The Hardest Day: A Key 24 Hours In The Battle Of Britain
During the World War Two air battle, the RAF and Luftwaffe each flew hundreds of sorties, with aircraft being lost on both sides.
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History What Was The Fall Of Saigon?
Commentators have compared the events in Kabul with the 1975 US withdrawal from South Vietnam's capital city
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History History Of Boxted Airfield: One Of The Most Important WW2 US Fighter Bases In The UK
From the bravery of fighter aces to performances by the legendary Glenn Miller, Boxted Airfield has a rich history.
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History Did Allied Pilots Really Drop Fake Wooden Bombs On Fake Wooden Decoy Airfields?
Was it a light-hearted joke by Allied airmen during WW2 or is it just a myth?
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History The Men Who Saved Art: The Story Behind The Monuments Men
Hitler pillaged Europe for valuable artwork, a lot destined for his own private collection. That was until the Allies stopped him.
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Cadets How Octavia Hill Helped Set Up The Cadets To Help Slum Boys Find Self-Reliance
Champion of nature, the underprivileged … and the armed forces?
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Sea vessels The Rebellious Reason British Submarines Fly The Jolly Roger After Missions
The tradition followed comments that submariners should be hanged as pirates
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Afghanistan Before The Taliban: When Kabul Was The 'Paris Of Central Asia'
The Afghanistan of the 1950s and 1960s was worlds away from what it became after Communist coups, Soviet invasion and Taliban rule
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WWII Wrens in WW2: Women who risked their lives to secretly intercept Nazi messages
These secret listeners, the women of the 'Y Service', risked their lives to intercept and gather enemy communications.
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History Inter-Allied Games: When WW1 Veterans Held Their Own Olympics
The multi-sport event brought together personnel from 14 Allied nations on the outskirts of Paris at the end of the First World War.
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Veterans Appeal For Standard Bearers To Honour Dunkirk Veteran
Are you free on Monday, August 2 to honour the memory of veteran Mr David Evans?
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History The Victoria Cross Versus The US Medal Of Honor – How Do They Compare?
A look at the histories of the highest medals for gallantry in the UK and US.
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Army Memorial Stone Dedicated To Parachute Regiment And Airborne Forces
The monument was officially dedicated at a ceremony in Colchester in Essex.
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Weapons and Kit The Gatling Gun – The First Machine Gun?
All the specs on an historical weapon that changed the face of war.
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History Medical Evacuation: How Frontline Treatment Has Evolved
Medevac teams swiftly evacuate casualties from battle but how has the process changed since WW1?
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Weapons and Kit Flamethrowers – From The British Ack Pack To The Napalm-Fuelled American M9
A look at one of the most deadly hand-held weapons in history - branded 'inhumane' by military leaders