A set of four After The Battle Magazines in Very Good condition (issue 187 is in Good+ condition with light to moderate water warping at the top of the magazine). From a smoke and pet free home.



ISSUE 175: During the Battle for Crete in 1941, British, Dominion, and Greek forces defending the island lacked armored support, but utilized six to nine Matilda Mk II tanks to strategically defend the eastern Mediterranean. In Papua New Guinea, Australian and American troops engaged in a grueling battle with the Japanese Imperial Army for control of Salamaua from January to September 1943, a pivotal port town on the island's northern coast. Meanwhile, New Zealand fortified its capital, Wellington, with coastal gun batteries, anti-aircraft defenses, and radar stations before and during World War II to protect against enemy threats, as detailed by Jeffrey Plowman. Additionally, in Hannover, a tragic discovery by the Allied Military Government unveiled a mass grave of 154 Russian prisoners of war and slave laborers murdered by the Gestapo just days before the city's Allied capture, as recounted by Karel Margry.

ISSUE 176: In March 1945, the US 10th Armored Division, led by Lieutenant General George S. Patton's Third Army, captured the historic city of Trier, situated along the Mosel river in the Rhineland region of Germany, as recounted by Karel Margry. Meanwhile, Karel Margry also sheds light on the corrected identities of the Iwo Jima flag-raisers, a significant moment in American history, revealed by the US Marine Corps in June 2016. Additionally, Jim Sudmeier and Jérôme Leclerc detail the relentless shelling endured by General Patton's Third Army headquarters in Nancy, France, by German heavy-caliber railway guns in October 1944.

ISSUE 178: Eisenhower visits the Falaise Pocket, Hitler's diplomatic tour of the West, The rehabilitation of France's channel ports, The Isle of Man internment camps.

ISSUE 187: Karel Margry recounts the swift capture of Hannover by the US 84th Infantry Division on April 10, 1945, marking a unique instance where the German Kampfkommandant chose to surrender rather than fight to the last bullet, allowing American forces to clear the city, a major armaments hub, within 18 hours. Detective Chief Superintendent Edward Greeno narrates the tragic events of November 8 at RAF Beccles, where a young WAAF servicewoman's life was cut short by a fellow airman, shedding light on the somber realities of wartime tensions. Derek Waller explores the fate of surviving U-Boats post-World War II, highlighting the pivotal role of the Potsdam Agreement and the Tripartite Naval Commission in determining the ultimate disposition of these vessels surrendered at war's end.