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DIFFICULT DELIVERY
By Tom Spencer
… contribution of the Royal Canadian Air Force during World War Two was massive. Overall, the force expanded from eight … new supplies DND/RCAF THE RISE AND FALL OF THE GLIDER In May 1940, Germany’s use of military gliders to assault … formidable Eben Emael fort prompted their development in Britain. However, despite their apparent simplicity, glider …
THE TWO-THEATRE ADMIRAL
… of the North Cape on December 26, 1943 – Boxing Day in Britain and the Feast of Saint Stephen in the Roman Catholic … act of service that Fraser rendered to the Allied war effort, but it was one of many. Indeed, his career ran … the fleet’s preparedness for war. He held the post until May 1942. As Third Sea Lord, Fraser was responsible for the …
The first domino
… launched in 1944 to be named after racecourses in Britain, the others being Ascot, Aintree and Goodwood. … Dempsey and Sir Richard O’Connor, on the cover of The War Illustrated, August 1944 JOHN FROST NEWSPAPERS/ALAMY “The … combat engineers to man the front. Trained and armed they may have been, but these pioneers were not infantry, …
‘ This ain’t no place for good Christian folk’
… knew of the sealed orders awaiting authority to open. In May, Scott was ordered south through the Irish Sea to Milford … a Bofors gun and these giant structures were towed from Britain to Omaha, sited about a quarter-mile out from the … of Les Moulins. Of the 10,000 MCs awarded during the war, just 69 went to the RAF. The fact four MCs and a Croix …
"Ah! Zoot suit!"
… 91, upon seeing an oversuit for the first time since World War Two. “Step in, zip it up, marvellous!” George was a … talk. In October 1944, The Sunday Pictorial printed an article telling the story of two POWs who had escaped from an … NATIONAL ARMY MUSEUM, LONDON The term ‘goon’ arrived in Britain before the war, when the Daily Mirror changed its …
Wings and prayers
… the most successful Allied night fighter pilot of World War Two Andrew Thomas follows the story of Britain’s unlikely ace s Pilot Officer Branse Burbridge in … Flight Lieutenant Branse Burbridge was awarded the DFC on May 18, with a similar decoration for Bill Skelton following. …
Panzer Party
By Words and pictures Phil Loder
… III and Tiger 131 during my visit German tanks from World War Two hold a particular fascination for many military … design that took place over the course of the war. Also, Britain, the Soviet Union and the USA developed their own … Allies and the ‘Captive Tiger’ articles in the April and May 2023 issues of CMV Down the commander’s hatch of Tiger …
BITTER AND BLOODY
… from Ouistreham, a town almost completely rebuilt post-war and featuring a mock-up of Ouistreham’s casino. The … Normandy for three months before they finally returned to Britain. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Stephen Fisher is an archaeologist … around Sword Beach on June 6, 1944. It was published on May 23, 2024. Bantam Press | Hardback & eBook | …
Despatches
… the rifles saw extensive service during the American Civil War, Confederate sharpshooters able to snipe Union officers on many occasions – most famously at the May 9, 1864, Battle of Spotsylvania, where Major General John … lot in the same auction was a set of nine folding maps of Britain, sold with five booklets: a list of railway stations; …
Dunkirk’s deepwater legacy
By Tom Baker
… of the evacuation – a critical moment of World War Two, describing a lack of awareness among the French … a requisitioned British cruise liner sunk by air attack on May 30, 1940. One primary aim of the survey was to ascertain … collect detailed photographs. A Drassm spokesperson told Britain at War: “All of this information, enhanced by further …
CHARIOT OF FIRE
By words and pictures Craig Moore
… a volunteer mechanic in the tank workshops at the Imperial War Museum Duxford in her spare time, getting her hands … Germany until the end of World War Two. It returned to Britain, where it was converted into a Charioteer by having a … block. This is what the Charioteer tank looked like on May 23 last year During the Cold War, four British tanks – …
BRIEFING ROOM
… of Guy Gibson’s aircraft as it attacks the Möhne Dam in May 1943. Two people can experience the VR flight … her” First used in live operations during the First Gulf War, Tornado has completed 40 years of RAF service. Following … as a soldier and the turbulent politics of wartime Britain shaped the career of a man who continues to influence …
Dagger’ Brad ford and the Cutlass Crew
… Snelling charts the courageous career of the man who waged war beneath the ‘dagger’ ensign. WAR AT SEA | SECOND WORLD … the Royal Navy’s Coastal Forces. Life of adventure One of Britain’s foremost small boat commanders, Donald Gould … battles before and after the invasion. Those actions may have lacked the set-piece dramas of a ramming or the …