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eatures BRINGING BACK THE BIG GUN It is ironic that a gun battery brought to the Channel Islands early in the German Occupation as a temporary expedient should, nearly seventy years later, survive as the only remaining example of a heavy coastal artillery battery in the Bailiwick of Guernsey. Ian Brehaut examines the history of Batterie Dollmann and how it has been restored to a remarkable standard. LUCKY HANS There were many Germans who were captured during the Second World War, but for one Luftwaffe radio operator such an event occurred not once but twice. WHAT LIES BENEATH To mark the 70th anniversary of the Battle of the Atlantic, we examine the Fleet Air Arm Museuma€ s remarkable restoration of its Grumman Martlet I, AL246. RAF BENTLEY PRIORY Geoff Simpson examines Bentley Priorya€ s wartime role and its relationship with Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding. FROM ICE STATION TO ACTION STATION Linda Parker reveals how the skills of two Arctic explorers proved invaluable when the region became a focus of attention during the Second World War. AUSTRALIANS IN THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN Though the Battle of Britain was one of the most documented actions in British military history, exactly which pilots were involved remains unresolved. WHAT WAR IS Serving in the Royal Garrison Artillery, Gunner Peter Fraser was in the Ypres Salient during the summer of 1917 when, in his own words, he learnt what war really was. DOVER ATTACK On 29 July 1940, the Luftwaffe launched a massive attack on the port of Dover. It was, writes Nick Ames, a day on which four George Medals were awarded. A GOLDFISH FOR CHRISTMAS One member of the Goldfish Club was an airman pulled from the sea on 25 December 1914, following the raid on Cuxhaven. 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 actions of Brigadier General Alexander Hore-Ruthven VC. THE ACCIDENTAL SPY Having been shot down, Flight Lieutenant Riseley found himself being shown around a V-1 site in the Pas de Calais by a member of the Gestapo. BRAVEST OF THE BRAVE A stalled attack on a Japanese stronghold in Burma was saved from disaster by the valour displayed by a small force of Gurkhas. THE END OF AN ERA On Thursday, 6 June 2013, the Type 42 destroyer HMS Edinburgh was officially decommissioned at its home port of Portsmouth when its White Ensign was lowered for the final time. The last of its class in operation, HMS Edinburgh had clocked up almost 800,000 miles in its twenty-eight years of service. Regulars BRIEFING ROOM News, Restorations, Discoveries and Events from around the UK. FIELDPOST Your letters. KEY MOMENTS IN THE HISTORY OF THE BRITISH ARMY 7: Turning point in Burma a€ Gurkhas clearing enemy positions on a€ Scraggya€ Hill during the Battle of Imphal, July 1944. DATES THAT SHAPED THE WAR We chart some of the key moments and events that affected the United Kingdom in July 1943. IMAGE OF WAR 30 December 1917: The Loss of the Troopship Aragon RECONNAISSANCE REPORT A look at new books and products. WHAT I WOULD SAVE IN A FIRE A resonant magnetron at the Royal Air Force Air Defence Radar Museum, Neatishead, Norfolk.
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