Iraq: At The Crossroads Of Empires
A follow on to the Forces Network's history of ancient Iraq.
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Feature COMMENT: Submariners Maintaining Continuous At Sea Deterrence Are True Peace Campaigners
Former Commodore and author Eric Thompson sets out why he believes submariners, not anti-nuclear protesters, are the true peace campaigners ...
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Feature 10 Most Annoying Things That Can Happen On Submarine Patrol
A former Commodore in charge of the Clyde Submarine Base at Faslane, Scotland, has given us his top 10 grievances that can happen on a 10 ...
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Feature Christmas 1914: 'Santa Claus Ship' Arrives In Britain
In 1914, the USS Jason arrived in England packed with five million gifts for children in Europe...
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WWI Cambrai 1917: How the world’s first great tank battle unfolded
A look at the 'Tide Of Iron' historic battle on the Western Front
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Land vehicles Is This Military Collection A 'Hobby Out Of Hand'?
Tim Issac's collection includes military artifacts from across the past hundred years and more, including 70 tanks.
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Feature The intriguing evolution of military operation code names over the past century
It's a widely held belief that the Germans pioneered the use of operation code names during the First World War.
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News Intellectual Thug: The Defence Of Denis Healey
With the British government having recently confirmed that Chagos islanders will not be allowed to return home until at least 2036, Forces ...
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Feature Shepton Mallet Prison: Is this a ghost in military glasshouse execution room?
HMP Shepton Mallet has a reputation for ghostly goings on but does this video clip show the shadow of an apparition, or just a trick of the ...
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Tri-Service How The Prime Minister Has Voted On Defence
The Prime Minister's decision to call a snap election has backfired.
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Army Teenagers Taste Army Life At New 'Supercamp'
Hundreds of teenagers from minority backgrounds have been getting a taste of Army life, at the biggest ever event of its kind...
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Navy Dutch Frigate Takes On Royal Navy's 'Thursday War'
The Royal Navy has been orchestrating the largest international war games exercises to take place in the south-west for many years...
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Army Residents' Fears Over Fort George Closure
Local business owners in the Highlands are struggling to come to terms with the economic loss that they will feel once Fort George closes...
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Army Silver Stars Parachute Team Delight Oxfordshire Schoolchildren
Hundreds of school pupils in Oxfordshire have had an unusual drop-in...
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News How To Make Jerk Chicken... Army Style!
One chef with 2nd Battalion The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment (2PWRR) has been showing us how to make his favourite dinner...
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Weapons and Kit Tomahawk Missiles: What You Need To Know
More than 6.25 metres long and weighing 1,590kg, Tomahawks can be fired from a ship or submarine and have a range of 800-1,500 miles.