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eatures D-DAY DUKWS Much of the equipment and supplies required on Gold Beach during the D-Day landings was, as Major M.J.B. Hornsby OBE, RASC revealed, landed by the men and machines of the Royal Army Service Corps. FOR WHOM THE BELLS TOLL Whilst many towns, cities and villages chose traditional structures such as crosses, columns, a cenotaph or obelisk, others, reveals Ann Williams, opted for a more practical way to mark the sacrifice of the fallen. THE WRIGHT STUFF With the British Expeditionary Force unable to hold its positions along the line of the Mons canal in August 1914, it was vital that the bridges were blown before the enemy could force its way across. NO LONGER UNKNOWN Western Front Association member David Tattersfield, who is also the Associationa€ s Development Trustee, describes how the last resting place of a pre-war Territorial soldier killed in 1918 was identified. CHURCHILL'S GUNBOAT Lying in a dry dock in Portsmoutha€ s Historic Dockyard, berthed near the new Mary Rose Museum and Nelsona€ s flagship, HMS Victory, is a remarkable piece of First World War history a€ the Monitor HMS M33. We examine the history of one of only three British First World War warships to survive. A WILDERNESS OF ASHES When the 11th Armoured Division liberated Bergen-Belsen concentration camp a call was put out for help. One of the ninety-five medical students who volunteered, Michael Hargrave, recorded his experiences. LORD ASHCROFTa€ S a€ HERO OF THE MONTHa€ In the latest instalment in a series examining his a€ Hero of the Montha€ , Lord Ashcroft details the action of Private George Peachment VC during the Battle of Loos. STUKA SWANSONG Andy Saunders takes a look at the circumstances surrounding some of the last Junkers Ju 87 Stuka losses sustained during attacks against the British Isles. THE COST OF RHUBARBS When Fighter Command went on to the offensive early in 1941, one of the types of missions flown was named Rhubarb. The cost of such sorties to Fighter Command, writes Chris Goss, was high. SAVING THE CATHEDRAL On a summera€ s night in 1942, the Luftwaffe came within an ace of dealing the most savage blow of the a€ Baedeker Blitza€ . As fires raged on the roofs of Norwich Cathedral, a schoolboy fire party joined the battle to save one of the nationa€ s greatest architectural treasures. Steve Snelling tells the story of a remarkable wartime fire-fighting operation. Regulars THE RAF ON THE AIR During the Second World War, RAF personnel regularly described their activities on the radio for listeners of the BBC. These broadcasts described their experiences in their own words and in effect provided the human stories behind the official communiquÃÃ
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