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Sep1944

I Was There! - We Pounded the Japanese Stronghold of Sabang

The crippling 35 minute surprise attack by Admiral Somerville’s Eastern Fleet on July 25th, 1944, against the dockyard, harbour installations, wireless equipment and workshops at Sabang, the Japanese-

Jul1943

The War in the Air

After the conquest of North Africa and the capture of the Italian islands of Pantelleria, Lampedusa and Lampione in the Sicilian Narrows, a strange hush descended upon military operations over all Eur

Jul1943

Thirteen was a Lucky Number for this Halifax!

R.A.F. Coastal Command Halifax deals with a U-boat in the Bay of Biscay. Heading for the Atlantic when she was spotted, the enemy submarine was destroyed within three minutes. This was the 13th U-bo

Sep1939

The Dastardly Sinking of the 'Athenia'

Hardly had the world realized that war had again begun when it received with a thrill of horror the news that the German U-boats had claimed their first victim. Without a word of warning, a passenger

Sep1939

Poland Resolute Against the German Might

If you want a symbol of Poland in arms you will find it not in speeding aircraft, marching masses of infantry, rumbling tanks and mechanized artillery, but in a trooper of the national cavalry. Alert,

Sep1944

'Magic Carpets' Help to Keep our Forces Moving

Bogged vehicles and grounded aircraft are millstones around the neck of an army; if its transport ceases to flow, offensive action becomes impossible and defence a matter of uncertainty. How perplexin

Sep1944

Will The Nazi War Machine Run Dry and Crash?

A yearly average of 12,000,000 tons of liquid fuel has been needed by Germany to support her mechanized forces alone. The supply now is running dangerously short; for the Nazi home front, too, the

Dec1944

Where Hitler's Own Last Battle Will Be Fought?

Fantastic as has been the career of "that man," the circumstances of his death may be even more so. The sordid climax approaches, and from information gathered from various sources Dr. EDGAR STERN-

Sep1944

The Story Behind Britain's Vast Radio Blitz

Every hour of the 24 the air over Europe is charged with the War-Voice of Britain sent out by the B.B.C. In frantic endeavour to quell the unceasing Voice from London the Nazis are devoting more ti

Sep1939

Our Diary of the War

Wednesday, August 23, 1939 German-Soviet Pact of Non-Aggression signed in Moscow by Von Ribbentrop and Molotoff, in presence of Stalin. Sir Neville Henderson , British Ambassador to Germany, deliver

Sep1939

The Volunteers Who Serve Their Country

In this page we give week by week particulars of Britain’s Auxiliary Serves in which men and women may play their part as Volunteers, whether part time or full time, in the work of National Defence. A

Sep1939

Jottings from the Editor's Wartime Diary

When the Great War of 1914 came upon us it was my privilege to originate a weekly chronicle of the activities in every field of action, and to conduct that record for four and a half years. It was ent

Volume 1 - No. 1 - September 16, 1939
Volume 1 - No. 2 - September 23, 1939
Volume 1 - No. 3 - September 30, 1939
Volume 1 - No. 4 - October 7, 1939
Volume 1 - No. 5 - October 14, 1939
Volume 1 - No. 6 - October 21, 1939
Volume 1 - No. 7 - October 28, 1939
Volume 1 - No. 8 - November 4, 1939
Volume 1 - No. 9 - November 11, 1939
Volume 1 - No. 10 - November 18, 1939
Volume 1 - No. 11 - November 25, 1939
Volume 1 - No. 12 - December 2, 1939
Volume 1 - No. 13 - December 9, 1939
Volume 1 - No. 14 - December 16, 1939
Volume 1 - No. 15 - December 18, 1939
Volume 1 - No. 16 - December 23, 1939
Volume 1 - No. 17 - December 29, 1939

