In the dark, dank jungles of Vietnam, danger was everywhere. But Sergeant Clint Bryden of the American Forces was at home there — just like a beast of prey, revelling in the shadows and cover. He became so good at this job that before long, even those on his side began to walk in fear […]
Rookie pilot Tim Nixon was keen to open his account against the Luftwaffe. But somehow his score sheet stayed blank – and he began to wonder if his lack of success was due to bad luck, or if he was just a no-hoper. Somehow he had to prove himself and silence the taunts of his […]
Colonel John Devlin, USAF, had chased glory in three wars… but it had always passed him by. Now, in the savage air battles over war‑torn Vietnam, he saw his final chance to grab it when a new pilot arrived -—a real hotshot, a born ace. There and then Devlin decided that this top gun was […]
In the skies over Vietnam, the American and North Vietnamese fought for supremacy day after day. When expert tactician Major John Gardener was given command of the crack Cougar Squadron, he thought his great planning skills would make all the difference. But he was to quickly find out that tactics on the ground did not […]
The Allied invasion of France —and every patriotic Frenchman was dedicated to the task of throwing the Nazis out of his country. None more so than Jean le Brave, village teacher, museum curator and fanatical student of the campaigns of Napoleon Bonaparte. He saw himself as a master tactician and he was determined to play […]
April 1982 —Argentine troops poured onto the Falkland Islands and Britain stood on the brink of war. For Garry Mullen of the elite Special Boat Squadron, it meant at last the chance to put the deadly skills acquired over years of training to the ultimate test! Story: Ian Clark Art: Carlos Pino Cover: Ian […]
For every man who fought there, the Eastern Front was a living nightmare, a place of fear and horror where the cruel winters could kill just as effectively as an enemy bullet. For Hans Mayer, it was a chilling change from his time in the French Foreign Legion, fighting under a hot sun against ill-armed […]
Danny Mitchell and Mo Brookes joined the US Army for one reason only — to ride the fast, powerful Indian Scout motorbikes. They finally got their wish but found that being outriders for the Rocket Express transport company was hard and dangerous. And as if the threat from the Germans wasn’t enough, there was always […]
The fighting Czech just had to prove himself! When the Germans marched into his stricken country in 1938, he escaped — determined to fight them in the air one day. Flying didn’t come easily to him at first, but he persevered. He just had to become an ace because, after all, his name was RICHTHOFEN! […]
Accepted for aircrew training, Frank Wilson thought his dreams were about to be realised – then he was posted to the island of Crete. There, everything seemed to be against him, including one of his own officers, but Frank was determined to fly. With the help of some hard New Zealanders and a bunch of […]
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