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FEATURES ALL WASHED UP They were feared and loathed. Germany's U-Boats during the First World War waged an undersea war that came dangerously close to starving Britain into submission. It is quite astonishing therefore that, ninety years later, the remains of a number of those U-Boats are still visible around our coasts. Most if not all, writes Nick Hall, were boats wrecked soon after the end of the war while being moved under tow. In particular, three remain on the River Medway, one of which is substantially complete! OUTWARD BOUND Large numbers of unusual yellow objects drifted over the streets of the east-coast port of Felixstowe in March 1942. Spotted by women in the town, the cry went up that the Nazis had invaded at last. But these were not German paratroopers - they were, in fact, Britain's latest secret weapons! John Grehan investigates the story of Operation Outward. Was it the most successful operation conducted by any nation in the entire Second World War? A VERY SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP Sixty years ago on 12 June 1948 the Soviet Union declared that the autobahn leading into Berlin from West Germany was "closed for repairs." Three days later road traffic between the sectors was halted, and on 21 June all barge traffic into the city was stopped. Finally, on 24 June the Soviets announced that due to "technical difficulties" there would be no more rail traffic to and from Berlin. The decision was taken to supply West Berlin from the air. Here, Robert Mitchell explains how the two great Allied air forces were compelled to operate together once again - and on even closer terms than ever before TAKE COVER Forbes Inglis examines the Anderson and Morrison shelters, distributed for self-assembly before and during the Second World War - a vital, and almost forgotten, aspect of survival on Britain's Home Front! REGULARS CAMERA AT WAR A selection of photographs of Churchill Tanks during the Dieppe Raid. DATAFILE The 'Ordnance Smooth-Bore, 3in. Mark I', more commonly referred to as the Smith Gun, is probably one of the most unusual artillery pieces ever produced. Certainly, of the three so-called 'sub-artillery' weapons issued to the Home Guard - the others being the Blacker Bombard and the Northover Projector - it is by far the least well-known. In this month's Datafile Martin Mace examines its development and service. PIECE OF HISTORY This month's Piece of History features a surviving First World War tank.
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