The Second World War sparked the writing of hundreds of short stories by servicemen and women as wel..

In June 1940 the Channel Islands become the only part of Great Britain to be occupied by Hitler's fo..

All over Britain POW camps are filling up with defeated German soldiers. But only the most dangerous..

Having survived a double tour on Lancasters in WW2 (and won two DFCs) Flight Lieutenant Silk rejoins..

North Africa 1942. Dust heat thirst flies. For those who liked that sort of thing it was a good clea..

It is Spring 1944 but for dancer Rose entertainer Merry pilot Felix and spy Richard the end of the w..

1916. The remnants of the Serbian army are holed up in the Greek city of Salonika. Working as a volu..

Meggie Elliot is on the brink of adulthood. Living with her aunt and uncle in London at the outbreak..

Audrey Coltrane has implored her father to teach her to fly at the little airfield back home. When t..

A pilot replacement for 633 Squadron named Chalmont puzzles Frank Adams the station's intelligence o..

Lord Curzon the ambitious Viceroy of India decides to invade Tibet and recruits Simon Fonthill veter..

Tunisia 1943 - the Allies' advance is halted by determined Axis forces. The 8th Army has no choice b..

Egypt October 1942. The battle for North Africa rages fiercely along the length of the Egyptian coas..

Libya 1942 - Rommel's Africa Korps is sweeping across Northern Africa. The ragged Allied forces enga..

Nell and Sylvie grow up quickly during the early days of rationing and the arrival of RAF planes in ..