At first… every man in the platoon idolised the big Canadian corporal, Steve Lacroix. They envied the strength in his big shoulders, his ice-cold nerve, his fantastic shooting. But soon there were ugly whispers, rumours that big Steve loved his deadly work with gun and knife too much; that like his namesake, the cruel Canadian […]
For the crew of an 88mm Flak gun on the Eastern Front, life was tough. Not only did they have blistering‑cold Russian winters to contend with — but also wet and muddy autumns, meagre supplies, thin watery soups, deadly Jabos attacks, brutish enemy tanks, along with the endless waves of determined Soviet soldiers. What started […]
Five men found The Dead Man’s Chest, Hidden in a cave on an island in the sea, One saw the riches and turned against the rest, And decided the treasure was only for he. But away they went to war in the sands, And the treasure laid forgotten by the five, As one by one […]
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 […]
Private Ned Nolan ran. He ran through the trenches, he ran through the rain, he ran through the mud, the poison gas and the battle-torn wastes of no man’s land. When he had a message to deliver, he would run through thick and thin – but all that running got him into trouble. He ran […]
It’s May 1940 and Allied forces are being pushed by the Fuhrer’s advance towards the beaches at Dunkirk. The embittered Sergeant Formby must safely guide the remains of his squad towards Blighty, but Private Lawrence “Lanky” Leonard is missing… Will Formby leave the man behind to save his remaining troops? A French bicycle, a slingshot, […]
A coward and a bully, Colonel Jules Lussier seemed determined to break his own men in his quest for self gain. Privates Clement, Albert, and Denis of Napoleon Bonaparte’s Grande Armee would not only need to fight the enemy to make it through the war, but also endure relentless attacks and betrayal from their own […]
Icy Lieutenant Ron Lamont’s new posting left him cold. He was bored of being a jumped‑up bodyguard, babysitting a colonel in the frozen Russian wasteland. But when a hasty evacuation turns sour and leaves the cool‑headed lieutenant stranded in the freezing tundra, Ron comes face to face with an old, bitter rival. To say the […]
Hiding in the thick snow, the Red Devil is watching. In the battle-torn, bomb‑shelled carcass of Stalingrad, she stalks her prey. Her sights aimed and her finger taut, she pulls the trigger… Story: Iain McLaughlin Art: Vicente Alcazar Cover: Graeme Neil Reid
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