Hidden London: How Churchill And A City Took Refuge Underground
The exhibition shows how disused stations were turned into top-secret bunkers during the Second World War.
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Stories A Daring Afghan Rescue Mission - From 100 Years Ago
Following on from his article on the Third Afghan War, Army officer Paul Macro tells the tale of his grandfather's own role in that conflict
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News '1917': Meet The Cast and Creative Team Behind New WWI Film
The film follows two soldiers sent on a dangerous journey through enemy territory to deliver a vital message to save 1,600 soldiers.
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Women New Exhibition Celebrates 250 Years Of Women And The Royal Navy
It tells the stories of some of the remarkable naval women who have served over the years.
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Naval History Pre-WWI Battleship Wreck Granted Heritage Protection
HMS Montagu is the only surviving Duncan-class battleship in north European or English waters.
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News Veterans Return To The Netherlands To Mark 75 Years Since The Battle of Arnhem
The battle claimed the lives of more than 1500 British soldiers and saw a further 6500 captured.
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WWII Honorary Citizenship For WWII Heroes Who Died Liberating The Netherlands
Over 300 former soldiers will be granted the unique honour by a Dutch town.
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Cyprus Diving Detectives: Underwater Discoveries At RAF's Busiest Operational Base
A team of maritime archaeologists have been exploring the coastline around RAF Akrotiri.
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WWII Operation Market Garden: 75 Years Since One Of The Largest Airborne Operations In History
The objective was to secure a bridge over the Rhine as part of an Allied invasion of Germany.
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Army History Battle Of Saragarhi: Remembering The 'Last Stand'
The heroic rearguard is considered to be one of the greatest in history.
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Stories How WWII Nearly Ended A Year Early
Read the Forces Network's account of Operation Market Garden, the largest airborne assault in military history.
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WWII New Archive Reveals BBC's Role In Secret Activities During WWII
The BBC's Alexandra Palace transmitters were used as part of an RAF operation to distort the navigating system of Luftwaffe bombers.
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History SS Athenia: The British Passenger Ship Sunk At The Outbreak Of World War Two
Aware of the US casualties, Nazi propaganda portrayed the incident as an act of British sabotage.
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Germany Memorial Marks The Spot WWII RAF Bomber Crew Was Shot Down
Surviving relatives and a former German anti-air battery operator have gathered 76 years on.
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WWII On This Day: Nazi Germany Invades Poland
Eighty years ago, Adolf Hitler led German forces to attack Poland.
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USA US Army National Museum To Open In 2020
It will be the only museum to have ever told the 244-year history of the US Army in its entirety.