Did Allied pilots really drop fake wooden bombs on fake wooden decoy airfields?
Was it a light-hearted joke by Allied airmen during WW2 or is it just a myth?
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History The Men Who Saved Art: The Story Behind The Monuments Men
Hitler pillaged Europe for valuable artwork, a lot destined for his own private collection. That was until the Allies stopped him.
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Cadets How Octavia Hill Helped Set Up The Cadets To Help Slum Boys Find Self-Reliance
Champion of nature, the underprivileged … and the armed forces?
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Feature The rebellious reason British submarines fly the Jolly Roger after missions
The tradition followed comments that submariners should be hanged as pirates
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Afghanistan Before The Taliban: When Kabul Was The 'Paris Of Central Asia'
The Afghanistan of the 1950s and 1960s was worlds away from what it became after Communist coups, Soviet invasion and Taliban rule
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WWII Wrens in WW2: Women who risked their lives to secretly intercept Nazi messages
These secret listeners, the women of the 'Y Service', risked their lives to intercept and gather enemy communications.
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History Inter-Allied Games: When WW1 Veterans Held Their Own Olympics
The multi-sport event brought together personnel from 14 Allied nations on the outskirts of Paris at the end of the First World War.
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Veterans Appeal For Standard Bearers To Honour Dunkirk Veteran
Are you free on Monday, August 2 to honour the memory of veteran Mr David Evans?
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History The Victoria Cross versus the US Medal Of Honor – How do they compare?
A look at the histories of the highest medals for gallantry in the UK and US
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Army Memorial Stone Dedicated To Parachute Regiment And Airborne Forces
The monument was officially dedicated at a ceremony in Colchester in Essex.
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Weapons and Kit The Gatling Gun – The First Machine Gun?
All the specs on an historical weapon that changed the face of war.
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History Medical Evacuation: How Frontline Treatment Has Evolved
Medevac teams swiftly evacuate casualties from battle but how has the process changed since WW1?
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Weapons and Kit Flamethrowers – From The British Ack Pack To The Napalm-Fuelled American M9
A look at one of the most deadly hand-held weapons in history - branded 'inhumane' by military leaders
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Army History How The New Model Army Helped Shape Our Modern Forces
Radical changes in army structure during the English Civil Wars would have far-reaching consequences
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History When Dates Differ: When Do You Think WW1 Ended?
1918 and 1945 are not actually the official end dates of the wars. Here's why.
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Royal Marines How the Royal Marines began
Well before the days of Commandos, Marines were not ‘Royal’, or even ‘marines’ …