Tag Archives: Ian Kennedy

Action Stations!

Issue Number: 5304

Attacked from below, from the surface, from the air — the corvette Nimbus had a rough time on the winter convoy in the North Atlantic. Ned Black was just a young sub-lieutenant on that little ship. He didn’t know he was going to finish up commander of a vitally important tanker — and a hero […]

Stan’s War

Issue Number: 5303

Stanislaw Kowalski pulsed with anger. He was kicked out of his country, sent running to France before entering the British Army. But the furious Pole was burning to get into the fight and kick the Nazis right in their crooked teeth. Not even joining the fearsome Commandos could quench his thirst for vengeance. Stan’s war […]

The Peregrine Falcons

Issue Number: 5293

In mid-1944, Hitler launched his vengeance weapons. These evil V-1 rockets struck at the heart of Britain’s cities, killing innocent people in their thousands. But Hitler wasn’t going to have it all his way, as his V-1 rockets began being caught in the talons of a squadron known as the Peregrine Falcons — experts in […]

On Your Bikes!

Issue Number: 5281

There was nothing Lieutenant Arthur Gormley wanted more than to do his bit in the war. He had tried to join the cavalry but due to unforeseen circumstances had ended up in the Army Cyclist Corps. But that didn’t dampen his spirits! Every time he fell off that bicycle, he would get back on again…  […]

The Savage Sky

Issue Number: 5280

To Pilot Officer Andy Seymour, his new job was a disaster. Busted from flying Hurricanes, he was now second pilot in a massive Boeing Fortress reconnaissance bomber. In his view, it was like driving a furniture van after having a sports car. And as for action, well, covering a thousand miles of empty sky every […]