The German war on Allied convoys

Celebrating 100 years of the BBC Shipping Forecast, Jane Russell takes us on a series of coastal cruises through the forecast sea areas, exploring some of the special places on offer in each of them

The article on the battle against U-boats in the Second World War in the November issue omitted perhaps the most important episode. That was the part played by the late Joe Baker-Cresswell of Bamburgh

This versatile fighter plane was vital to the Allies during WWII

AN ABSORBING TALE OF ONE MAN’S OBSESSION TO BUILD A FULL-SIZE REPLICA SPITFIRE IN HIS GARDEN JUXTAPOSED AGAINST REAL STORIES OF BUILDING SPITFIRES AND THE MEN WHO FLEW THEM

18-year-old soldier Craig Wood was on patrol in ...