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eatures DAMBUSTERS 70 a€ AIMING THE BOUNCING BOMBS The unique characteristics of Barnes Wallisa€ a€ bouncing bomba€ a€" Upkeep a€" and its method of release called for a way to aim it accurately. As Robert Owen, Offi cial Historian of the No. 617 Squadron Association, reveals on the 70th anniversary of the Dams Raid, that necessitated considerable thought and innovation. WW1 SOLDIERS BURIED AT BULLECOURT In 2009 the remains of Lieutenant John Pritchard and Private Christopher Elphick were unearthed in a pasture in the French village of Bullecourt near Arras. Re-interred on Tuesday, 23 April 2013, the two men belonged to the 2nd Battalion, Honourable Artillery Company which suffered heavy losses during two attempts in May 1917 to capture Bullecourt. Paul Kendall recounts the struggle for this village, a battle fought amongst its ruins and shell craters. FINDING THE FALLEN Ken Wright examines the work of the Australian Armya€ s Unrecovered War Casualties unit in its hunt for missing soldiers. CHURCHILLa€ S SECRET WAR ROOMS Under Westminster was a secret establishment that was offi cially called the Cabinet War Rooms; to those who worked there it was a€ The Holea€ . THE GRIEF OF GALLIPOLI The story of a young New Zealander who saw his comrades about to be burned alive during the fi ghting on Gallipoli in 1915. a€ EDELWEISSa€ IN A CLOVER FIELD Andy Saunders recounts how one Luftwaffe bomber fell into British hands and eventually returned to the air with a RAF pilot. D-DAY DOCTOR: UNSUNG AIRBORNE HEROES David Tibbs MC, a doctor with the 6th Airborne Division, recalls, in conversation with Neil Barber, his arrival and duties on D-Day. CRACKING THE CODE Hidden messages in coded wartime letters sent by British PoWs have been revealed for the first time in seventy years. LORD ASHCROFTa€ S a€ HERO OF THE MONTHa€ In the fourth instalment in a series examining his a€ Hero of the Montha€ , Lord Ashcroft reveals the courageous actions of Thomas Alderson GC. TOGETHER TO THE END Graham Taylor examines the first call to arms of what became known as the Pals Battalions. ATTACK IN THE NORTH SEA On 9 January 1940, the Trinity House tender Reculver was on duty in the North Sea when a German aircraft attacked. NORMAN WISDOMa€ S WAR Bernard Bale reveals how Sir Norman Wisdom was involved in real life drama during the Second World War. MOSQUITO NIGHT FIGHTER ACES Two Mosquito night fighter crews of 410 Squadron RCAF each had notable combats during which they achieved hat tricks in one night. Regulars BRIEFING ROOM News, Restorations, Discoveries and Events from around the UK. FIELDPOST Your letters. KEY MOMENTS IN THE HISTORY OF THE BRITISH ARMY 6: Victory on the Western Front a€" British troops advance through the Hindenburg Line, 1918. DATES THAT SHAPED THE WAR We chart some of the key moments and events that affected the United Kingdom in June 1943. IMAGE OF WAR 26 September 1940: Blackburn Roc Battle of Britain Combat RECONNAISSANCE REPORT A look at new books and products. WHAT I WOULD SAVE IN A FIRE An undercarriage indicator from a Battle of Britain Dornier at the Shoreham Aircraft Museum, Shoreham, Kent
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