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eatures MIDGET SUBMARINE ATTACK See Editora€ s Choice above. a€ WALL OF FLAMEa€ When his Hurricane was raked with gunfi re and the cockpit was engulfed with burning fuel the pilot had just moments to escape. Chris Goss relates the harrowing story of Sergeant Ken Campbell. DEFENDING SINGAPORE While the exploits of those New Zealand squadrons that served alongside the RAF are relatively well known, much less has been written of those which saw action in the Far East. Andrew Thomas profiles a young New Zealand fi ghter pilot who fought against the Japanese over Malaya and Singapore. THE ENEMY OF MY ENEMY IS MY FRIEND At any time along the occupied coasts of Europe the Allies might strike. Amongst the troops involved in one small-scale operation was a Dutchman, a Frenchman, a Pole and even a German communist! FIRST FEMALE AGENTS SENT TO FRANCE Seventy years ago this month two agents of the Special Operations Executive parachuted into Occupied France. The fi rst female agents to be dropped into France, both helped organise key resistance networks. ARNHEM EPIC With just two six-pounder anti-tank guns under his command Lance-Sergeant Baskeyfi eld held the German armour at bay until he was the only man left alive a€ and still he fought on. THE SHIPS OF THE DESERT When war came to the Middle East during the First World War, several tried and tested methods were put to use. Stuart Hadaway looks at the Imperial Camel Corps. FLIGHT TO FREEDOM An RAF air marshal and two Army generals had escaped from a prisoner of war camp and were at large in the Italian countryside. In the winter of 1943 two men were asked to rescue them. SHOT AT DAWN Martin Mace examines the fate of four men known to have been incarcerated in Poperingea€ s so-called a€ Death Cellsa€ prior to a€ Shot at Dawna€ during the First World War. THE FIRST FLAMETHROWER ATTACK On 30 July 1915, a new weapon was unleashed upon British troops at Hooge in the Ypres Salient a€" the fl amethrower. Paul Kendall details the experiences of the men that had to face liquid fire for the first time. Regulars BRIEFING ROOM News, Restorations, Discoveries and Events from around the UK. NEWS FEATURE One of the fi rst Victoria Crosses awarded during the First World War has been sold by the medal and coin specialists Spink. NEWS FEATURE Plans have been unveiled to build a memorial arch in Folkestone in Kent to honour the millions of First World War soldiers who marched through the town on their way to the battlefi elds of France and Belgium. FIELDPOST Your letters. NEWS FEATURE Missing No More. Andy Saunders describes how the grave of one long-lost Hurricane pilot was identifi ed a€" and how in the process of solving one mystery another has been created. WEIRD AND WONDERFUL WINGS In 1940, the Air Ministry issued Specifi cation R.14/40. This called for a very long range reconnaissance fl ying boat to be powered by Bristol Centaurus engines. The result was the Short Shetland. IMAGE OF WAR 15 April 1917: HMT Arcadian was steaming through the southern Aegean, having left Salonika the previous day packed with 1,155 troops destined for service in Egypt, when disaster struck. DATES THAT SHAPED THE WAR Seventy years on, we chart some of the key moments and events that affected the United Kingdom in September 1942. RECONNAISSANCE REPORT A look at some of the new publications and products that are available. WHAT I WOULD SAVE IN A FIRE In the event of a fi re, Justin Saddington, Collections Content Curator at The National Army Museum in London, would endeavour to save a riding crop that belonged to Field Marshal Earl Haig.
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