Incredible Women From The World Wars
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WWI Wonder women: The munitionettes who helped Britain win the wars
A look at vital work done on the Home Front during World Wars 1 and 2 in time for International Women's Day.
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History What Were The Actual Odds Of Dying In WW1?
Step into the shoes of the British Tommy and examine the stats that determined his chances of life or death.
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WWI Ireland On Stage – The 1916 Easter Rising
In WW1, Irish rebels fought to create their own nation – by breaking away from Britain.
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WWI WWI Soldier's Battle Of The Somme Diary To Go To Auction
The 104-year-old notebook is expected to fetch hundreds of pounds at auction, after being discovered in a barn.
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Stories WWI Desert Rats And The Origins Of Special Forces
Here is the story of early special operations from a former special forces and CIA operative, military historian and conflict archaeologist
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WWI Memorial Stone To 'Last Tommy' Found After Two Years Missing
The memorial stone went missing from a plinth in Belgium in 2018 and has only just been found.
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Afghanistan The ‘Forgotten’ Third Afghan War: When Afghanistan Invaded British India
Overshadowed by WW1, the 100-year-old Third Afghan War has surprisingly modern resonance, as British Army officer Paul Macro explains.
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WWI Film Review: Veteran's Verdict On Golden Globe-Winning '1917'
A former member of the Royal Air Force takes a closer look at Sir Sam Mendes' World War One film.
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Feature Board Game Of War: How WW1 Could Have Ended
Playing board games this Xmas? Consider one that shows how World War 1 might have ended 100 years ago this year.
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Germany Search For Soldier Who Took WWI Gun As Souvenir
It is believed a British soldier took the German-issued Luger pistol as a souvenir at Cambrai in 1917.
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WWI Southampton's WWI Flying History Celebrated
The Solent Sky museum is charting the areas in which the city contributed to flying during the First World War.
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Feature The First Remembrance Day: Then And Now
A century after the official end of the First World War, we take a look at how Remembrance Day has changed
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Stories Inside Britain’s haunted military prison: Firing squads and hangings at the glasshouse
Visitors can take ghost tours around Shepton Mallet jail which was once feared by Armed Forces' prisoners
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WWI Unknown First World War Soldiers Buried In Belgium
Two of the bodies, identified as British, were carried to the ceremony by soldiers from The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers.
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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