After The Battle #49 'Europe's Last VC' (1985)
For nearly 50 years, After the Battle has been presenting the history of the world's conflicts through 'then and now' comparison photographs. From the Zulu wars, through the First and Second World Wars; to the Falklands, all are researched on the actual battlefield to show how they appear today.
Our quarterly magazine concentrates on the Second World War, the comparison photographs adding a new dimension to recent history. As well as major battles, local actions are explored and other features include the recovery of aircraft and vehicles on land and sea, the making of war films and the preservation of military artifacts.
EUROPE'S LAST VC - Guardsman Edward Charlton fought the battle which earned him the posthumous award of the Victoria Cross at Wistedt in northern Germany in April 1945. It Happened Here - Incident at Imber - The horrendous accidental machine-gunning of a spectator stand during a live-firing demonstration on Salisbury Plain in April 1942 described by Denis C. Bateman. War Crime - The Ascq Massacre The murder of civilians by 12. SS-Panzer-Division in this Belgian village in March 1944 by Dr Jean-Marie Mocq. Wreck Recovery - A Lonely Grave on Ben More Assynt - David J. Smith tells the story of the commemoration to crew of Anson N9857 lost on a training flight on April 13, 1941.
Single magazine in Fair to Good Condition
