In the Autumn of 1940, Hitler turned the full might of his air armada on the civilian population of London. Night after night, bombs rained down on houses, factories and shops. In those desperate days, young Dave Ross of the Auxiliary Fire Service found out what it was like on the front line of the […]
Sergeant Jack Preston was itching to get into the action. As a member of the Royal Corps of Signals he had wanted to be deep in combat, radioing intel right from the front line. Stuck behind a radio in the battalion headquarters on Crete was not his ideal way to spend the war, but it […]
Sixteen years old, and wanted for murder! That was the secret Mike Ryan took with him to the army recruiting office, where he told them he was eighteen and had a clean record! Yet this was the lad who became a perfect soldier. This was the kid who became a… Story: E Hebden Art: […]
The Reich’s puppet government of Vichy takes control of Southern France, and air force loyalties are divided. The heroic Alain Broussard defects and vows to fight on with the Allies, but his protégé Yves Fernier is torn between loyalty and duty as his Commandant becomes ever more thirsty for Allied blood… Story: Steve Taylor […]
Instant recognition of all other aircraft in the sky — that was an asset for any fighter pilot in the clash between the RAF and Hitler’s Luftwaffe. And Dick Marsh was better than most at knowing which aircraft were hostile and which were friendly. All the hard work he had put into perfecting this had […]
The Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird spy plane never flew in Russian airspace… officially. The Blackbird could reach a top speed of 2,200 mph and a ceiling height of 85,000 ft — enough to see the curvature of the earth. They outmatched everything the Russians could throw at them… except the MiG-31. So when one angry Red sets […]
What does a man feel when he is marched off into captivity? Hatred… fear… despair? Not Barry Brook. He had been betrayed, and the one thing that burned through his mind was… revenge! Story: Franch Art: Lomas Cover: Picco
Jungle warfare is no picnic, and for tankies trained to desert conditions it’s even worse! Sergeant Vince Roberts and his crew find themselves deployed to dank, dense, malaria-infested jungle with only their wits to guide them, but something else is interfering. As Vince’s mind begins to crack, can he hold it together? Or will he […]
The hatred of two men – one British, one German – lasted over forty years, through three wars and over two continents. How many had died as a result of their bitter feud would never be known, but there was only one way it was ever going to end – one of them must die! […]
Uxton was a prime target. It was home to one of the largest filling stations in Britain, which sent train upon train laden with munitions to the front lines. This, and its sleepy small‑town defence, made it a tasty looking objective for German sabotage. The only thing standing in the Nazi operatives’ way was two […]
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