Who was Walter Tull?
A look at the remarkable life of the military and footballing trailblazer who played for sides including Tottenham Hotspur and Rangers.
Heritage > WWI
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RAF The legendary victories of WWI hero pilot William Barker VC
The most decorated pilot in the history of the Commonwealth was ashamed of his Victoria Cross award and preferred not to speak about it.
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Feature Tin Noses Shop: The sculptor who made masks for the mutilated faces of WW1
The French referred to these WWI wounded veterans as having 'gueules cassées' or 'broken faces'.
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WWII Tanks and infantry – the almost-forgotten war-winning combination
How a combined-arms, infantry-tank approach helped the Allies win WW2.
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Naval History HMS Argus – the first aircraft carrier
How early naval aviation led first to seaplanes and then aircraft carriers.
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History The WW1 factory train that's transporting people 104 years later
The train may be old and quaint but it comes from a dark time in British history when it was used to move materials for weapon production.
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History Inter-Allied Games: When WW1 Veterans Held Their Own Olympics
The multi-sport event brought together personnel from 14 Allied nations on the outskirts of Paris at the end of the First World War.
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History Medical Evacuation: How Frontline Treatment Has Evolved
Medevac teams swiftly evacuate casualties from battle but how has the process changed since WW1?
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WWI How soldiers trained for trench warfare in WW1
Touring the remains of First World War training trenches near Marlow.
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History How the memory of two fallen servicemen is kept alive on a remote Scottish island
How does the Commonwealth War Graves Commission maintain such remote graves?
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History The Royal British Legion at 100: The evolution of remembrance
Why has the desire to honour our war dead not faded over time?
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Army England v Germany: Football In The Trenches
As England take on Germany at Wembley, take a look back at the most famous football match of WW1.
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WWI Hollywood Historical Adviser Constructs Replica WW1 Trenches In Kent
The 150m network of trenches are based upon those used in a Belgium woodland during the war.
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Feature How fish and chips might have helped us win both world wars
One of Britain's favourite takeaways has a secret
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Navy WW1 U-boat mystery solved by Devonport divers
Divers from Devonport Naval Base went 70 metres down in the English Channel to positively ID the wreck of U-95.
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History Commonwealth War Graves Commission: A Brief History
From Fabian Ware and Rudyard Kipling to the CWGC we know today