After The Battle  |  Issue 165
AIRBORNE RAID ON TITO'S HEADQUARTERS - Karel Margry describes the events of Operation 'Rösselsprung' (Knight's Move in chess) where SS-Fallschirmjäger-Bataillon 500 executed a surprise airborne attack in an attempt to capture or kill Field-Marshal Tito in northern Bosnia. Britain's First World War Defences - Victor Smith, Alan Anstee and Simon Mason reveal the stories behind some fascinating First World War home defence works on the Isle of Sheppey and the Kent mainland immediately to its south. The Exploits of an Aussie Bomber Crew - In March 1943, Denis Kelly arrived at the No. 5 Group heavy bomber base of RAF Bomber Command at Waddington, Lincolnshire. Now the last man standing from his former crew, in May 2014 Denis journeyed to Europe with his son Denis Junior to retrace his footsteps and remember . . . this is the remarkable story of the crew and their fate.
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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in After The Battle Issue 165.