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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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.
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USA British personnel mark Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day at the USS Arizona Memorial
This year marks the 82nd anniversary of the Imperial Japanese Navy's surprise attack on the base in Hawaii that brought the US into WWII
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History Gas masks: How they evolved from the trenches to the Iranian Embassy siege and beyond
The gas mask was developed during the First World War after Germany launched the first chemical attack of the conflict in April 1915
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WWII A day of infamy: Why Imperial Japan attacked Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941
The Japanese attack that brought the US into the Second World War was a long time coming and had world-altering consequences.
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Aircraft Immortal: The history of 809 Naval Air Squadron, a unit being reborn again
809 Naval Air Squadron has been engaged in several conflicts since 1941, and is being resurrected once again to fly the F-35B