Who was the silent saboteur who struck swiftly and effectively against the German occupiers, and who proved as much of a headache to the carefully organised French Resistance as he did to the local Nazi officer? He was known as The Fox, but soon he would be tamed. His one-man war would become very different… […]
According to legend, a brave knight in armour would come to help the people of the French village of Toulours whenever they were in trouble, as he had done centuries before. Now the peaceful little village echoed with the sound of invading troops with all their modern equipment —trucks, motorcycles, machine guns, mortars. Surely there […]
The young pilot officer could hardly believe his ears. But there was no mistaking the grim seriousness on the face of the Air Commadore, no question that he meant exactly what he had said…“I want you to go over to France and kill my son.” Story: Gentry Art: Gordon C Livingstone Cover: Ian Kennedy […]
The Allied invasion of France —and every patriotic Frenchman was dedicated to the task of throwing the Nazis out of his country. None more so than Jean le Brave, village teacher, museum curator and fanatical student of the campaigns of Napoleon Bonaparte. He saw himself as a master tactician and he was determined to play […]
Imagine you’re a British pilot, shot down over enemy‑occupied France. There’s only one thought in your mind —escape back to Britain. It’s not going to be easy, with German patrols out hunting for you, so you’re very glad when you find a group of loyal, dedicated Frenchmen who are doing their best to see that […]
Was it true that this car could kill people it didn’t like? It was a huge, powerful job, hand-built to special order, but it wasn’t just its size and speed that made folk call it “The Monster”. No, there was something more to it than that. If the driver was a good person, the car […]
Women in the French Resistance played a vital role in fighting back against their Nazi invaders. For many, the biggest role they could play was in sabotage… Michelle Peel was one such woman, and with a basket full of explosives and the help of some friends she would attempt to take down a vital Nazi […]
It was an ordinary, standard issue British Lee Enfield rifle. But after being dropped muzzle-down into soft mud, it picked up a hidden extra: a plug of clag that hardened deep in the barrel. That rifle was now a deadly trap. It would kill the first person who pulled the trigger… Story: CG Walker […]
The Nazi fist squeezed the French people tight in 1941. Their oppressive occupation was absolute, and their gluttonous fingers coveted their bloodstained loot: their filthy stolen gold. But those greedy men were about to find out that their reign in France was not untouchable, and neither was their red gold! Story: George Low Art: […]
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