How The Suffering B***tard Cocktail ‘Helped The British Beat Rommel' In The Desert
The story of a legendary drink that 'turned the tide' against the Nazis
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History Why is it British Army and not Royal Army?
Why didn't the British Army get the royal moniker?
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News Armed Forces At Christmas: Traditions Then And Now
There are a number of Christmas traditions developed by the military over the years.
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Naval History 'World's Oldest' Christmas Pudding Celebrates 120th Birthday
The dessert was sent to British personnel serving on the front line in the Boer War during Christmas 1899.
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History Who Are The Black Watch?
The Black Watch were the most senior highland regiment in Scotland, but who were they and how did they get their name?
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WWI Southampton's WWI Flying History Celebrated
The Solent Sky museum is charting the areas in which the city contributed to flying during the First World War.
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Fun Think You Have Nothing In Common With WWI & WII Veterans? Think Again...
Today's armed forces might think their lives are different from First & Second World War veterans but a closer look tells a different story
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Navy We Give You: Aircraft Carrier HMS Prince Of Wales In All Her Glory
All the gen on HMSPWLS - dimensions, engines, facilities, facts and figures
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Remembrance Fallen Honoured At National Memorial Arboretum Remembrance Service
Veterans, serving personnel and members of the public from across the UK were in attendance.
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Remembrance IN PICTURES: Armistice Day 2019
Events to remember the fallen were held across the UK, a century after the very first Armistice Day in 1919.
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Germany Berlin Wall: How It Felt Watching It Fall In 1989
Former British Sector official Barry Davies has returned to the spot where he witnessed the historic moment in November 1989.
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Cold War What Was It Like Living In Cold War East Germany?
Thirty years since the fall of the Berlin Wall, a woman shares her experience living on the other side of the Iron Curtain.
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Feature The First Remembrance Day: Then And Now
A century after the official end of the First World War, we take a look at how Remembrance Day has changed
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History Berlin 30: The Fall Of The Wall
30 years since the wall was built, Forces Radio BFBS retraces history
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Cold War Special Report: Meet The Real Cold War Spies Of BRIXMIS
At the height of the Cold War, 31 British troops were allowed in and out of East Germany for three decades.
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Cold War BRIXMIS: How Did Personnel On The Cold War Mission Do Their Jobs?
They were some of the only Western forces to regularly get up close and personal with the enemy during the Cold War.