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 ...

LAST LINE OF DEFENCE Churchill, the Home Guard and how Britain prepared for Nazi invasion HELP FOR HEROES UK war charities fight for survival FRE...

MASTER OF STRATEGY How a man called ‘Shrapnel’ defied Churchill to save 190,000 Tommies BATTLE PILGRIMS Thomas Cook and the first trench tours BA...

STEADY ON, EDDIE The prince who begged to fight... and why he never could FATHER OF THE DAMBUSTERS From navy airships to bouncing bomb FORGOTTEN ...

NO FIRE WITHOUT SMOKE How a Gallipoli officer traded a packet of cigarettes and jam tin bombs for the Victoria Cross WORSE THAN FICTION The real R...

DEEP IN THE GREEN ZONE The short walk that turned into hell in Helmand SHOT AT DAWN Deserting His Majesty’s army MAKING THEM TALK How Royal Navy ...

NIGHT KNIGHTS How borrowed Hurricanes fought off Axis raiders over Fortress Malta CHALLENGER 3 The UK’s last tank? PETER SNOW CBE My grandfather,...

LAWRENCE OF ARABIA How much was true? DARLING CLEMENTINE Mrs Churchill and Stalin RAPID FIRE The gun that made no man’s land WAR OF WORDS How Br...

BLITZ SPIRIT: FACT OR FANTASY? Lucy Worsley looks for the truth behind our stiff upper lip HRH THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH From destitution to distincti...

BIRTHDAY HONOURS: THE QUEEN AT 95 A look back at Her Majesty’s life in military service THE ART OF WAR Conflict on canvas DIRK BOGARDE AT BERGEN-...

THE LONE HUNTER How Britain’s greatest U-boat killer met his untimely end TRENCHES SWEETHEARTS Long-distance love in WW1 DESERT STORM 30 YEARS ON...

RADAR BLIND IN BOMB ALLEY Lord Ashcroft Falklands exclusive M16/AR-15 The US icon serving Britain for 60 years “IT’S CRAZY OUT HERE” SAS and Para...

ANGLO-IRISH WAR Michael Collins, the IRA and a conflict Britain’s military wanted to forget THE FIRST GREAT ESCAPE The untold story of Stalag Luft...