Luftwaffe's image of invincibility during the Battle of Britain shattered from within
Germany had planned to clear the skies for invasion – but letters from the Luftwaffe's own aircrews show they doubted they could do it
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News Fifty thousand pieces of history: Take a look at the RAF's very own version of The Boneyard
The varied collection held at MOD Stafford charts decades of RAF history and includes everything from aircrew escape maps to atom bombs
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Navy Royal Navy Field Gun Competition: It's tough, unforgiving – and spectacular
The contest has its roots in the Second Boer War and exemplifies teamwork, camaraderie, leadership, spirit, grit and discipline
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WWI The Somme 109 years on: What British soldiers witnessed on the battlefield
The Battle of the Somme is one of the biggest and most infamous battles in history, with more than a million casualties
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Feature How salt helps Guardsmen from fainting in the heat but might not be great for civvies
There has been plenty of military research into the effects of low sodium in hot weather
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History What it felt like to handle part of the V-1 bomb that hit Guards' Chapel 81 years ago
BFBS Forces News reporter Sofie Cacoyannis was given the rare chance to hold the fragment
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History V-1 bomb from Hitler's deadly campaign that destroyed the Guards' Chapel in 1944
Tonnes of rubble fell onto the congregation, killing 121 people and seriously injuring more than 100 worshippers in the Guards' Chapel
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Feature How do-or-die spirit of SAS was vital in their great escapes from PoW camps during WW2
Damien Lewis' latest book, SAS Great Escapes 4, shines a light on five daring escapes carried out by the SAS during the Second World War
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Feature Kamikaze Des, unshakeable 2IC of legendary Bravo Three Zero patrol during Gulf War
Des Powell's new book SAS: My Trial by Fire in hardback is out now
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Feature The strategic assault on Sword Beach that helped change the course of WW2
Sword Beach was assaulted by units of the British 3rd Division, plus French and British commandos, who met fierce German resistance
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Feature How a British veteran turned falconer foiled Nazi Germany's sneaky recruitment plans
In 1938, Captain Charles Knight caught the attention of infamous Nazi Hermann Göring, head of the Luftwaffe and Reichsjägermeister
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Feature All you need to know about the Chelsea Pensioners
Ever wondered why certain veterans get to wear a rather splendid red coat or whether women can become Chelsea Pensioners?
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Feature Dunkirk Evacuation: A crucial but costly chapter during the Second World War
The stakes could not have been higher. The remnants of the BEF stood exposed on the beach, hoping to be saved
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Technology Explosive news: New process makes UK ammo production faster and safer
The way ammunition is made is changing - according to BAE it will be faster, safer and easier to scale up than traditional batch production
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Army The AH-64E Apache: It's powerful and sophisticated, but is it still relevant?
Drones and AI-controlled UAVs have cast doubt on the future of the attack helicopter – but the Apache may be able to tap into this tech too
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Feature Heroic actions of man who swam in shark-infested waters to save sailors during WW2
PO1 Charles Jackson French, nicknamed the 'human tugboat', bravely rescued more than a dozen sailors