How Cyprus' Green Line earned its name more than 60 years ago
The origin story for the nickname of the UN Buffer Zone in Cyprus might surprise you.
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Gurkhas Gurkha Museum to add Nepali voice to exhibits during closure for modernisation and update
Changes will account for the growing Nepalese community in the UK.
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Aircraft The historic F-16 - the iconic fighter jet that's still flying and fighting at the age of 50
The F-16 Fighting Falcon, known as the Viper by its crews, took its first flight in 1974 and has been in service around the world ever since ...
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Feature History in Focus: The Naafi assistant who helped bring an end to the U-boat menace
Three men raced on board a sinking U-boat to snatch crucial documents that would help decipher Shark, the upgraded version of Enigma.
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Navy In Pictures: HMS Tamar protects one of the world's most isolated paradise islands
HMS Tamar's mission to protect Pitcairn Island's pristine environment and support its isolated community.
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Navy Behind the scenes of world-famous HMS Victory's massive restoration project
Lord Nelson's flagship is being stripped right back and having all the rotten wood removed as she sits in her dry dock in Portsmouth.
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Feature History in focus: The story of HMS Edinburgh's sunken cargo of Russian gold
It was the salvage of the century - the recovery of 431 of the 465 gold bars that went down with HMS Edinburgh in 1942.
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History From ruins to rules: How the destruction of a monastery reshaped heritage protection
'... any damage to cultural property... is a damage to the cultural heritage of all humanity' says the 1954 Hague Convention preamble.
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Army Royal Signals visit Italy to commemorate 80th anniversary of Battle of Monte Cassino
Personnel from 2 Sigs got a better understanding of the four-month battle in 1944, which was one of the pivotal engagements of WW2.
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WWII Audio unearthed of former Black Watch soldier recounting the horrors of Monte Cassino
Arthur Helps' experience of fighting at Monte Cassino was recorded when he visited a school two years before his death in 2000.
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WWII Monte Cassino: Remembering the brutal four-month Second World War battle 80 years on
The battle paved the way for the advance on Rome, but was costly in terms of human life and infamous for the destruction of the monastery.
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Feature Blackhorse: The legendary story behind 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment's nickname
A century after a deadly fire that almost wiped out a Californian town, we take a look at the unique story behind 11th ACR's nickname.
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Special forces Daring SAS raid to liberate hundreds from concentration camp revealed after 80 years
The Special Air Service op was so audacious it might be dismissed as being too far-fetched even for Hollywood - but it took place in 1943.
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News Hunt begins for mysterious artist behind Falklands painting that stunned veterans
The painting by the anonymous artists depicts the Argentine air attack on RFA Sir Galahad in Bluff Cove during the Falklands War.
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Army Unwrap Christmas relics of WWI and beyond at National Army museum
The museum, located in Chelsea, London, allowed Forces News to take a look at the relics not normally on display to the public.
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Cyprus Seven decades of stories to tell: Dhekelia Station officially marks 70th birthday
The original Army garrison, designed by the Royal Engineers, was built in 1953 at a cost of £10 million.