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Military Life Books On The Beach – The Best Summer Military Reads
Get a taster of three top military-themed books recommended to Forces Network by the London Evening Standard’s Defence Editor Robert Fox.
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Aviation History Barrage Balloons: The RAF Squadrons That Defended WWII Britain
The Royal Air Force's Balloon Command operated from 1938 until 1945.
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History Invincible Us: The History Of Rehab - Charity Vs The State, To The Fighting Spirit Of Invictus
Charity versus the state – learn how the World War 1 warring nations learnt to rehabilitate their disabled servicemen.
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History Waterloo Uncovered: The Battlefield Dig To Overcome Trauma
A charity has organised a dig 600 metres behind the Battle of Waterloo's Anglo-Allied lines.
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WWII Canadian Navy Divers Recover WWII Ordnance From British Wreck
Clearance divers brought unexploded explosive ordnance from SS Saganaga to the surface for safe disposal.
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Space Reaching For The Stars: The UK's History In Space
A look back at the key events that have shaped the industry over the decades.
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History Alan Turing: WWII Codebreaker To Feature On New £50 Note
The imagery depicting Turing and his work that will be used for the reverse of the note.
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WWI German Battleships Sunk In Scapa Flow Sell Below Asking Price On eBay
They were listed on auction site eBay with a combined asking price of just over £800,000 for the four vessels.
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History Officer Cadet To Lieutenant Colonel: Winston Churchill In The British Army
Historian Jacob F Field gives a brief tour of Winston Churchill's remarkable military career
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Sea vessels New Campaign To Save HMS Hermes From The Scrapyard Launched
HMS Hermes was decommissioned in 2017, after ending her career with the Indian Navy.
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History New Exhibition Shows Changing Role Of Women In British Army
The exhibition hopes to shine a light on the role women have played in the British Army over the past 100 years.
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Scotland Online Roll Of Honour For Royal Scots Who Died During WWII
The new digital resource commemorates those who lost their lives in the Second World War.
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WWII May 2020 Bank Holiday Moved To Mark 75th Anniversary Of VE Day
The early May bank holiday in 2020 will move from Monday 4 May to Friday 8 May to mark the 75th anniversary of VE Day.
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History Remembering The Battle Of Arnhem 75 Years On
Thousands of Allied airborne troops were dropped behind enemy lines only to be surrounded and cut off.
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D-Day Mulberry Harbours: How The Allies Floated Concrete To Win D-Day
Why were they called Mulberry Harbours and how did concrete make them float…