Special Report: Meet The Real Cold War Spies Of BRIXMIS
At the height of the Cold War, 31 British troops were allowed in and out of East Germany for three decades.
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Cold War BRIXMIS: How Did Personnel On The Cold War Mission Do Their Jobs?
They were some of the only Western forces to regularly get up close and personal with the enemy during the Cold War.
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Cold War How 'Real Cold War Spies: BRIXMIS' Was Made
Forces News reporter Rosie Laydon gives a behind the scenes account on the making of Real Cold War Spies: BRIXMIS.
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Cold War BRIXMIS: The Cold War Mission Through The Eyes Of A British Spy
Dave Butler goes back to Germany to retrace his footsteps of the mission which changed the Cold War.
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Syria What Is Happening In Syria?
Turkey recently launched an offensive in northern Syria, but they are not the only ones to have been involved in the Middle East nation.
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Navy How A Royal Navy Helicopter Crash At Sea Entered This Senior Officer Into The Goldfish Club
The former commander of RNAS Culdrose has described the moment his Sea King and aircrew made an emergency landing into the North Sea.
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RAF RAF Firefighting Museum: Looking Around The Collection Which Could Soon Close
The volunteers have until mid-December to find a new space.
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Weapons and Kit SA80 Rifle: Want To Know All Of The Gen?
What is the SA80 rifle and will it be replaced?
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Feature What is the Armed Forces Covenant? All the gen
The term 'Armed Forces Covenant' first came into British public life in the year 2000. But what does it mean?
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Stories How WWII Nearly Ended A Year Early
Read the Forces Network's account of Operation Market Garden, the largest airborne assault in military history.
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Sea vessels Onboard HMS Protector: The Royal Navy's Ice Patrol Ship
Forces News broke the ice with the vessel headed to support the Bahamas.
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World How Many World Leaders Passed Through British Military Institutions?
Research by the Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI) included a number of UK military institutions in the figures.
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Army BATUS: All about the largest Army battlefield in the world
Forces News has been given exclusive access to British Army Training Unit Suffield in Canada.
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Syria Meet Barrie: The Dog Saved From Syrian Rubble By A Former British Soldier
Barrie was just a puppy when she was rescued from Syria.
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Northern Ireland What Was It Like To Serve In Northern Ireland During The Troubles?
Forces News has been speaking to some of those who were deployed during Operation Banner, which started 50 years ago.
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History Pig War: The 12-Year Conflict Between The US And UK
Long before the current 'special relationship’, here is how a farmer shooting a pig led to tensions between the US and UK.