From the LRDG to today's SAS: How much has really changed in special operations warfare?
Since the Second World War, how much is still built on the same skills, instincts and human relationships?
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History Churchill's Toyshop, Op Vegetarian and a private pond: When military kit hits civvy street
Military weapons and equipment have long been tested in unconventional sites around the UK as demand for testing capabilities challenges ...
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Feature What lurks in the shadows of war: The haunting stories hidden in the IWM archives
From ghostly angels to unexplained encounters, a new book explores the haunting stories service personnel carried home from war
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WWII Arnhem: 82 years since Monty's ambitious operation that went a bridge too far
The objective was to secure several bridges - including that over the River Rhine - as part of a planned Allied invasion of Germany
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D-Day D-Day weather files unearthed: Documents reveal how forecasts helped secure Allied victory
As Pressure hits screens, historic documents reveal the weather forecasts that helped decide D-Day
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Army Battle to be the Chosen Man: Riflemen compete for battalion's historic title
Troops from 3 Rifles have been taking part in their Chosen Man patrol competition in Scotland - a nod to their forebears from the 95th
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Operations Pressure and the wrath of nature: How the weather became the enemy in D‑Day planning
The film Pressure, out on 9 September, follows General Dwight D. Eisenhower and Captain James Stagg and reveals a lesser-known story about D ...
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Veterans From victory in the Pacific to turning 103: Navy veteran honoured by First Sea Lord
A 103-year-old Royal Navy veteran who helped end WW2 has received a personal birthday tribute from the First Sea Lord
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Feature The saviour of the SAS: The man who once asked for an axe and four balloons
Lt Col Brian Franks helped shape the SAS during and after the Second World War and Tim Spicer is now shining a light on his story
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Feature Hell ship: PoWs' families get closure as wreck of Hōfuku Maru and its lost souls found
The notorious hell ship has been located off the Philippines, providing closure for families of PoWs lost during the Second World War
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WWII A shoreline of sacrifice: Normandy's D-Day beaches win UNESCO World Heritage honour
Many believe the D-Day landings on the Normandy beaches on 6 June 1944 marked the beginning of the end of the Second World War
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History Young crews and deadly missions: How RAF Bomber Command took the air war to Nazi Germany
More than 55,500 young men died flying with Bomber Command during the Second World War, more than the number who serve in the entire RAF ...
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Army Grenadier Guards march alongside French allies for first time in 22 years on Bastille Day
The Foot Guards regiment marched down the Champs-Élysées alongside France's 1er Régiment de la Garde Républicaine in Paris
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Opinion Why women fight and always have – and the reasons might surprise you
Ten years after women were allowed to serve in ground close combat for the first time, author Victoria Preston asks why do women fight?
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WWI Thousands of Indian WW1 soldiers to be remembered in perpetuity after historical injustice
The CWGC has announced the largest single addition to its casualty records since WW2 that will help create a more inclusive narrative
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Feature How Ukraine has rediscovered the strategic value of blood learned in Second World War
Historian Roderick Bailey says there are very strong parallels between Ukraine and WW2 in terms of blood supply