HMS Argus – the first aircraft carrier
How early naval aviation led first to seaplanes and then aircraft carriers.
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History Marathon And The Military – The Battle Behind The Famous Race
Learn the military history of the well-known running event.
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Royal Marines Know Your Navy – The Royal Marines
An overview of the Royal Marines and the equipment they use.
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Navy Groundbreaking Takes Place For Submariner Memorial To Honour 'Silent Service'
The statue will arrive at the National Memorial Arboretum in May and honour over 5,000 submariners who lost their lives.
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Navy HMS Severn Officially Starts Second Life In Royal Navy Fleet
HMS Severn has been fully operational since July last year but has now been officially welcomed back into the Navy fleet.
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Women Meet Lt Cdr Bhavna Parmar – The Royal Navy’s Modern WRIN
A trailblazer for women in today’s Navy, and her connection to Indian women in WW2.
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Feature The rebellious reason British submarines fly the Jolly Roger after missions
The tradition followed comments that submariners should be hanged as pirates
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WWII Wrens in WW2: Women who risked their lives to secretly intercept Nazi messages
These secret listeners, the women of the 'Y Service', risked their lives to intercept and gather enemy communications.
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History The Victoria Cross versus the US Medal Of Honor – How do they compare?
A look at the histories of the highest medals for gallantry in the UK and US
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Weapons and Kit The Gatling Gun – The First Machine Gun?
All the specs on an historical weapon that changed the face of war.
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Royal Marines How the Royal Marines began
Well before the days of Commandos, Marines were not ‘Royal’, or even ‘marines’ …
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History Are These The Worst Military Mistakes In History?
Blunders in battle tactics can cost dearly as some military moments in history can attest
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Feature When the Royal Marines went commando
How the Marines got their iconic green berets
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History Rare Naval gold medal belonging to Admiral Nelson's protégé sells for £100,000 at auction
The rare naval gold medal was estimated to fetch between £60,000 and £80,000 at auction in London.
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Naval History Wrens: Who were they and what did they do?
Recruitment campaign posters for the Women's Royal Naval Service (WRNS) urged people to 'Join the Wrens and free a man for the Fleet'.
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Armed Forces Day Talking The Talk About Walking The Walk, For Armed Forces Day
Military-themed walks are being organised by museums for Armed Forces Day.