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A Duel of Aces - When Canadian fighter pilot 'Johnny' Kent found himself in a dogfight over the Kent coast during November 1940 he knew that he was up against a seasoned veteran of air fighting in what was to be a deadly duel to the death, as Andy Saunders explains.
No Greater Love - With a Bible in one hand and a Thompson submachine gun in the other, saintly and unorthodox resistance hero, Hugh Seagrim GC, selflessly gave all for the Karen peoples of Burma and the British Empire. Steve Snelling takes up his story.
Victory Through The Lens: Pt 2 - Mark Barnes highlights the bravery of war photographers as he shares the second part of his selection of unique photographs taken on the frontline by men armed with only a camera.
A Disgraceful Episode - Andy Saunders details the story of a Victoria Cross earned in a British harbour during 1940 when a powerful and potentially Stuka-busting warship fell victim to the very aircraft it was designed to counter.
Married in Belsen - James Luto relates the extraordinary story of a veterana€ s war from the beaches of Normandy to the liberation of the Concentration Camp in Belsen and his subsequent wedding at that infamous place.
Long Max - The discovery of a series of photographs prompted Chris Goss to investigate the story of the massive German Long Max gun of the Great War.
Reputations: Ivor Maxse - John Ash highlights the career of General Ivor Maxse. Much admired within military circles, he is an otherwise forgotten officer who had the potential to change how the British fought in the Great War.
The Battle of Spurn Head - Alastair Goodrum explores the tactical choices behind the success that was the RAF's first big fighter engagement of the Second World War, examining how the British could well have achieved greater success in their victory.
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