Magazines by year: 1940

Volume 1 - No. 18 - January 5, 1940
Volume 1 - No. 19 - January 12, 1940
Volume 1 - No. 20 - January 19, 1940
Volume 2 - No. 21 - January 26, 1940
Volume 2 - No. 22 - February 2, 1940
Volume 2 - No. 23 - February 9, 1940
Volume 2 - No. 24 - February 16, 1940
Volume 2 - No. 25 - February 23, 1940
Volume 2 - No. 26 - March 1, 1940
Volume 2 - No. 27 - March 8, 1940
Volume 2 - No. 28 - March 15, 1940
Volume 2 - No. 29 - March 22, 1940
Volume 2 - No. 30 - March 29, 1940
Volume 2 - No. 31 - April 5, 1940
Volume 2 - No. 32 - April 12, 1940
Volume 2 - No. 33 - April 19, 1940
Volume 2 - No. 34 - April 26, 1940
Volume 2 - No. 35 - May 3, 1940
Volume 2 - No. 36 - May 10, 1940
Volume 2 - No. 37 - May 17, 1940
Volume 2 - No. 38 - May 24, 1940
Volume 2 - No. 39 - May 31, 1940
Volume 2 - No. 40 - June 7, 1940
Volume 2 - No. 41 - June 14, 1940
Volume 2 - No. 42 - June 21, 1940
Volume 2 - No. 43 - June 28, 1940
Volume 2 - No. 44 - July 5, 1940
Volume 3 - No. 45 - July 12, 1940
Volume 3 - No. 46 - July 19, 1940
Volume 3 - No. 47 - July 26, 1940
Volume 3 - No. 48 - August 2, 1940
Volume 3 - No. 49 - August 9, 1940
Volume 3 - No. 50 - August 16, 1940
Volume 3 - No. 51 - August 23, 1940
Volume 3 - No. 52 - August 30, 1940
Volume 3 - No. 53 - September 6, 1940
Volume 3 - No. 54 - September 13, 1940
Volume 3 - No. 55 - September 20, 1940
Volume 3 - No. 56 - September 27, 1940
Volume 3 - No. 57 - October 4, 1940
Volume 3 - No. 58 - October 11, 1940
Volume 3 - No. 59 - October 18, 1940
Volume 3 - No. 60 - October 25, 1940
Volume 3 - No. 61 - November 1, 1940
Volume 3 - No. 62 - November 8, 1940
Volume 3 - No. 63 - November 15, 1940
Volume 3 - No. 64 - November 22, 1940
Volume 3 - No. 65 - November 29, 1940
Volume 3 - No. 66 - December 6, 1940
Volume 3 - No. 67 - December 13, 1940
Volume 3 - No. 68 - December 20, 1940
Volume 3 - No. 69 - December 27, 1940

Magazines by year: 1941

Volume 3 - No. 70 - January 3, 1941
Volume 4 - No. 71 - January 10, 1941
Volume 4 - No. 72 - January 17, 1941
Volume 4 - No. 73 - January 24, 1941
Volume 4 - No. 74 - January 31, 1941
Volume 4 - No. 75 - February 7, 1941
Volume 4 - No. 76 - February 14, 1941
Volume 4 - No. 77 - February 21, 1941
Volume 4 - No. 78 - February 28, 1941
Volume 4 - No. 79 - March 7, 1941
Volume 4 - No. 80 - March 14, 1941
Volume 4 - No. 81 - March 21, 1941
Volume 4 - No. 82 - March 28, 1941
Volume 4 - No. 83 - April 4, 1941
Volume 4 - No. 84 - April 10, 1941
Volume 4 - No. 85 - April 18, 1941
Volume 4 - No. 86 - April 25, 1941
Volume 4 - No. 87 - May 2, 1941
Volume 4 - No. 88 - May 9, 1941
Volume 4 - No. 89 - May 16, 1941
Volume 4 - No. 90 - May 23, 1941
Volume 4 - No. 91 - May 30, 1941
Volume 4 - No. 92 - June 6, 1941
Volume 4 - No. 93 - June 13, 1941
Volume 4 - No. 94 - June 20, 1941
Volume 4 - No. 95 - June 27, 1941
Volume 4 - No. 96 - July 4, 1941
Volume 4 - No. 97 - July 11, 1941
Volume 4 - No. 98 - July 18, 1941
Volume 4 - No. 99 - July 25, 1941
Volume 4 - No. 100 - August 1, 1941
Volume 5 - No. 101 - August 8, 1941
Volume 5 - No. 102 - August 15, 1941
Volume 5 - No. 103 - August 22, 1941
Volume 5 - No. 104 - August 29, 1941
Volume 5 - No. 105 - September 10, 1941
Volume 5 - No. 106 - September 20, 1941
Volume 5 - No. 107 - September 30, 1941
Volume 5 - No. 108 - October 10, 1941
Volume 5 - No. 109 - October 20, 1941
Volume 5 - No. 110 - October 30, 1941
Volume 5 - No. 111 - November 10, 1941
Volume 5 - No. 112 - November 20, 1941
Volume 5 - No. 113 - November 29, 1941
Volume 5 - No. 114 - December 10, 1941
Volume 5 - No. 115 - December 20, 1941
Volume 5 - No. 116 - December 30, 1941

