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FEATURES HITTING THE BEACH It was D-Day, 6 June 1944. The place was Juno Beach: it was the job of specialists units to clear a route through the German defences for the others to follow. This is the story of the commander of one such unit - a Flail Tank troop. THE RACE FOR THE BRIDGE In the first few, crucial, minutes of D-Day the airborne troops had seized the vital bridges over the Caen Canal and the River Orne. Robert Mitchell relates a key episode in the battle for Normandy - the race to reinforce these men. ATTACK OF THE E-BOATS It was Wednesday, 7 August 1940, and it was already dark by the time Convoy CW9 (code-named Peewit) had sailed down the Channel towards Eastbourne. Thus far, it had been a relatively event-free journey. Unfortunately, as Andy Saunders relates, this did not last for long. DUEL IN THE STRATOSPHERE The Luftwaffe wanted to prove that it could still attack the United Kingdom in broad daylight by designing a bomber that could fly higher than any other aircraft. The RAF was determined to prove them wrong! Dr Alfred Price describes the highest air action of the Second World War. Ten Things You Probably Didn't Know About ... LAWRENCE OF ARABIA - Colonel T.E. Lawrence CB DSO, better known as Lawrence of Arabia, is renowned for his part in the Arab Revolt during the First World War. REGULARS BRIEFING ROOM News, Restorations, Discoveries and Events from around the UK. FIELDPOST Your letters. DEBRIEF A Piece of History, Dates That Shaped the War and much more!
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