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eatures GIANT KILLERS The last weeks of the Tunisian campaign saw Allied fighters take a huge toll of Axis transport aircraft. THE KINGa€ S VISIT TO THE D-DAY BEACHES When King George VI went ashore on the Normandy beaches in June 1944, he did so by amphibious truck. We tell the story of the a€ Royal DUKWa€ . COLLISION OVER SARK Debris from a Martin B-26B Marauder reveals a fascinating episode in the wartime history of the Channel Islands. LORD ASHCROFTa€ S a€ HERO OF THE MONTHa€ In the fi rst of a new regular series examining his a€ Hero of the Montha€ , Lord Ashcroft reveals the remarkable actions of Acting Leading Seaman James Magennis VC. POLEGATE AIRSHIP TRAGEDY A solitary grave marked by a CWGC headstone is the bleak reminder of an accident that took place more than ninety years ago. STAND BY FOR RAMMING The German U-boats prowled the distant waters of the mid-Atlantic in search of prey. They found it in the form of a lightly-protected convoy heading for the UK. For days the Allied warships and the Axis submarines fought a bitter duel in which the combatants met at extremely close quarters. SEARCHLIGHT SUCCESS When a German bomber crashed in May 1941, the people of the village acted fast a€ not only to try and help the surviving member of the crew, but to also a€ liberatea€ his parachute. A GLIDER PILOT AT ARNHEM Mike Peters relates the experiences of one of the glider pilots who were thrown into the fi ghting at Arnhem in September 1944. DRACULAa€ S DAY IN THE SUN Shaun Corkerry investigates the actions of one tank, D16 Dracula, at the time when tank warfare was born. THE SHIP THAT DIDNa€ T SINK Her loss to a mine would be a great shock to the British people so, offi cially, HMS Audacious was not lost in 1914. Regulars BRIEFING ROOM News, Restorations, Discoveries and Events from around the UK. FIELDPOST Your letters. IMAGE OF WAR 9 November 1940: Disaster in Bromley. KEY MOMENTS IN THE HISTORY OF THE BRITISH ARMY 3: Victory in the Desert a€" The Second Battle of El Alamein. DATES THAT SHAPED THE WAR We chart some of the key moments and events that affected the United Kingdom in March 1943. WEIRD AND WONDERFUL WINGS The Vickers Windsor. RECONNAISSANCE REPORT A look at new books and products. WHAT I WOULD SAVE IN A FIRE A a€ Storka€ Jolly Roger fl ag from HMS United.
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