Britain at War – February issue – OUT NOW!

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Operation Leg
In our cover story, our Editor looks at the intricacies involved in delivering a spare prosthetic limb to Battle of Britain hero Douglas Bader, then a POW, and how the RAF tried to take the opportunity to deliver bombs as well as the leg!

‘Great Escape’ Spitfire
Chris Goss brings to Britain at War the unusual and tragic tale of a Norwegian Spitfire pilot linked to the Great Escape revealed via his chance discovery of a photograph of a crashed Spitfire.

Tanks by Train
Britain at War regular Rob Langham returns with a study of the difficulties involved in transporting Britain’s terrifying new and secret weapon from the factory and into battle.

A Victory of Sorts
Peter Hart details the first large-scale naval action between the mighty fleets of Britain and Germany and argues that the victory could and should have been greater than had actually been achieved.

Maintaining Tradition
Professor of Naval History, Eric Grove, tells of the desperate situation faced by the Royal Navy’s Mediterranean Fleet, sustaining near-critical losses as it was tasked with a mercy mission to rescue the gallant defenders of Crete.

Road to Disaster
In our Editor’s Choice this month, Steve Snelling details arguably the darkest point of Britain’s war, the crushing loss of Singapore, from the perspective of one British unit desperately trying to defy the odds. What followed was the largest surrender of British troops in history and death knell of an Empire.

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