Corporal Tim Jolly and his mate Lofty Peake knew that the only thing that kept their squadron’s aircrafts flying was the giant transporter that they used to recover crashed planes. In the desert with spares almost unobtainable, every usable part they brought back was worth its weight in gold. But then one day a bossy […]
For over a century, the old naval cutlass had hung in the hall of the French chateau along with many other relics of past wars. But this weapon was different from the rest — it was British, made of British steel, only ever wielded in wartime by British hands. How it had come to be […]
Off they went on another mission, heading steadily into the burning wilderness of the North African desert. They had made many trips like this… but today was different because this time they had a spy in their midst, reporting their every move to the enemy. Hardly any of these brave men were going to come […]
As the German train emerged from the tunnel, Gaston LeClare pressed the firing button on the weapon he had spent so long developing, and the special rocket flew on its way. Two seconds later, the locomotive was in a thousand pieces and the train was wrecked. The Nazis were totally bewildered by these terrifying attacks […]
The German King Tiger tank rolled out from the cover of the trees and a shell screamed from the menacing barrel of its 88 mm gun. Not many of these heavy, well-armoured tanks were ever to see action but the ones which did were very formidable indeed. Yet there were four of these monsters that […]
Called “Ratso” by everybody, Private John Ratsey more than lived up to his nickname. He was lazy and work-shy, and not averse to a little bit of petty theft if he was sure he could get away with it. If he was such a disreputable character, why then was Sergeant Jamie Taylor trying to ensure […]
Out of the darkness they came, to strike at the enemy before he knew what was happening. Their radar locked onto the target, the parachute flares were dropped to illuminate their victim in a blinding glare, then down went the bombs. They were the long-range Catalina flying boats, painted dark grey and flown by men […]
It takes all kinds of men to win a war — the daring devil‑may‑care types and the quieter, steadier types who make up the solid backbone of any successful army. Captain Mike Palmer was one of the steady types. He didn’t waste lives in needless heroics but he always got the job done. And when […]
Fairey Swordfish flew and fought from many dangerous places during the war, but the most risky of all were the tiny aircraft carriers converted from merchant ships. That’s where Lieutenant Paul Drayton of the Fleet Air Arm found himself, and as if the Focke-Wulf Kondors and the weather weren’t enough to contend with, he was […]
For many generations, there had been a Count von Regenskirch in the German Army. This duty had passed from father to son – but then, during the First World War, the Count was killed and his small son disappeared. But that child was not dead. Grown to manhood, he now stood proudly in military uniform. […]
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