History of War - Issue 133

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DECEPTION STRATEGY
Allied tricks that fooled the Germans.

FIRST WAVE OMAHA HERO
US 1st Infantry Medal of Honor..

D-DAY LANDING CRAFT

Over 4,000 Allied landing craft took part in the Normandy Landings with a huge range of designs created for specific roles and capabilities

3 mins

THE OTHER OPERATION OVERLORD D-DAY'S GHOST ARMY

Historian Taylor Downing discusses the cunning use of intrigue and deception during Operation Fortitude

10+ mins

THE FIRST ON JUNO BEACH

As a member of the RAF Beach Squadrons, Teacher's job was to help unload and dispatch personnel and equipment

4 mins

SWORD BEACH

The easternmost sector of the 6 June Normandy Landings was a mostly British affair, and Saw some of the biggest territorial gains of the first day of the Allied invasion

9 mins

THE RECCE RIDER OF RANVILLE

After fencing behind enemy lines in Normandy, William Bill’ Gladden conducted us reconnaissance on his motorcycle

6 mins

MINESWEEPER OFF NORMANDY

After helping clear the path to France, Royal Navy veteran Claude Sealey and his crewmates experienced a deadly encounter with their own countrymen

7 mins

UNDERGROUND WREN

Deep in the bowels of Fort Southwick, radio operator Marie Scott was one of the first to hear reports as Operation Overlord got underway, passing critical communications between the men on the beaches and high command

6 mins

STORMING GOLD BEACH

War veteran Ron Peet helped assault Gold Beach on D-Day Here he shares his experiences

3 mins

KLEINKAMPFVERBÄNDE - GERMANY'S COUNTER-ATTACKS

As Allied forces crossed the Channel and stormed into Normandy, Hitler's navy fought back using a deadly new breed of maritime weaponry

8 mins

JIMMIE MONTEITH

In the crucible of battle at Omaha Beach on D-Day, this officer of the famed 1st Infantry Division earned his nation’s highest honour at the cost of his life

6 mins

BEHIND ENEMY LINES

Spearheading the invasion of occupied France in 1944 were a small number of Special Forces soldiers dropped deep into enemy territory. Among them was a young Londoner, fresh from training here he reveals how he survived guerrilla warfare in France and beyond as part of the fledgling Special Air Service

5 mins

WHAT IF...D-DAY HAD FAILED?

The consequences of an unsuccessful invasion would have been felt for decades to come

6 mins

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History of War Magazine Description:

Discover the politics, mechanics, strategies and machines of war.

From the conquering legions of Ancient Rome to the thunderous tank battles of World War II and beyond, History of War takes you deeper inside the minds of history’s fighting men, further under the bonnets of some of the world’s most devastating war machines, and higher above the battlefield to see the broad sweep of conflict as it happened.