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Contents Listing - Articles & Features in this issue
Features:
Troubled Waters - Philip Killeen separates fact from fiction and examines the real story behind the epic 1957 David Lean motion picture, The Bridge on the River Kwai
MI9: Escape, Evasion 28 and Espionage - Helen Fry examines the little-known branch of the intelligence services tasked with facilitating POW escapes
Eyewitness Report - Lady Sarah Wilson was at her happiest not in her luxurious palace home, but at the centre of the Second Boer War’s most famous siege. Gerry van Tonder explores
Cover Story - Steve Snelling describes the incredible two-day stand made by ‘Tosh’ Forshaw and his small band to cling on to a Gallipoli vineyard
Flight into Danger - Graham Goodlad examines the challenges facing RAF pilots flying SOE into occupied Europe, and discovers why the Germans were likely the least of their worries
The Bulgarian Contract - Graeme Sheppard relates how two brazen British officers walked into Germany’s Bulgarian HQ... and helped hasten enemy defeat
The Chain-Smoking VC - For his 41-hour feat of heroics, an actor-turned-captain was feted as a hero. Steve Snelling take up the story of‘Tosh’ Forshaw, Gallipoli’s cigarette VC
Running the Gauntlet - Ross Robertson describes how cutting-edge tech and controlled aggression made the last naval action in the Aegean a very one-sided affair for the Royal Navy
Briefings
‘Trincomalee’ resplendent - HMS Trincomalee is repainted and Aussie Canberra flies again
‘War Thunder’ - developer plugs Challenger leak - Game developer helps stop document leak
Norfolk captain’s medal doubles guide price - Rare Nelson-era honour fetches huge sum
HERO of the MONTH:
Lord Ashcroft profiles Captain Richard Carr MBE, MC, a prolific, fourtime escapee likened to the ‘Cooler King’ portrayed by film star Steve McQueen
Regulars:
Eyewitness
Field Post
Image of War
Collections
Auctions
Image of War
Weapons of War
At Ease
Militaria
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