Magazines by year: 1942

Volume 5 - No. 117 - January 10, 1942
Volume 5 - No. 118 - January 20, 1942
Volume 5 - No. 119 - January 30, 1942
Volume 5 - No. 120 - February 10, 1942
Volume 5 - No. 121 - February 20, 1942
Volume 5 - No. 122 - February 28, 1942
Volume 5 - No. 123 - March 10, 1942
Volume 5 - No. 124 - March 20, 1942
Volume 5 - No. 125 - April 2, 1942
Volume 5 - No. 126 - April 17, 1942
Volume 5 - No. 127 - May 1, 1942
Volume 5 - No. 128 - May 15, 1942
Volume 5 - No. 129 - May 29, 1942
Volume 5 - No. 130 - June 12, 1942
Volume 6 - No. 131 - June 26, 1942
Volume 6 - No. 132 - July 10, 1942
Volume 6 - No. 133 - July 24, 1942
Volume 6 - No. 134 - August 7, 1942
Volume 6 - No. 135 - August 21, 1942
Volume 6 - No. 136 - September 4, 1942
Volume 6 - No. 137 - September 18, 1942
Volume 6 - No. 138 - October 2, 1942
Volume 6 - No. 139 - October 18, 1942
Volume 6 - No. 140 - October 30, 1942
Volume 6 - No. 141 - November 13, 1942
Volume 6 - No. 142 - November 27, 1942
Volume 6 - No. 143 - December 11, 1942
Volume 6 - No. 144 - December 26, 1942

Magazines by year: 1943

Volume 6 - No. 145 - January 8, 1943
Volume 6 - No. 146 - January 22, 1943
Volume 6 - No. 147 - February 5, 1943
Volume 6 - No. 148 - February 19, 1943
Volume 6 - No. 149 - March 5, 1943
Volume 6 - No. 150 - March 19, 1943
Volume 6 - No. 151 - April 2, 1943
Volume 6 - No. 152 - April 16, 1943
Volume 6 - No. 153 - April 30, 1943
Volume 6 - No. 154 - May 14, 1943
Volume 6 - No. 155 - May 28, 1943
Volume 7 - No. 156 - June 11, 1943
Volume 7 - No. 157 - June 25, 1943
Volume 7 - No. 158 - July 9, 1943
Volume 7 - No. 159 - July 23, 1943
Volume 7 - No. 160 - August 6, 1943
Volume 7 - No. 161 - August 20, 1943
Volume 7 - No. 162 - September 3, 1943
Volume 7 - No. 163 - September 17, 1943
Volume 7 - No. 164 - October 1, 1943
Volume 7 - No. 165 - October 15, 1943
Volume 7 - No. 166 - October 29, 1943
Volume 7 - No. 167 - November 12, 1943
Volume 7 - No. 168 - November 26, 1943
Volume 7 - No. 169 - December 10, 1943
Volume 7 - No. 170 - December 24, 1943

Magazines by year: 1944

Volume 7 - No. 171 - January 7, 1944
Volume 7 - No. 172 - January 21, 1944
Volume 7 - No. 173 - February 4, 1944
Volume 7 - No. 174 - February 18, 1944
Volume 7 - No. 175 - March 3, 1944
Volume 7 - No. 176 - March 17, 1944
Volume 7 - No. 177 - March 31, 1944
Volume 7 - No. 178 - April 14, 1944
Volume 7 - No. 179 - April 28, 1944
Volume 7 - No. 180 - May 12, 1944
Volume 8 - No. 181 - May 26, 1944
Volume 8 - No. 182 - June 9, 1944
Volume 8 - No. 183 - June 23, 1944
Volume 8 - No. 184 - July 7, 1944
Volume 8 - No. 185 - July 21, 1944
Volume 8 - No. 186 - August 4, 1944
Volume 8 - No. 187 - August 18, 1944
Volume 8 - No. 188 - September 1, 1944
Volume 8 - No. 189 - September 15, 1944
Volume 8 - No. 190 - September 29, 1944
Volume 8 - No. 191 - October 13, 1944
Volume 8 - No. 192 - October 27, 1944
Volume 8 - No. 193 - November 10, 1944
Volume 8 - No. 194 - November 24, 1944
Volume 8 - No. 195 - December 8, 1944
Volume 8 - No. 196 - December 22, 1944

