Falklands: How British Forces won the conflict
Defence analysts say British Forces' military operations to recapture the Falklands were a "military impossibility".
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Royals Union Jack: Do you know the correct way up?
Fewer than 50% of the population can tell when the Union Jack is being flown upside down, can you?
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Aircraft Lancaster: WW2 veterans tell story of aircraft in emotive documentary
New feature documentary Lancaster is a story of courage, fear, friendship and the moral complexities of war.
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Falklands HMS Sheffield survivor recalls guilt he still feels 40 years after sinking
In 1982, then-22-year-old Chris Purcell was serving on the ship's galley and as a gunner when Argentinian jets attacked the vessel.
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Falklands Falklands conflict: When the Navy sank Argentina's General Belgrano
The Argentinian cruiser was torpedoed by the UK during the 1982 conflict.
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History The courageous women who stepped up in defence of Malta
Eighty years after the country was awarded the George Cross, we honour all those who defended the island.
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WWII Operation Mincemeat: How a homeless man's dead body fooled Nazi Germany
The incredible story of a secret operation to dress the corpse of a dead homeless man as a major in the Royal Marines.
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History Epic task of restoring WW2 Lancaster to flight
In the last years of the Second World War, it was the heavy bomber used to take the war to the heartland of Nazi Germany.
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Aviation History Celebrity Chinook newest addition at museum
Bravo November had a distinguished career was one of the original 30 Chinooks ordered by the RAF in 1978.
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Feature The secret compass hidden behind a pair of Second World War trouser buttons
The buttons could share a direct link to James Bond.
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Forces Charities Veterans Aid marks 90 years of helping homeless veterans in crisis
The charity offers immediate practical support to homeless former servicemen and women
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Aircraft How engineers keep the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight's aircraft flying
Working on aircraft that are about 80 years old can certainly have its challenges.
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Falklands Watch: The Falklands war as it happened
The conflict lasted 74 days and cost more than 900 lives.
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Veterans WW2 veteran celebrates 100th birthday with Mercian soldiers
Retired Captain Bob King marked the milestone with close family and members of the Mercian Regiment.
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Naval History Room where Lord Nelson's body lay reopened after restoration
Its unique architecture has been carefully restored, including its roof lantern, monumental stonework and Swedish marble flooring.
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Ukraine Why is Mariupol key to Russia's invasion plan?
For Russia, the capturing of the industrial port city offers not only practical significance but strong symbolic significance.