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Battle of Britain 75th Anniversary Special Issue Postcard From Bowmanville The hidden tales of ten Luftwaffe officers, captured in 1940, are given up by an intriguing POW postcard. The background is revealed by Chris Goss. Tangmerea€ s Few In our Battle of Britain special free supplement a€~Britain at Wara€ Editor Andy Saunders provides a detailed look at the stories behind the Battle of Britain casualties, RAF and Luftwaffe, buried adjacent to the famous airfield of RAF Tangmere. The supplement includes the story of all-American hero a€~Billya€ Fiske. Disaster Over Bracklesham A terrible friendly-fire incident over the West Sussex coast is detailed by Andrew Bird. Sadly, it was just one of many such incidents occurring at the height of the Battle of Britain. FEATURES OPERATION VS: MISSION MOST DESPERATE Steve Snelling provides a compelling account of the brave volunteers of a€~The Suicide Cluba€ who ran a terrifying gauntlet of machine guns and heavy artillery to block Ostend Harbour. GREMLINS AND MASTERDOM Stuart Hadaway remembers Britaina€ s forgotten immediate post-war campaign in Vietnam with all its astonishing oddities as British and Japanese troops temporarily undertake operations together. FOR GALLANTRY: HOME FRONT HEROES GC recipient Tony Gledhill marks the 75th anniversary of the George Cross and George Medal with a detailed look into their institution in 1940. ATTACK ON GPT RIDGE: KOHIMA 1944 In the first of a two part article, Imperial War Museum Historian Peter Hart uses accounts from the men of 2nd Norfolk Regiment to explore the Battle of Kohima, a pivotal event of the Burma Campaign fought largely at close quarters. RESCUE AGAINST THE ODDS The tale of one of Britaina€ s most distinguished Lifeboatmen and his epic efforts to save the men of a wartime coastal convoy, on perhaps one of the worst of summer days seen in Britain. REGULARS BRIEFING ROOM The latest news and events for your diary. OBITUARIES We bid farewell to some remarkable military personalities including the last surviving Dam Buster pilot and three heroes of the Battle of Britain. Sadly, the veterans of the Second World War get ever fewer. FIELDPOST Your letters, input and feedback. FIRST WORLD WAR DIARY Our monthly diary of key First World War events arrives in September 1915. Things were changing in Russia, and it was a month of big offensives across Europe. RECONNAISSANCE REPORT Our team scout out new books and products. GREAT WAR GALLANTRY The continuing monthly series recounting tales of valour, including another Hero of the Month from Lord Ashcroft. THE FIRST WORLD WAR IN OBJECTS We look at the story of original battlefield grave markers, poignantly returned to grieving families at the wara€ s end. NEWS FEATURE WHAT HAPPENED TO HMAS SYDNEY? Our Assistant Editor looks at new evidence and asks just what happened to HMAS Sydney after her mutually destructive engagement with HSK Kormoran.
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