101-year-old veteran honoured with France's highest award for his role in D-Day
WWII veteran John McOwan has been awarded France's highest honour for his role in D-Day, 78 years after the conflict.
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News Six Triple Eight: Netflix film to tell the story of WWII's only all-black, all-female unit
The cast has been announced for the Tyler Perry film of the true story of the 6888th Battalion.
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Royals Unpublished pictures of Princess Diana launching HMS Cornwall in 1985 up for auction
These unseen pictures of Princess Diana could fetch between £500 and £800 at auction.
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Naval History Mutiny on the Bounty: The Royal Navy's most famous rebellion
HMS Bounty's legendary mutiny left the ship's crew split into two groups
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Weapons and Kit Trident: How did the UK develop its nuclear weapons programme?
After starting to develop nuclear weapons during WWII, the UK's nuclear deterrent, Trident, is to be upgraded in the 2030s.
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WWII Scottish soldier's WWII ID bracelet found in Israel
Mr Gan Erez discovered the bracelet using a metal detector and hopes to track down Lieutenant Clark's relatives.
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Northern Ireland Mowlam wanted no soldiers to face legal action over Bloody Sunday
Bloody Sunday was one of the darkest days in the history of the Northern Ireland Troubles.
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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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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 How the RAF Nimrod helped Britain win the Falklands War
Veteran Derek Straw recalls how RAF Nimrod aircraft patrolled the South Atlantic to guard against potential enemy attacks.
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History Daring WWII operation that's the reason behind Trafalgar Square's Christmas tree
It's a "special tree" for a "special mission" that turned the tides of history in the Second World War.
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Army History The dead-famous Goose that saved Christmas for the Coldstream Guards in Canada
Jacob the Goose saved the day for sentry and sadly met a grizzly end.
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Falklands How this Falklands veteran disposed a bomb whilst under intense enemy aircraft attack
Mick Fellows was the first man in naval history to defuse an unexploded bomb on board a warship at sea.
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Navy D-Day submariner whose work influenced history dies aged 101
Lieutenant Jim Booth was the last surviving member of the D-Day invasion force.
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History Brick-hanging ceremony: An Army tradition that dates back to 1889
This year marked the 122nd Brick Hanging, which is a tradition held in memory of the story of Forage Master Joe Holland.
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WWI Network of First World War training trenches among sites added to heritage list in 2022
The network of trenches found in Norfolk is also said to be rare in that many others have long been filled in.