Officer Cadet To Lieutenant Colonel: Winston Churchill In The British Army
Historian Jacob F Field gives a brief tour of Winston Churchill's remarkable military career
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Heritage Parachute Regiment Marks 50 Years In Aldershot
The 50-year bond between Aldershot and the UK’s Airborne Forces has been honoured with a 6ft Para cast in bronze.
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WWI Royal Marines Memorial Damaged In Car Crash
The monument in Gavrelle in northern France now needs rebuilding with part of it having being destroyed.
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Armed Forces Day Armed Forces Days – How The World Honours Its Men and Women In Uniform
A look at what Armed Forces Day means to (and is called in) a selection of other countries around the world.
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Heritage The Royal Naval Tradition Of Paying The Constables Dues
During the reign of Richard II, Naval ships passing into London were ordered to pay a fee to the Constable of the Tower.
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WWII The Days After D-Day: What Happened Next
D-Day was just the start... the Battle of Normandy soon followed.
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D-Day Mulberry Harbours: How The Allies Floated Concrete To Win D-Day
Why were they called Mulberry Harbours and how did concrete make them float…
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History How HMS Belfast Bombarded German Positions During D-Day
The light cruiser also treated the wounded in its support of the allied invasion.
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D-Day Which D-Day? The ‘Bodyguard Of Lies’ That Fooled Hitler
You've heard of Operation Overlord. But what about D-Day's ‘Operation Bodyguard’ and the clever deception behind it?
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D-Day D-Day 1944: The Unsung Heroes' Story
Learn how the invasion of Normandy was so much more than just an amphibious assault on five beaches...
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Aircraft Record-Breaking Harrier Restored And Reunited With Race-Winning Pilot
Tom Lecky Thompson flew the jet from London to New York in 1969.
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Heritage WWI Soldier's Grave Rededicated 104 Years On
Private Frederick Foskett was honoured during a service at Prowse Point Military Cemetery, Belgium.
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Heritage 'Every Dress Tells A Different Story': History Of Army Bride Fashion Showcased
The exhibition looks at how fashion has changed over the decades, with the oldest dress first being worn in 1915.
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Heritage Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps Celebrates 70th Anniversary
The celebrations were a time of reflection and pride for the hundreds of nurses who attended the ceremony.
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WWII Forgotten People, Forgotten War - Love Letters, Operation Ariel And 'The Phoney War'
Writer Peter Ledger's look at the comparatively under-studied early period of WW2, through the eyes of an anti-aircraft gunner and his wife.
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LGBTQ Sexuality And The Role Of LGBTQ Armed Forces In WW1
Did The First World War Spawn The Modern Day Gay Rights Movement?