Sir John Major: Going to war with Iraq was on my mind 'every waking moment'
The war was to be one of the first major tests for Sir John Major, who had only just become Prime Minister.
Heritage > History
-
Iraq -
Gulf War Remembering The Gulf War: Key Facts And Figures About The Conflict
It was the biggest deployment of the UK Armed Forces since the Second World War.
-
Gulf War First Gulf War: What Was It Like Entering Iraq Days Before The Conflict's End?
A Troop Sergeant during the war has been what it was like to be part of Op Granby and serve on the ground.
-
History Gulf War: Everything You Need To Know About The Conflict 30 Years On
The British operation name given was 'Operation GRANBY' – which took its name from John Manners, Marquess of Granby.
-
Technology Lima Charlie: From AK47s To Subs And Tanks – Is 'Old' Tech A Burden Or An Asset?
Do you know which country claims to have the oldest commissioned warship?
-
Germany What Assets Do British Forces Have In Germany?
Some British troops began leaving Germany in 2013 as part of the Army Basing Programme.
-
Naval History Historic Naval Building Gets Rescue Grant Worth Nearly £500,000
Plymouth's Melville building, a location for ITV's 'Hornblower' series, has received almost £500,000 to continue pre-COVID rescue work.
-
LGBTQ Sexuality And The Role Of LGBTQ Armed Forces In WW1
Did The First World War Spawn The Modern Day Gay Rights Movement?
-
History Channel Islands: Life On The Only British Territories Under German WWII Occupation
The Channel Islands were brought to the brink of starvation while occupied by German forces between 30 June 1940 and 9 May 1945.
-
WWII The Deadly WW2 Parachute Mine: How 2,200lb German Bombs Devastated London In The Blitz
One of WW2's deadliest bombs - and its connection to TV sitcom Goodnight Sweetheart
-
Feature Bayonet Fighting: All Of The Gen
The bayonet is described as 'the last seven inches of failed foreign policy'.
-
History The Western Front Way: Turning No Man’s Land Into A Place Of Peaceful Reflection
How one man's dream is being turned into a reality, more than 100 years on
-
WWII PM Hears 'Powerful' Stories From Holocaust Survivor And WW2 Veteran
Second World War veteran Ian Forsyth wept during the video call as he recalled arriving in Bergen-Belsen in 1945 to liberate the survivors.
-
Naval History Rare Spanish Armada Maps To Stay In UK After Fundraising Campaign
A last-ditch campaign to keep the maps in the country raised £600,000 in just two months.
-
Gulf War "They were getting a bloody good bombing. It was horrible."
A Gulf War veteran describes the conflict, 30 years on …
-
RAF Museum Of RAF Firefighting In Danger Of Closing For Good
The museum's founder said vehicles from the collection are being stored outside in a field, with the hunt now on for another new home.