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Contents Listing - Articles & Features in this issue
EATURES FOUR MEN IN A BOAT The astonishing story of four German spies who made a night-time landing on the Kent coast at the height of the Battle of Britain. ARNHEM: THE SURPRISE SURVIVOR The adventures of Short Stirling LK545 and its crew during Operation Market Garden a€ and how part of the aircraft served time as a garden shed. JACK AND WALTER A newly discovered soldiera€ s collection tells a forgotten wartime story all too typical of the impact the First World War made on families and the communities in which they lived. A TALE OF TWO HEINKELS How two Heinkel 111 bombers from an elite a€~Pathfindera€ unit were shot down over England on the same night during the summer of 1941 a€" and the confusion over who was responsible. THE RUNNING OF THE RED FOX Using step-by-step pictures from Colditz as it is today, we re-create one of the most audacious escape attempts from the fabled German schloss. GUARDIANS OF RETIMO How two British Matilda tanks tried to keep crack German paratroopers at bay during the valiant but hopeless defence of a Cretan airfield. TERROR FROM THE SKIES The worlda€ s first air raid was inflicted on unassuming English towns of the east coast in early 1915. We recall the horrific night the Zeppelins came to Norfolk. ONE LONG SCENE OF AGONY As the centenary anniversary approaches of the sinking of RMS Lusitania, Britain at War re-examines the facts of an infamous wartime event. Was it a war crime a€" or a legitimate target? REGULARS BRIEFING ROOM News, Restorations, Discoveries and Events from around the World. NEWS FEATURES Biggin Hill Chapel under threat, Channel Islands mines, Aussie crew cleared and more. FIELDPOST Your letters and emails, including a very moving response from the widow of Wing Commander Tim Vigors DFC. DATES THAT SHAPED WORLD WAR TWO January 1945 under the microscope. IMAGE OF WAR Graffiti in an aircraft graveyard. GREAT WAR GALLANTRY In our month-by-month commemoration of medal awards, we reach January 1915. Lord Ashcroft selects a VC winner of great boldness. RAF ON THE AIR: a€~A BATTLE OF BRITAIN CONTROLLERa€ The lively and thought-provoking broadcast of an actor who really was at the Battle of Britain a€" Ronald Adam. FIRST WORLD WAR DIARY The Great War goes global, as our monthly series continues. RECONNAISSANCE REPORT Special interest new books, including a D-Day gem. THE FIRST WORLD WAR IN OBJECTS The iconic military a€~rum jara€ is this montha€ s choice.
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