WWI Desert Rats And The Origins Of Special Forces
Here is the story of early special operations from a former special forces and CIA operative, military historian and conflict archaeologist
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WWI Memorial Stone To 'Last Tommy' Found After Two Years Missing
The memorial stone went missing from a plinth in Belgium in 2018 and has only just been found.
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Afghanistan The ‘Forgotten’ Third Afghan War: When Afghanistan Invaded British India
Overshadowed by WW1, the 100-year-old Third Afghan War has surprisingly modern resonance, as British Army officer Paul Macro explains.
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Film Film Review: Veteran's Verdict On Golden Globe-Winning '1917'
A former member of the Royal Air Force takes a closer look at Sir Sam Mendes' World War One film.
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Christmas Did The 1914 Christmas Truce In The Trenches Really Happen?
The 1914 Christmas Truce was part of a larger phenomenon known as ‘live and let live’
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Feature Board Game Of War: How WW1 Could Have Ended
Playing board games this Xmas? Consider one that shows how World War 1 might have ended 100 years ago this year.
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UK Search For Soldier Who Took WWI Gun As Souvenir
It is believed a British soldier took the German-issued Luger pistol as a souvenir at Cambrai in 1917.
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WWI Southampton's WWI Flying History Celebrated
The Solent Sky museum is charting the areas in which the city contributed to flying during the First World War.
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Stories George Arthur Roberts: Soldier, Firefighter And Pioneering Civil Rights Activist
The inspirational story of a man from Trinidad and Tobago who fought tirelessly for race equality and wounded veterans
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Remembrance The First Remembrance Day: Then And Now
A century after the official end of the First World War, we take a look at how Remembrance Day has changed
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Stories Inside Britain’s Haunted Military Prison: Firing Squads And Hangings At The Glasshouse
Visitors can take ghost tours around Shepton Mallet jail which was once feared by Armed Forces’ prisoners
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WWI Unknown First World War Soldiers Buried In Belgium
Two of the bodies, identified as British, were carried to the ceremony by soldiers from The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers.
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Stories A Daring Afghan Rescue Mission - From 100 Years Ago
Following on from his article on the Third Afghan War, Army officer Paul Macro tells the tale of his grandfather's own role in that conflict
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Scotland HMY Iolaire: Ship Wreck To Become Official Military War Grave
The vessel was bringing men home from World War One to the Western Isles when she struck rocks near the shore and sank on January 1 1919.
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Entertainment 'Dead Equal': Edinburgh Fringe Opera Charts History Of Women In Combat
It follows First World War trailblazer Flora Sandes who served on the frontline.
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WWI British Prisoners Of War Built Their Own Cinemas In German WWI Camps
Imprisoned soldiers required German troops to translate some comedies and dramas.