Britain at War March issue – OUT NOW

Featuring:

A Glider Pilot at Arnhem
Mike Peters re-lives the experiences of one of the glider pilots who were thrown into the fighting in the defence of the Oosterbeek perimeter in 1944.

Standby for Ramming
The German U-Boats prowled the distant waters of the mid-Atlantic in search of prey. They found it in the form of a lightly-protected convoy heading for the UK.

The King’s Visit to the D-Day Beaches
When King George VI went ashore on the Normandy beaches in June 1944, he did so by amphibious truck. We tell the story of the “Royal DUKW”.

Collision over Sark
Debris from a Martin B-26B Marauder reveals a fascinating episode in the wartime history of the Channel Islands.

Searchlight Success
When a German bomber crashed near the Warwickshire village of Earlswood in May 1941, the women of the village acted fast – not only to try and help the surviving member of the crew, but also to ‘liberate’ his parachute.

Lord Ashcroft’s ‘Hero of the Month’
In the first of a new regular series examining his ‘Hero of the Month’, Lord Ashcroft reveals the remarkable actions of Acting Leading Seaman James Magennis VC.

and much more!

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