HMS Argus – the first aircraft carrier
How early naval aviation led first to seaplanes and then aircraft carriers.
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History Marathon And The Military – The Battle Behind The Famous Race
Learn the military history of the well-known running event.
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Veterans Spitfires And War Stories: Historic Aircraft Fly Once More For WW2 Veterans
Biggin Hill airfield welcomed 11 veterans to watch some of the aircraft they once flew.
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WWII Maps: Would History Even Exist Without Them?
Across millennia, military planners have depended on maps.
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Royal Marines Know Your Navy – The Royal Marines
An overview of the Royal Marines and the equipment they use.
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Feature Reporting From Hell: The journalists who witnessed the D-Day Landings first-hand
The civilians who risked their lives to bring the brutal truth of war to the Homefront
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History Tea And Medals Podcast: For Gallantry
BFBS podcast unpacks the history behind the George Cross.
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History Was this the shortest ever war in military history?
The conflict is thought to have lasted as little as 38 minutes or as long as 45...
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History Tea And Medals Podcast: The DFC-Winning Brothers Killed Hours Apart In WW2
The BFBS podcast takes to the Battle of Britain skies in the latest episode.
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History Lusitania: Act Of Barbarity Or Legitimate Enemy Target?
The Cunard ship was sunk off the coast of Ireland in 1915 by a German torpedo. But was the ship carrying something other than passengers?
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History The WW1 factory train that's transporting people 104 years later
The train may be old and quaint but it comes from a dark time in British history when it was used to move materials for weapon production.
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Feature The machine gun submerged underwater for 73 years that 'could still fire'
The Vickers Gas Operated .303" machine gun, or Vickers K, is on display at the Pembroke Dock Heritage Centre
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History Air America: When The CIA Secretly Bought An Airline
Drug running and other black ops were reported to have found a home in this intriguing period of American intelligence history.
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Navy HMS Severn returning to Navy fleet with cool WW2 paint scheme
HMS Severn was decommissioned almost four years ago and is the first ship to be reactivated in this way since the Falklands War.
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History What Was The Fall Of Saigon?
Commentators have compared the events in Kabul with the 1975 US withdrawal from South Vietnam's capital city
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History History Of Boxted Airfield: One Of The Most Important WW2 US Fighter Bases In The UK
From the bravery of fighter aces to performances by the legendary Glenn Miller, Boxted Airfield has a rich history.