How Battle of Bastogne inspired Band of Brothers and marked final nail in Nazi Germany's coffin
The battle for Bastogne saw US troops surrounded in Belgium, but maintain the defence of the city – as well as inspiring Band of Brothers.
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Feature How a giant golden peanut helps British soldiers in the US celebrate Christmas
The papier-mâché trophy is awarded to the most creative country based at Fort Novosel in Alabama.
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Feature The Battle of the Bulge: Hitler's last roll of the dice to stave off disaster in the West
The Ardennes Offensive, better known as the Battle of the Bulge, was a crucial turning point in the Second World War,
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Navy Royal Navy flagship: A nation's strength and power symbolised by one warship
The flagship is usually a country's most powerful warship, and today the UK's strength at sea is represented by HMS Prince of Wales.
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Nuclear Which nations have nuclear weapons in their arsenal and how many are there?
Nine countries in the world possess nuclear weapons – the US, Russia, the UK, France, China, Israel, India, Pakistan and North Korea.
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Feature Remembering Sergeant Stubby, the most decorated US military dog of the First World War
Sergeant Stubby carried out some incredible acts of bravery during the First World War and even received a medal for his courage.
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Feature Wojtek: The bear who ate cigarettes and carried ammo for Polish troops in WW2
Soldiers of the 2nd Polish Corps, commanded by General Władysław Anders, made a Syrian brown bear their mascot and eventually a corporal.
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Feature Honouring sacrifice: A brief history of the Royal British Legion's iconic poppy
From Flanders Fields to wearing it on Remembrance Day and everything in between
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Feature Why top-secret unit's three witches emblem meant toil and trouble for the Nazis
The emblem was used by Intelligence School 9, part of MI9, during their covert operations in Holland in 1944.
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Feature How the sinking of a Second World War ship led to one of the UK's last witch trials
Medium Helen Duncan claimed to have spoken with the ghost of a sailor who died when HMS Barham sank in 1941, upsetting the Admiralty.
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Feature Great British Battle Commanders and the six reasons why they were a success
A new BFBS Forces News podcast, featuring defence analyst Michael Clarke, analyses figures from British history who were successful leaders.
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Feature SAS Daggers Drawn: Empathy and imagination, not just sabotage and slaughter
Damien Lewis' new book shows how the SAS embraced people with neurodiversity as well as fighting ability during the Second World War.
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Feature Family's pride as veteran, 99, honoured by two generations of female air force personnel
RAF and USAF women joined forces to celebrate Stella Brecht's pioneering WAAF service and legacy for female aviators.
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Feature Op Cat Drop: How RAF's feline supply drop saved Malaysian village from rat invasion
And all because WHO were trying to reduce deadly malaria cases in the area.
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Explainers How the military stages a civilian evacuation from a dangerous or unstable country
The process of evacuating British nationals from another country is called a Non-Combatant Evacuation Operation.
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Feature Brains and brawn: Why I had to write about fiercely ambitious SAS Original Reg Seekings
Tony Rushmer's new book SAS Duty Before Glory reveals the extraordinary story Reg Seekings - one of the Special Air Service Originals.