Magazines by year: 1945

Volume 8 - No. 197 - January 5, 1945
Volume 8 - No. 198 - January 19, 1945
Volume 8 - No. 199 - February 2, 1945
Volume 8 - No. 200 - February 16, 1945
Volume 8 - No. 201 - March 2, 1945
Volume 8 - No. 202 - March 16, 1945
Volume 8 - No. 203 - March 29, 1945
Volume 8 - No. 204 - April 13, 1945
Volume 8 - No. 205 - April 27, 1945
Volume 9 - No. 206 - May 11, 1945
Volume 9 - No. 207 - May 25, 1945
Volume 9 - No. 208 - June 8, 1945
Volume 9 - No. 209 - June 22, 1945
Volume 9 - No. 210 - July 6, 1945
Volume 9 - No. 211 - July 20, 1945
Volume 9 - No. 212 - August 3, 1945
Volume 9 - No. 213 - August 17, 1945
Volume 9 - No. 214 - August 31, 1945
Volume 9 - No. 215 - September 14, 1945
Volume 9 - No. 216 - September 28, 1945
Volume 9 - No. 217 - October 12, 1945
Volume 9 - No. 218 - October 26, 1945
Volume 9 - No. 219 - November 9, 1945
Volume 9 - No. 220 - November 23, 1945
Volume 9 - No. 221 - December 7, 1945
Volume 9 - No. 222 - December 21, 1945

Magazines by year: 1946

Volume 9 - No. 223 - January 4, 1946
Volume 9 - No. 224 - January 16, 1946
Volume 9 - No. 225 - February 1, 1946
Volume 9 - No. 226 - February 15, 1946
Volume 9 - No. 227 - March 1, 1946
Volume 9 - No. 228 - March 15, 1946
Volume 9 - No. 229 - March 29, 1946
Volume 9 - No. 230 - April 12, 1946
Volume 10 - No. 231 - April 26, 1946
Volume 10 - No. 232 - May 10, 1946
Volume 10 - No. 233 - May 24, 1946
Volume 10 - No. 234 - June 7, 1946
Volume 10 - No. 235 - June 21, 1946
Volume 10 - No. 236 - July 5, 1946
Volume 10 - No. 237 - July 19, 1946
Volume 10 - No. 238 - August 2, 1946
Volume 10 - No. 239 - August 16, 1946
Volume 10 - No. 240 - August 30, 1946
Volume 10 - No. 241 - September 13, 1946
Volume 10 - No. 242 - September 27, 1946
Volume 10 - No. 243 - October 11, 1946
Volume 10 - No. 244 - October 25, 1946
Volume 10 - No. 245 - November 8, 1946
Volume 10 - No. 246 - November 22, 1946
Volume 10 - No. 247 - December 6, 1946
Volume 10 - No. 248 - December 20, 1946

Magazines by year: 1947

Volume 10 - No. 249 - January 3, 1947
Volume 10 - No. 250 - January 17, 1947
Volume 10 - No. 251 - January 31, 1947
Volume 10 - No. 252 - February 14, 1947
Volume 10 - No. 253 - March 14, 1947
Volume 10 - No. 254 - March 28, 1947
Volume 10 - No. 255 - April 11, 1947

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Sep1939

Odd Facts About The War

Grey Hairs for the Firing Line "I watched columns of older reservists march to the trains that were to carry them to points near the Polish border. There was no flag waving, no military bands. The me

Last 6 photo articles on our website

I Was There! - We Pounded the Japanese Stronghold of Sabang

The War in the Air

Thirteen was a Lucky Number for this Halifax!

The Dastardly Sinking of the 'Athenia'

Poland Resolute Against the German Might

'Magic Carpets' Help to Keep our Forces Moving

Last 6 additions to our website

Will The Nazi War Machine Run Dry and Crash?

Where Hitler's Own Last Battle Will Be Fought?

The Story Behind Britain's Vast Radio Blitz

Our Diary of the War

The Volunteers Who Serve Their Country

Jottings from the Editor's Wartime Diary

Magazines by year: 1939

Magazines by year: 1940

Magazines by year: 1941

Magazines by year: 1942

Magazines by year: 1943

Magazines by year: 1944

Magazines by year: 1945

Magazines by year: 1946

Magazines by year: 1947

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