1915: The Forgotten Struggle
Short of men and material, find out how the British Army coped during 1915, an often overlooked year of the First World War.
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Remembrance Remembrance Poppies And Puttees Create Poignant Great War Artwork
It was a set of puttees owned by her late father that inspired a Wiltshire artist to create the ‘Binding The Past To The Present Through ...
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History Absolute Legends: The Man Who Went From Drug Dealer To Being Awarded A Victoria Cross
Johnson Beharry is the best example of how anyone can turn their life around and achieve amazing things if they try hard enough...
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Stories Fiji Day: Fijian Soldiers Celebrate Their British Army Pride In Cyprus
Bula & Happy Fiji Day. Fijian soldiers from 2nd Battalion the Royal Anglian Regiment visited the Forces Radio BFBS studios in Cyprus to ...
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WWI First World War footage 'brought to life' in Peter Jackson's film They Shall Not Grow Old
Archive film footage has been painstakingly restored for the Oscar-winning filmmaker's new documentary.
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Stories British Army Helps Local School Bring History Alive
Over a week, Shipton Bellinger Primary School, on Salisbury Plain commemorated and celebrated 100 years since the end of the First World War ...
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Stories Army Air Corps Veteran Raises Money For 'Project Eagle'
Col (Retd) Paul Edwards MBE, who served in the British Army for more than 35 years, embarked on the Hadrian's Wall Challenge, running 84 ...
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News Battle Bus Returns To Covent Garden For WW1 Centenary
The buses are the last remaining of the 900 that were requisitioned, repainted from their iconic red colour to green for camouflage.
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News WW1 Hero And VC Winner Honoured By Scottish Town
Sgt McGuffie died on 4 October 1918 from a shell without knowing he would be awarded a Victoria Cross...
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News Apache Helicopter Landing Marks Battle Of Saragarhi Anniversary
Twenty-one soldiers died fighting off 10,000 Afghan tribesmen in 1897.
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Army Spies And Sabres: How Wellington Won At Salamanca
A look at one notable example of how the British beat Napoleon's forces, making July 22 'Salamanca Day'.
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Football Army Football History: The Military's Only FA Cup Winners
The British Army boasted one of the top club sides during the Victorian era, winning the world's oldest football competition.
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Army History Commanding Officer's Silver Bugle Competition
Members of the RG Corps of Drums compete for the title
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Army History Battle of Cambrai centenary commemorated in Ashford
The Battle of Cambrai was a major turning point in the history of warfare.
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Army Toasting Their Forefathers: Vets Snap Up Regiment's Historic Pub
Veterans of a historic Army regiment have bought the lease on the pub where it was founded...
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Falklands Secret CIA Files: The Plan To Give The Falklands To Argentina
The CIA planned to give the Falklands to Argentina if the country won the war against Britain over the islands, declassified CIA documents ...