Brothers On Both Fields - Remembering Rugby Through The World Wars
The brand new World Rugby Museum at Twickenham Stadium is now open for visitors...
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News Darkest Hour – How Much Of It Is True?
Gary Oldman just won an Oscar for playing Winston Churchill, and a biographer of the WW2 Prime Minister just gave Forces Network his verdict ...
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History Holocaust Survivor: The Only Way People Live On Is Through Our Remembering Of Them
“Through telling one family’s story… that makes the history come alive as opposed to just reading a textbook.”
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News Travelling With Churchill Through His 'Darkest Hour'
A new film due out this month follows Winston Churchill through one of his most turbulent times in World War II...
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Army History Battle of Cambrai centenary commemorated in Ashford
The Battle of Cambrai was a major turning point in the history of warfare.
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Land vehicles Is This Military Collection A 'Hobby Out Of Hand'?
Tim Issac's collection includes military artifacts from across the past hundred years and more, including 70 tanks.
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History The Most Powerful Nuclear Weapon In History
On October 30, 1961, aircrews on two military aircraft high above the Arctic Circle were about to make history...
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Afghanistan Remembering The Afghan War: A History
The important events and key facts from the War in Afghanistan, three years after British combat troops left the country...
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History SAS: Ghost Patrol - The extraordinary story of an ultra-secret WW2 fighting unit
"... this is one of the most remarkable stories of wartime lawlessness, eccentricity and raw courage in the face of impossible odds - a ...
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Feature The intriguing evolution of military operation code names over the past century
It's a widely held belief that the Germans pioneered the use of operation code names during the First World War.
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History Shepton Mallet prison 'ghost' video brings out eerie military stories - but divides critics
Ghostly stories at military locations are coming to light on social media after our reports on executions at Shepton Mallet prison
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History Passchendaele: We Remember Victoria Cross Recipient Captain Noel Chavasse
A medic in the Royal Army Medical Corps, Captain Chavasse paid the ultimate sacrifice at Passchendaele while trying to save lives in No Man ...
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Weapons and Kit The Evolution Of A Rifle: Which Ones Have You Used?
A brief history of the British military's standard weapon systems.
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News 'Ghost Village' to be even more deserted than usual
MOD blames trespass attempts in restricted areas for further closures of Salisbury Plain village.
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WWII Remembering D-Day: The 10 Images That Defined The Battle Of Normandy
On the anniversary of D-Day, the author of 'The Liberation of Europe' explains the story behind some incredible images from the time...
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History Gallipoli – What Went Wrong?
We take a look at the key mistakes made during the Gallipoli campaign.