Tag Archives: Andrew Knighton

We are the Winter

Issue Number: 5443

Operation Barbarossa — when the Germans betrayed their Soviet allies and invaded Russia. They had the might of the Third Reich behind them and summer on their side. But seasons change quickly in Russia… Partisan leader Olga Goncharova was not afraid of the Germans. She stormed her enemies, cold and deadly as ice, swift as arctic […]

Horror of Hurtgen

Issue Number: 5429

There was something stirring among the pines, where the sun doesn’t ever shine, in the Hurtgen Forest in 1944. American soldiers, ill‑prepared for grim German weather, shivered the whole night through. But the savage winter, cold, and feverish rain, weren’t the only things they had to contend with in those dark and mysterious woods. The […]

Brothers in Arms

Issue Number: 5425

For brothers John and Arthur, supporting the family farm after a bad harvest is more important than the politics of Earls and Kings. As John leaves to seek his fortune and signs up with the Lancastrians, Arthur unexpectedly finds himself recruited by the Yorkists. In the clamour that unfolds on the battlefields, the pair forge […]

The Flight of Lanky Lou

Issue Number: 5409

Newly-qualified Flight Sergeant Owen Lewis was delivered to his new base inside the very plane he was about to serve in. The Lancaster was a beauty, and the crew welcomed Lewis with open arms — all except their bomb aimer, Burston, who had a chip on his shoulder bigger than the bombs he dropped over […]

The Forgotten Hero

Issue Number: 5405

When Kieran Hale receives a mysterious wreath at his grandfather’s funeral, signed only “M”, he is desperate to find who sent it. His investigation soon uncovers more about his grandfather’s tour of duty in the Falklands, as he meets old Commandos and unexpected comrades in arms, each with their own extraordinary story of bravery. From […]

Desert Vultures

Issue Number: 5391

You’ve got to be as tough as a vulture if you want to survive the barren North African desert — and Long Range Desert Group Lieutenant Bernard Heaviside was exactly that! His men weren’t the tidiest bunch but they got the job done! But when Heaviside is forced to work with by‑the‑book Free French Army […]

Face of 1000 Heroes

Issue Number: 5373

In the year 2104, regular military forces are obsolete. Instead, Iron Wind Corporation has created an enhanced army of super soldiers known as N-Unit. Engineered to be faster, stronger and braver than normal fighters, N-Unit is a clone army. Together they are unstoppable — that is, until one member goes rogue…   Story: Andrew Knighton Art: […]

Flight to Freedom

Issue Number: 5369

Pilots Thomas Wintrell and Matthew Maddock are defending Malta, blasting the enemy from the sky, grabbing a quick cuppa and doing it all over again. The ceaseless bombing is taking its toll but when the operatic Fattorini captures the pair, they’ll do anything to get back in the air, taking their new Russian chum along […]

V for Vitoria

Issue Number: 5351

After forming the Forlorn Hope at the Siege of Badajoz, Sam Jones and Tom Hopper of the 45th Regiment of Foot have worked their way up in Wellington’s army. But, despite initial wins, the British have been pushed west into Portugal. Determined to liberate Spain and destroy Napoleon’s empire once and for all, Wellington will […]

Flying Fever

Issue Number: 5347

Bristol Blenheim pilot Nick Macklin was a fine flyer, so good that when tensions ramped up and the Nazis turned their sights on the invasion of Britain, he got the transfer of his dreams to fly Hurricanes. But the relentless fighting left his squadron sleepless, strung out and falling apart at the seams. Only the […]