On Monday, April 30th, 1945, Adolf Hitler the Nazi tyrant and warlord died in his concrete shelter deep under Berlin. At least, most people believed that. But one man who didn’t was Commando Sergeant Joe Dawson. For Joe and his men claim they kidnapped Hitler in Poland and started to smuggle him across Europe towards […]
Billy Joyner was the pilot of an L-4 Grasshopper scout plane, flying out over enemy territory to recon their positions. Only his Grasshopper had no radio and no weapons, which meant Billy had to fly back to base to make his reports. But by the time he got back, it was too late and the […]
It was a crazy sight — an old Frenchman defying an enemy tank, his shotgun against its cannon and machine guns. Yet his courage did not earn him scorn but the respect and admiration of the German tank commander. Another Frenchman was also a brave fighter, but his courage did not come from any inner […]
Five soldiers seek refuge from a storm, looking for a place safe and warm. Four lay down to rest that night, none are ready for the fight. Three wake to find another gone. Will any of them survive till dawn? Story: Colin Maxwell Art: Manuel Benet Cover: Manuel Benet
Sixteen years old, and wanted for murder! That was the secret Mike Ryan took with him to the army recruiting office, where he told them he was eighteen and had a clean record! Yet this was the lad who became a perfect soldier. This was the kid who became a… Story: E Hebden Art: […]
Weighing 218 tons, the Wehrmacht’s K5 railway guns could fire a shell almost forty miles. Aircraft and heavy guns could knock them out, but first they had to be found. Story: Alan Hemus Art: Gordon C Livingstone Cover: Ian Kennedy
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, […]
The past was about to catch up with Sergeant Ted Lewis as he led his platoon into the ruins of Germany in the closing months of the war. It wasn’t a past he was proud of, but he had more than made up for it with his courage and leadership. Yet even all that still […]
THE PLACE – The Atlantic Ocean. THE TIME – 1944-45. The Second World War. THE RIVALS – Cousins. One a sailor and one an airman. THE TARGETS – German U-Boats. As many as they could sink in their own ways. THE PRIZE – A mighty claymore which had been in the family for generations. Now […]
It wasn’t much of a hill…it didn’t look important but it was a natural observation point that looked out over the Dutch countryside for miles around. And it would make history in its own little way. Lieutenant Sandy Sanderson’s orders were to take the hill in any way possible to cover the oncoming Allied offensive. […]
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