Joe Capshaw had a rough start to the war. Thrown in at the deep end, he soon found himself isolated and alone in enemy territory — the sole recipient of vital intelligence. Trouble was, he was now a POW! With the help of the elusive ’Bakerloo line’ he would try and make his escape, but […]
Pete Barton was a very secret agent. He was known only as L’Ombre – “The Shadow”. His dangerous job took him far behind the Nazi lines to occupied France where he ruled second to none as a saboteur and Resistance fighter. Even Pete realised that his luck would run out one day, but he never […]
They called Operation Aubery one of the finest and most spectacular exploits of the Royal Marine Commandos, but it wasn’t all smooth sailing. Every day the sun rose with more blood and battling, each Commando uncertain that they would see another dawn. Story: Kate Dewar Art: Manuel Benet Cover: Manuel Benet
“Battling Barton”, British heavyweight champ, became Sergeant Joe Barton by the time D-Day dawned. No-one got ahead of Joe when the great advance started. By boot, gun, and rock-hard fist, Joe smashed his way across Europe, searching for one cruel Nazi who’d once tricked and beaten him in the ring – SS Captain Kurt Kleiner. […]
At the Dunkirk Evacuation, Sergeant Ronnie Malloy had saved the lives of two young privates – one a solid soldier, the other full of fear and doubt. Four years and two sets of stripes later, the trio are reunited in training for the greatest push towards the liberation of Europe: Operation Overlord. The young sappers […]
The French called him “Le Loup”, this man of mystery who struck again and again at the Nazi conquerors of their country. The enemy would have given a fortune to get their hands on The Wolf, but no-one would betray him. Then the Nazi commander announced, “I shall execute one civilian every day until The […]
Private Ned Nolan ran. He ran through the trenches, he ran through the rain, he ran through the mud, the poison gas and the battle-torn wastes of no man’s land. When he had a message to deliver, he would run through thick and thin – but all that running got him into trouble. He ran […]
The Nazi dream was shattered, broken and splintered between the forces of the Allies. And yet some diehards would still not admit defeat. Somehow, somewhere they were certain that the sinister swastika would rule again. Which was why a group of them set sail on a war-weary U-boat as the ruins of Germany blazed. And […]
Trapped in the confines of the Selarang Barracks, Sergeant Pete Mellion couldn’t be further away from his turbulent past – that is until his old nemesis, Lieutenant Reg Williams, is assigned the same work detail building the Thai-Burma Railway. Slaving away in the intense heat of the jungle, can these two foes put aside their […]
In 1935 anti-Semitism became law in Germany, and Jakob Rosenbaum and his family quickly made their escape. Determined to find revenge for the loss of his homeland, he enlists with the British Army – but convincing his new allies that he can be trusted is no cakewalk. Trapped between enemy and Allied lines, Jakob must […]
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