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EATURES THE GALLIPOLI TRUCE Less well-known than the 1914 Christmas Truce the truce in Gallipoli during May 1915 was called for the most harrowing of reasons; simply to bury the literally thousands of dead from both sides. DEVIL IN THE DUSK In what were the early days of aerial night-fighting an RFC fighter brings down a German Gotha bomber during the very first 1918 a€~Blitza€ on London. RAID ON THE EAGLEa€ S NEST The story of a young German boy and an RAF Bomber Command airman become entwined during the RAFa€ s attack on Hitlera€ s retreat. ARCTIC GLADIATORS Outdated and outnumbered, and in dreadful conditions, the RAF throws inferior bi-plane Gladiator fighters at the German invaders of Norway during spring 1940. THE LAST ESCAPE A British officer POW in Germany escapes during the last days of the Second World War and keeps a remarkable story of his adventures a€ on toilet paper! JAMBUSTERS The role of the Womena€ s Institute in wartime wasna€ t just a€~Jam and Jerusalema€ with the WI women on the Home Front playing an invaluable role in helping with Britaina€ s war effort. A WHITE SMOKE RISING On the Western Front one hundred years ago the world saw the first use of deadly chemical weapons. We look at the harrowing effects of poison gas and the frantic battle to combat it. CLASH IN THE DESERT Powerful first-hand accounts of a tank battle in the North African desert during 1942 which became known as The Battle of Knightsbridge. HEROES AGAINST THE CLOCK The astonishing and selfless bravery of a Bomb Disposal team in Norwich during the early days of the war who worked against the odds and against the clock. NEWS FEATURES SPITFIRE SALE The exciting auction of a unique Spitfire Mk I with an anticipated price tag of Ã
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