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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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.
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History Invincible Us: The History Of Rehab - Charity Vs The State, To The Fighting Spirit Of Invictus
Charity versus the state – learn how the World War 1 warring nations learnt to rehabilitate their disabled servicemen.
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WWI German Battleships Sunk In Scapa Flow Sell Below Asking Price On eBay
They were listed on auction site eBay with a combined asking price of just over £800,000 for the four vessels.
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History 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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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.