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...

Saving the aircraft: Sandra and the occult

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...

GIANT SLAYERS How Springbok Kittyhawks crippled Rommel’s Afrika Korps POM-POM FLAK ATTACK The Luftwaffe’s eight-barrelled nemesis THE LEAF THAT S...

MASTER COMMANDOHow Scotland’s jungle warrior transformed Allied fortunes in the fight for New GuineaHI-POWER LEGENDBritain’s iconic sidearmSMILING ...

MOSQUITOS TO SCANDINAVIA• How ‘winged Vikings’ took the fight home• Rooftop raiders smash the Gestapo’s Torture CastleNAGASAKI’S FORGOTTEN POWsSurv...

HUNTING THE DESERT FOXCould Churchill’s first pick have won at El Alamein?BRITAIN’S TANK GRAVEYARDRare photographs reveal fate of WW2 surplus v...

KAMIKAZE!How a red flag saved British carrier pilot’s lifeAIR MAILThe Hurricane's D-Day priority delivery serviceHONG KONG 25Defending the ‘Barren ...

WWI SNIPERS IN FOCUS• Tools of the trade: Ross Rifle vs Mauser• Mystic marksman: the sniping legend born at Ypres• Snipers in profile: where were G...

HOW THE FALKLANDS WAS WONWhy the US thought Argentina would win and how Reagan and Thatcher turned the tideV-FORCE ORIGINSBearing the British bombN...

NAUTICAL KNOCKOUTHow the Royal Navy crippled Italy’s sub force in ten daysCREAM OF THE CROPHow WWI reshaped British officersMUM’S ARMYThe forgotten...

SUNDERLAND SUB-HUNTERSHow the RAF’s patrollers thwarted attack by air and seaGAS! GAS! GAS!Why teachers and dustmen were vital against Nazi chemica...

BITING BACK The paras’ radar raid that turned the tide of war AVENGE THE HOOD The man who hunted Bismarck JUNGLE SWEEPER How WWII’s best submachi...