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  • Hitler’s airborne elite and the battle for Crete

    The Battle for Crete should have been an Allied victory. The problem, however, was the Allied high command.

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Closed: 10 Commando Comic Packs to be won

September 22, 2010
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Military Times has an exclusive prize for ten lucky readers this month. We have ten small collections of Commando magazines to give

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Wings over the Desert by Desmond Seward

September 20, 2010
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Desmond Seward’s Wings over the Desert is the story of his pugnacious Franco-Irish father, Eric, who used family connections to join the

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Military Times in the Independent!

September 17, 2010
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Click on the link to read a piece in today's Independent by our editor Dr Neil Faulkner.

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Battle of Britain: The Real Story

September 16, 2010
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Bestselling author and historian James Holland brings fresh analysis into the pivotal moment of World War Two

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Fleet Air Arm Museum

September 11, 2010
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100 years of Naval Aviation: The Fleet Air Arm Museum: Royal Naval Air Station (RNAS) Yeovilton We have sent military archaeologist Keith

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Car Bomb Goes on Display at the Imperial War Museum

September 10, 2010
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The new exhibition by artist Jeremy Deller displays the mangled remains of a car driven on a suicide mission in Baghdad.

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Exclusive Battle of Britain paintings by Mark Bromley

September 10, 2010
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Military Times exclusively reveals paintings of iconic Battle of Britain aircraft by artist Mark Bromley.

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Terms and Conditions: Civilization V competition

September 6, 2010
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Competition Rules 1. The closing date for entry is midnight 19th of November 2010. 1.1 Entry is via the online entry form

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Military genealogy advice from Your Family Tree magazine

September 3, 2010
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The latest issue of Your Family Tree, our favourite genealogy magazine,  is a military special that focuses on tracing relatives involved in

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Best Military History websites

September 3, 2010
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We've put together a collection of other web resources that all you military history enthusiasts might find interesting.

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Behind The Image/Modern/WWI

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