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Contents Listing - Articles & Features in this issue
Features:
The Running Dogs of War - Gerry van Tonder examines the Anglo -Commonwealth effort against the communist insurgency sweeping Malaya from 1948.
Peace on Earth - Whether at home, at the front or behind the wire, Christmas during World War Two was a confusing and contradictory time, as Ellie Evans details.
Going for Broke - James Holland reveals how a handful of glider infantrymen held a vital Sicilian bridge in spite of the disasters befalling the 1st Airlanding Brigade, asking whether calamity could have been avoided.
Cover Story - We examine the Malayan Emergency, when British and Commonwealth troops were pitched in an often brutal campaign against communist guerrillas.
Flak, Wind and Fire - Francis Armitage examines a bleak night for Bomber Command when, overnight on March 24,1944, the force lost an aircraft every 120 seconds.
Killer Peasouper - When Steve Hunnisett made an impromptu visit to a suburban churchyard, little did he expect that it would reveal a story of tragedy on ‘Black Thursday’.
Reputations: General 68 Sir Kenneth Anderson - Michael Haskew profiles the tragedy of a British general whose shyness and pessimism may have overshadowed his many accomplishments as a senior commander.
The Fallen Hero - In the second of his features on Johnny Brunt VC, Steve Snelling charts the stunning defence offered by the Bren-armed hero against an overwhelming assault backed by panzers.
Jet Man - How did Frank Whittle, a man from a working-class background, convince the upper echelons of the Air Ministry, to back his game-changing engine? Fiona Keating explores.
Briefings:
HMS Bristol decommissioned - The White Ensign is finally lowered on Britain’s second-oldest warship.
Loch Ness Wellington - The RAF and locals remember a sergeant lost in Scottish skies.
Juno Lightship - A Royal Navy veteran hopes to kickstart the restoration of a significant D-Day survivor.
HERO of the MONTH:
To mark the 80th anniversary of the creation of the George Cross, Lord Ashcroft profiles the tremendous heroics and determination ofNoor Inayat Khan, SOE agent extraordinaire.
Regulars:
Eyewitness
Field Post
Collections
Image of War
Militaria
At Ease
Image of War
Weapons of War
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