Attack on the tirpitz medal

Today, the ocean liner is often considered a glamorous yet thoroughly outdated form of transport. While ships such as the RMS Titanic and the RMS Lusitania remain household names, their lesser-known c

Beryl Nevell thought her service during the Second World War had been a case of ‘doing her duty’. Then someone special stepped in and showed her what she was truly owed…

MAKING AND BREAKING THE SHIP OF DREAMS

To mark the 80th anniversary of VJ Day, John Eskdale and other survivors share their harrowing memories of war and stories of hope

SITTING IN RETIRED Wing Commander Gordon Lear’s conservatory, chatting over coffee about his IWC MkXI navigators’ watch (as he recounts a completely unprintable story about the MP Peter Bottomley’s vi

New light on ‘Captain’ Warner’s weapon of mass destruction