Falklands War: Veteran recalls horror of fires on ship after Argentine Exocet missile attack
HMS Glamorgan had just completed her bombardment and was sailing to safety when she was hit by an Argentinian Exocet missile
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Veterans 'It's a real war': Veteran remembers Falklands conflict
Colour Sergeant Brian Faulkner served during the Falklands War and fought in the Battle of Mount Longdon
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Falklands Falklands veteran recalls the fierce Battle of Two Sisters
Ian Gardiner led his marines during the fierce night battle for Two Sisters, a 1,000-foot-high mountain, in 1982
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Falklands Former Royal Marine on how his men seized Mount Harriet in daring Falklands raid
Nick Vaux was the Commanding Officer of 42 Commando during Britain's successful recapture of the Falkland Islands
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Falklands Falklands: Recalling the events leading up to Battle of Goose Green
The Argentines surrendered following two days of fierce fighting, which cost 2 PARA 17 lives, including their commanding officer.
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Falklands Falklands veteran recalls intense assault to retake Goose Green
Mike Kelly served as the signaller for the 2nd Battalion The Parachute Regiment's second-in-command and remembers this key first battle.
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History 126-year-old Boer War Cadbury chocolate tin sells for £520 after surviving with original bar inside
The Queen Victoria-era tin was sent to British troops in South Africa and still contains its original Cadbury chocolate
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History The 300-year-old rule that maintains the legality of Britain's Armed Forces
The Armed Forces Bill renews a constitutional rule dating back to 1689, when Parliament curbed the Crown's power to keep troops in peacetime
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History HMS Victory is without her masts after complex removal operation for conservation work
A 750-tonne crane was used to remove Victory's mizzen mast (rear), foremast (front) and bowsprit (the bow)
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The Queen 'Princess Auto Mechanic': The Queen's life during Second World War – childhood to the military
Then a princess, she faced difficulties like many of her generation and even served her country with the Auxiliary Territorial Service.
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History Former England cricketer Jack Russell's military medal collection sells for £74,000
The collection that belonged to international wicketkeeper Jack Russell included a Military Cross awarded to a soldier killed in the Battle ...
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Feature Bergen-Belsen: How British troops liberated the Nazi concentration camp
On 15 April 1945, the British Army found 60,000 prisoners who were in desperate need of help and medical attention
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Aircraft WW2 Spitfire pilot says reunion with iconic aircraft is like seeing an old friend
Douglas Seale, 101, saw the Spitfire after it landed in Scotland on a tour to mark 90 years since the legendary plane took to the skies
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RAF Courage and skill: Relative of Battle of Britain 'Top Gun' praises new RAF drone aces
A relative of one of the most iconic spitfire pilots of WWII says RAF Regiment Gunners thoroughly deserve the title of ace
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Feature New burial law proposals will 'level the playing field' and protect war graves
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission worked with the Law Commission to ensure war graves are protected
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WWII For sale: The fighter-frenzy era hideaway with 'Grand Designs' potential
A former Second World War RAF power station in Frogmore Woods, Warwickshire, is up for auction