Australia's Few and the Battle of Britain
Mon 26th JanuaryKristen Alexander tells the story of one of Australia's Few in the Battle of Britain, Bob Millington, on an epic day, 31 August 1940.
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Kristen Alexander tells the story of one of Australia's Few in the Battle of Britain, Bob Millington, on an epic day, 31 August 1940.
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Victory in Italy
Mon 26th JanuaryRichard Doherty delves into 15th Army Group's final campaign of 1945 and the remarkable results they achieved in Northern Italy during the final days of the Second World War.
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Bristol in the Great War
Tue 2nd SeptemberJacqueline Wadsworth, author of Bristol in the Great War and Letters from the Trenches takes a look at Shirehampton Remount Depot – where horses and mules shipped into Avonmouth during the war were stabled before being sent to the Front.
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Blind ex-RAF man is painting again with Blind Veterans UK's help
Fri 15th AugustEx-RAF man Eric Radford has been able to pick up his paint brush again after 22 years of sight loss after Blind Veterans UK provided specialist magnification equipment and training.
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Healing in Hell - Memoirs of a Far Eastern POW Medic
Wed 6th AugustThis article is based on extracts from Ken Adams' Second World War memoirs of life as a POW medic in the Far East. From the fall of Singapore to the difficulties of returning home. Contains graphic images.
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Read the book, make the model
Thu 12th JuneMike Verier writes about 'the Spitfire of the helicopter world', the Cobra - how research can inspire model making.
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The First Ship To Open Fire on D-Day
Mon 9th JuneIain Ballantyne describes HMS Warspite's role during the Normandy Landings, reputedly the first major vessel to open fire and hammer Hitler's so-called Atlantic Wall.
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'Killing the Bismarck' - Slaying the Myths
Tue 20th MayIain Ballantyne considers the myth and the reality of the Royal Navy’s pursuit and destruction of the German battleship Bismarck, as investigated in the new paperback edition of his book ‘Killing the Bismarck’
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Untold stories from the Desert Air Force – Eighth Army’s enforcer in the Second World War
Fri 16th MayFrom his newly released book – The Decisive Campaigns of the Desert Air Force 1942-1945, Bryn Evans shares some edited excerpts below.
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Richard van Emden on The Great War - Why We Should Remember
Thu 15th MayA column by First World War author and historian Richard van Emden on veterans of the Great War and his experiences of meeting and interviewing them over the past two decades.
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