

MONTYUnbeatable or unbearable?FIREPOWER EVOLUTIONThe Lee-Metford’s indelible mark on the armyWITH FRIENDS LIKE THESE…Tommy’s raw perceptions of all...

DYNASTY WARRIORSOne family, two generations, three VCsTRAPPED IN ’NAMAustralian platoon digs inMOSSIE PARTY POOPERSHow RAF gatecrashers spoiled Gör...

KOREA: THE FINAL HOURSHow Commonwealth troops endured China’s gruelling last-ditch assaultGUINNESS GREMLINSHow the Irish stout inspired a tank unit...

‘S’ FOR SURVIVALRevelations from a lost attic treasureCORRUPTION, CHICANERY AND RHS CHELSEAHistoric quirks from the home for heroes and its In-Pens...

TO HELL IN A HALIFAXShot down by Hitler... Left at Stalin's mercyEXPANDING ‘THE FEW’The forgotten Kiwi legendSPRINGBOKS STUN THE STALAGThe ‘rugby w...

HEROES ON HORSEBACK“They thundered past me while every gun in Germany fired at them”THE DAY GOSPORT WENT BANGWere communists to blame for ammunitio...

HERO PRESUMED TRAITORHow one family misjudged its Battle of Britain pilot fatherDAWN OF THE DIGITAL AGE How you owe your smartphone to Bletchley's ...

WINSTON CHURCHILL’S FIRST 100 DAYS IN POWER WARTIME LEADER'S FINEST HOUR Zeppelins War Against the Airships Guns of The Famous HMS Sheffield The ...

ENIGMA Capturing Germany’s Secrets END OF EMPIRE: ADEN 50TH ANNIVERSARY SETTING EUROPE ABLAZE The RAF’s Role Supporting SOE’s War Against Hitler...

SPECIAL ISSUE: FALKLAND ISLANDS CONFLICT •Vulcan & Victor to South Atlantic •San Carlos Landings •Argentinian Pilots at War COVER STORY Thirty...

TIGER TANK: The Tiger In Action: The distinctive Tiger 134, in a nonstandard ‘Forest Pattern’ camouflage scheme, of 502nd SS Heavy Tank Battalion r...

DECISIVE DEFEAT The Sinking of HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse ST NAZAIRE: THE GREATEST RAID OF ALL TOM DURRANT VC COMMANDO - Bravery at St Na...

OPERATION LEG! SPECIAL DELIVERY FOR BADER'S SPARE LEG 'TOMFORCE' EVADER Courage of Lieutenant Mike Ashton MC FALL OF SINGAPORE 1942: LAST DITCH ...

DUEL OF THE 'ACES' Dogfight To The Death Above The Coast of Kent AFRIKA KORPS VETERAN GÜNTER HALM Knight's Cross in the Western Desert STUKA RAID...

RAF BOMBERS LEFT BEHIND: PREVIOUSLY UNPUBLISHED PICTURES DOUGLAS BADER "I saw the Hun hit the water with a terriffic smack" BRITAIN UNDER THE JAC...

TYPHOONS OVER THE BEACHES RAF Pilot's D-Day LogBook SOMME SLAUGHTER 1916: ONE MAN’S STORY NORTH SEA BATTLE, 1943 Coastal Forces in night action d...

DUEL OVER THE DESERT The RAF’s Highest Scoring WW2 Ace in Action Blitz Fireboat Restored Hunt For Gallipoli VC WAAF Mary James Operations Room, ...

THE AMIENS RAID The myth of the missing mosquito CHARGING THE GUNS: Cavalry in action 1914 RAILWAY MAN One man’s journey into hell. Life as a Pr...

RISE OF THE REDCOATS Did the army/navy rivalry damage Britain’s imperial ambitions? AUSSIE JUNGLE CLIMBER The rule-breaking hero killed in one of ...

COLDITZHow a prankster, a dentist, a lawyer, and a traitor built the legendHM QUEEN ELIZABETH II: A life in serviceReflections from her military ai...