The siege of Malta lasted from 1940 to 1942, making the small island the most bombed place on earth during World War Two. But its people were resilient and strong — they weren’t going to take it lying down! Maltese Private George Abela was an artillery gunner on Fort St Elmo and he might have […]
Ey up, ghouls and creeps! Feast your eyes on Commando’s first‑ever anthology of horror! Included in this creepy Commando are six supernatural tales I’ve collected from my storeroom! From crows to bats, from thieves to murderers and from witches to vampires — there’s something for everyone here in Commando! Story: Georgia Standen Battle Art: […]
In the darkest days of the Cold War, RAF interceptor crews lived on a knife-edge, knowing that every alert could be the harbinger of nuclear armageddon. Every day, they risk their lives to meet the threat of Soviet attack — the intense pressure pushed one beleaguered lightning jet pilot beyond endurance towards a fatal confrontation! […]
1944, D-Day. While the men valiantly stormed the Normandy beaches, above them RAF Tempests took the fight to the skies. Among them, was pilot Ryan Casey whose cocky attitude could put a lot of men in danger! Story: Ferg Handley Art: Esteve Polls Cover: Keith Burns
Ever since Martin Connors was a boy, he had admired the sun. Now in 1918, as its burning rays shone down on him flying high over the desert in his Sopwith Camel, his admiration turned to hatred. For the deadly sun blinded him, and out of its light, coming directly at Martin, was a German […]
The salty seadogs are back for another oceanic adventure in the Pacific! In mid-December 1943, the Japanese sent a cruiser squadron south to wreak havoc amongst the Allied shipping lanes. But they never counted on the experienced skippers of HMAS Tiger and HMAS Wombat to put a stop to them before too much damage was […]
When the Nazis thundered over Europe they took control of the people and the land. But they did not know what horror lay beneath the earth, hungry and rage-filled from the last war that had ravaged those soils. It had tasted human-flesh and it craved more… Story: Kate Dewar Art: Esteve Polls Cover: Keith […]
It’s mid-1943 and the unthinkable has happened —HMAS Tiger has been captured by a vengeful Japanese captain who is now using the Tribal‑class destroyer to create havoc amongst allied shipping. The Australian Navy’s most experienced destroyer commander, John Griffin, is called in to solve the problem, his orders: “SINK THE TIGER!” But Griffin knows something […]
This is where it all began, in the Mediterranean Sea, 1941. John Griffin and Martin Beaumont were two Aussie skippers poles apart in nature. One was a stickler for the rules, the other had but one —do whatever it takes. However, a German raider was about to bring them together to form an unlikely alliance. […]
Tony Heywood is a talented pilot in the Fleet Air Arm with a feisty attitude —just what his team needs in their air battles against the Japanese. But when observer Bill Downey bails out after Heywood’s heroics get them shot down, Walrus skipper Roddy Baxter fails to pick him up before he runs out of […]
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