THE SECRET WEAPONS V3 AND V4 - Jean Paul Pallud's detailed investigation in France, Luxembourg, Germany and Poland into the construction and use of the Hochdruckpumpe V3 and the Rheinbote V4 rocket. Italy - The Battle for Cecina - The battle in June/July 1944 for this Italian coastal town as described by Robert Holt and Daniele Guglielmi. It Happened Here - Rubensdörffer and the Croydon Raid - Andy Saunders describes the attack on August 15, 1940 by Eprobungsgruppe 210 which led to the death of its Commanding Officer. Wreck Recovery - Digging in Latvia's Valley of Death - Chris McDermott explores an uncleared battlefield in the Courland Peninsula. United Kingdom - Cowardice in Battle - Lieutenant-Colonel Archie Browne, who served in both World Wars explains the impact of fear and its consequences on the servicemen. The story includes the establishment of the 'Shot at Dawn' commemoration at the National Memorial Aboretum at Arewas, Burton-on-Trent.

THE COCKLESHELL HEROES RAID - Brigadier Tony Hunter-Choat and Major Mark Bentinck tell the story of the Royal Marine operation in December 1942 to attack German shipping in Bordeaux harbour using two-man canoes in Operation 'Frankton'. Wreck Recovery - The Trials of Flying Officer George Kosh - Killed when his Hawker Tempest JN765 crashed near the Sussex coast during an early morning sortie to attack approaching flying bombs on July 1, 1944, the investigation of this airman's crash site was the subject of a court case in 2002. United Kingdom - RAF Officers' Hospital, Torquay - The story of the bombing of this RAF rehabilitation hospital on Sunday, October 25, 1942. It Happened Here - Werl Allied Prison - Helmuth Euler describes the history of the prison in this small Westphalian town which served as an Allied prison in the British zone of occupation from 1945 to 1957.

THE SHELL HOUSE RAID - The story of the low-level Mosquito raid on the Gestapo headquarters in Copenhagen in March 1945 is described by Douglas Hinton. War Film - The Date of Infamy on Screen - Lawrence Suid describes the films made about the Japanes attack on Pearl Harbor including the making of the latest film directed by Michael Bay and released in 2001. United Kingdom - Deerbolt Camp - Frank T. Smith recounts the history of the training camp at Barnard Castle used in both World Wars. Wreck Recovery - The Icelandic Battle - In 1999 Hordur Geirsson found the remains of Fairey Battle P2330 on an Icelandic Glacier. Squadron Leader Nick Barr tells the story of the recovery and subsequent burial of the crew. It Happened Here - Bravery in New Guinea - Phillip Bradley describes the exploits of Private Nathan Van Noy at Finschhafen and Sergeant Thomas Derrick at Sattelberg. Remembrance - Commemorating Saskatchewan's War Dead - Doug Chisholm's remarkable efforts to memorialise servicemen who lost their lives from this Canadian province.

KHARKOV - Karel Margry visits the Ukraine to tell the story of the battles for this major city which changed hands four times during the war - the first battle (October 1941), the second battle (January-February 1943), the third battle (March 1943) and the fourth battle (August 1943). Preservation - Battery Maxim Gorkii I - One of the strongest fortifications defending the Soviet Naval Base of Sevastopol on the Crimea described by Svein Wiiger Olsen. It Happened Here - Re-enacting Operation 'Anglo' - Dr Peter Schenk visits Rhodes where former members of the SAS and SBS commemorated the operation of September 1942.

This comprehensive volume describes the weapons of the Allied forces that were in use from 1939-45. Each of these weapons is described in detail with specifications and a fascinating array of rare photographs and drawings. This well-researched work provides in-depth coverage of all types of artillery used by the Allies, including: coastal and railway artillery, anti-tank, anti-aircraft, field, medium and heavy artillery.