History and Heritage

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Deadliest weapons: The high-explosive hand grenade

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Remembering the daring 'Dambusters' mission

George Johnny Johnson, 95, at his home in Bristol, as the last surviving British Dambuster

Last Dambuster George 'Johnny' Johnson dies aged 101

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How two amateur radio enthusiasts secretly passed soldiers' 'I am safe' messages during Falklands War

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How US fighter pilots' bomb-release pickle switch got its name and what it has to do with clowns

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SAS Rogue Heroes to return to BBC for second series

The US Military Academy West Point uniform for college American football clash with Navy (Picture: US Military Academy at West Point/Twitter).

US Army college American footballers get WWII-themed kit for Navy clash

George Johnny Johnson at his home in Bristol

George 'Johnny' Johnson, Britain's last surviving Dambuster, turns 101

Behind the scenes of SAS Rogue Heroes CREDIT BEN SIMMONS

How a tankie got SAS go-ahead to advise on BBC's SAS Rogue Heroes

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At-Risk War Memorials project under threat of closure