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Sailors under siege
… it was heralded as the end of ‘gunboat diplomacy’. In Britain, it was a symbol of stoicism and endurance against … be a ‘presence’ on remote stations overseas, where they may well have been the most formidable ship for hundreds of … – she sank the U-1276. Big trouble in big China Post-war, Royal Navy convention regarding ship classifications was …
HERO of the MONTHHERO of the MONTH
By Lord AshcroftLord Ashcroft
… brought up in the nearby village of Hurlford. Before World War Two Wyllie worked in the Avro factory in Manchester … Blitz, it would continue for more than eight months until May 11, 1941. By this point, the Germans had lost the Battle of Britain, and they began a campaign of attacks against …
Debrief
… exported them to the Confederacy during the American Civil War. During the 1864 Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse, the … useful in harvesting game or catching a miscreant. Was Britain’s most successful sniper rifle designed in a garden … Sing was celebrated around the world and his ‘tally’ may well have exceeded 200. Another prolific sniper was …
The ARMOURED Rolls
By words David Fletcher pictures The Tank Museum
… were fitted with improvised bodies in India during World War One. Captain Arthur Clifton was so taken with them that … West Frontier, where they were urgently needed, and in May 1923 one section of four cars was sent to Kohat. The wife … Indian authorities to Rolls-Royce’ When Clifton arrived in Britain, he found that things had changed a lot since World …
The Fallen of Afghanistan
By writes Tom Baker
… tours in Bosnia and two in Northern Ireland. Speaking to Britain at War, he said: “I had an intermingled passion for the arts and … Guards, who died of wounds received in Afghanistan on May 12, 2009 Portraits of Lance Corporal Alex Hawkins and his …
US Marines order more BAE amphibious vehicles
… Military Vehicle (CMV) magazine and its sister publication Britain at War (BAW) are excited to announce a new media partnership … James Holland are set to appear as guest editors for the May 2024 issue of BAW, followed by an exclusive Q&A with the …
Silent Commemorations
By words and pictures Jim Kinnear
… of the T-34, it having been deliberately withheld from pre-war parades As the saying goes, “What a difference a day … on the Red Square in 2008 (and henceforth held on May 9 annually commemorating Victory Day over Axis forces in … tank design, several of which were purchased from Great Britain at the very beginning of the 1930s. The result was a …
Military History with Pete and Gary
By No.23
… Where do you start if you want to learn about World War One on the Western Front? Everybody must start somewhere, … of all – and the most fun – is Mud, Blood and Poppycock: Britain and the Great War by Gordon Corrigan. To say he could … to create a formidable military machine. The Americans may have joined the action late, but their contribution was …
Debrief
By This month’s historian: Tom Baker
… the Chantilly Conferences, between representatives of Britain, France, Russia, Serbia and Italy, agreed that … of perceived futility and senselessness during World War One, it had to be fought. In terms of grand strategy, it … in British military history is the Battle of Jutland on May 31 – June 1, 1916, when 6,094 British sailors were killed …
CHALLENG TIMES
By words Craig Allen pictures Crown Copyright
… a step change in lethality and survivability and will keep Britain at the forefront of modern tank design In the early … Chieftain tank; introduced into combat in the first Gulf War of 1990-91, it was an immediate success. Upgraded … up well against other NATO tanks. The German Leopard 2 may be faster and more manoeuvrable, but the Challenger has …
NO MEDAL NO GLORY JUST A 12 HOUR SHIFT
… machines and a thousand other items for markets in Britain and abroad. When World War One broke out in 1914, engineers and factories around the … Leonard Keyworth did indeed earn the VC at Givenchy in May 1915. His citation, as published in the London Gazette, …
HERO OF THE MONTH
By Lord Ashcroft
… to be awarded the Victoria Cross posthumously during World War One. His decoration was for a heroic act of bravery and … (City of London Regiment), as a second lieutenant on May 27, 1910. Later that year, he underwent a mountain … he and five other men eventually made their way back to Britain via Denmark. He was presented with his VC at an …
THE MAKING OF MULBERRIES
… They may be unglamorous, but the value of the artificial Mulberry … in supplies, equipment, replacements and all the necessary war materiel to sustain an anticipated long, drawn-out … also useful for taking off wounded men for treatment in Britain OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH US Army M3 half-tracks tow …
Snatch soldiers on
… Northern Ireland, they were Rover is likely to be extended may come fast and manoeuvrable compared to the as a surprise … would make home. I was able to trace his movements World War One tank commanders has the action. Baker’s target was … sometimes claimed. But, by the end of the First World War, Britain had designed examples of pretty much all the types of …
THE BROADWAY BRUISERS
… he joined the RAF during the summer of 1940 and trained in Britain and Canada. Having trained on fighters he served … briefly in Britain before moving to Egypt where, from May 1942, he gained his first victories on P-40 Kittyhawks. … the AOC, Air Vice-Marshal Stanley Vincent, himself a World War One ace, who was delighted to see the Spitfires …