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...

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...

Wing WALKER NEW ZEALANDER’S EPIC FEAT OF COURAGE THE 'OTHER FEW' Victories of Forgotten Battle of Britain Heroes Victoria Cross Heroes: Special ...

TANK MAN PERCY HOBART Troublemaker or Pioneer? ADVENT OF THE TANK - Driving Britain's Battle Tanks - Then & Now - Comet Restored - Hobart and ...

DOWN IN FLAMES! Success Against the Zeppelins FRONT LINES Mail to the Trenches TOBRUK UNDER SEIGE A Hell of Sand, Flies and Shelling WASBIES H...

BATTLE OF THE SOMME Special Bonus Content Includes: Fighting Above the Trenches . Build-Up to Battle . The Battle Outlined The Fighting . The After...

ATLANTIC SCOURGE! Condors over the Convoys COLD WAR TWIN DISASTER The Tragic Loss of HMS Truculent and Lancaster SW363 THE SCOOTER RAID THE ROYA...

DEFIANT CREW'S LUCKY ESCAPE Survival Against the Odds WATCHING FOR THE ENEMY Royal Observer Corps Key Role EASTER RISING 1916: CENTENARY FEATURE...

Spitfire at 80 Last Actions Over Europe SINKING OF THE ARK Luck Runs Out For HMS Ark Royal ARRIVAL OF THE FRIEDRICH The Me 109-F Shakes Things U...