Tag Archives: International Women’s Day

Boys’ War

Issue Number: 5730

It was the summer of 1940, and the whole of France was thrown into utter confusion as the invading German troops advanced relentlessly, leaving a trail of chaos and destruction behind them. Trapped amidst all this turmoil were two British schoolboys — John and Will Browning. Fending for themselves in a foreign country, they were […]

Baba Yaga

Issue Number: 5729

Metal seared against metal, Tiger tanks burning bright in the glow of the inferno they spread over Europe. One soldier would face them, taking on the fiery demons. He needed help though, healed by a witch in the woods and given three tasks to complete. But could he trust this woman whose house stood raised […]

The Viper

Issue Number: 5727

Bacuit Bay, Palawan Island, Philippines, 1944. Imelda Hernandez, nicknamed “The Viper” is a schoolteacher turned guerrilla-commander intent on annihilating the Japanese invasion with her bolo knife and lightning-fast strikes. When deserters of her guerrilla group are captured by the Japanese, Imelda must decide whether to continue on her warpath toward the Japanese soldiers who killed […]

Foul Play

Issue Number: 5625

In the smoking ruins of his latest mission, SAS Major Elliot Slater finds an invitation to an exclusive party with a familiar host. Calling in favours from his SOE colleagues Hywel Williams and Pip Moresby, Slater’s new recruit, Lady Margaret Green, ensures they make the guest list. But with a secret coup, errant SS, and […]

The Fighting Cowboys

Issue Number: 5522

Frank Regan was British through and through, so when war broke out, he immediately wanted to join up. The snag was, he was in a South American ranch many thousands of miles away. But he needn’t have worried. Before he could go to war, war came to him —complete with a U-boat full of enemy […]

Snap Shot

Issue Number: 5521

In the brutality of the Second World War, people were herded, contained, not knowing what would happen to them, if the next bullet fired would be for them. But that did not mean that they went quietly, like cattle. They fought back against the fascists, determined to make sure the story of their struggle survived […]

Danger Mountain

Issue Number: 5520

Sergeant Brian Hardy had a problem. His CO had been killed and he was now in charge of a squad of mountain Commandos and a band of wild Italian partisans. They had just captured Major Bode, the most hated Nazi in Italy. The orders were to bring him back alive over the high, ragged mountains […]

Night Witch

Issue Number: 5519

German soldiers feared the night. Their restless sleep was interrupted by a sound caught on the wind —like the flapping of wings or the knocking of flying broomsticks. Like ghosts, the Polikarpov Po-2 fighters of 588th Night Bomber Regimentswooped in to attack, destroying all that dared to be in their path. The Germans soon began […]

Sands of Death

Issue Number: 5416

Lieutenant Harry Brent was a man with a mission.  He had been chosen by British Intelligence to go into the desert and convince the local tribesmen to fight alongside the British — and the bag of gold he carried would act as the perfect persuader. An easy task, you might think, but Harry was going […]