A shoreline of sacrifice: Normandy's D-Day beaches win UNESCO World Heritage honour
Normandy’s D-Day beaches, now UNESCO-listed, stand as a powerful memorial to sacrifice, liberation and remembrance
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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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Ukraine 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
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Falklands 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.