How cracked Enigma messages reached the front: Discover the voice of Bletchley Park
Cracking Enigma was only half the story as it was the young radio operators who helped get vital intelligence to Allied commanders in WW2
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WWII One beret, but two badges: Monty's famous headdress goes up for auction
The iconic headgear was worn by Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery as he led Allied troops to victory against German forces in 1945
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Naval History Ban on divers entering military shipwrecks aims to protect sailors' final resting places
The amended Armed Forces Bill will give legal protection to the resting places of thousands of sailors and mariners
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Feature From the LRDG to today's SAS: How much has really changed in special operations warfare?
Since the Second World War, how much is still built on the same skills, instincts and human relationships?
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Feature What lurks in the shadows of war: The haunting stories hidden in the IWM archives
From ghostly angels to unexplained encounters, a new book explores the haunting stories service personnel carried home from war
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WWII WW2 Liberty Ship's masts removed to prevent potential explosion in Thames Estuary
SS Richard Montgomery, which broke apart in 1944 while supporting Operation Overlord, has 1,400 tonnes of explosive ordnance still on board
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D-Day 'If we could all do that, there'd be no wars': D-Day veteran dies at the age of 101
Ken Hay served in 4th Battalion The Dorsetshire Regiment and on Juno Beach days after the Allied invasion of Normandy
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WWII Arnhem: 82 years since Monty's ambitious operation that went a bridge too far
The objective was to secure several bridges - including that over the River Rhine - as part of a planned Allied invasion of Germany
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Feature Luftwaffe's image of invincibility during the Battle of Britain shattered from within
Germany had planned to clear the skies for invasion – but letters from the Luftwaffe's own aircrews show they doubted they could do it
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D-Day D-Day weather files unearthed: Documents reveal how forecasts helped secure Allied victory
As Pressure hits screens, historic documents reveal the weather forecasts that helped decide D-Day
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Operations Pressure and the wrath of nature: How the weather became the enemy in D‑Day planning
The film Pressure, out on 9 September, follows General Dwight D. Eisenhower and Captain James Stagg and reveals a lesser-known story about D ...
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Veterans From victory in the Pacific to turning 103: Navy veteran honoured by First Sea Lord
A 103-year-old Royal Navy veteran who helped end WW2 has received a personal birthday tribute from the First Sea Lord
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WWII Forgotten no more: Search the stories of 12,500 Coastal Command heroes lost in WW2
A new online database reveals the stories of 12,500 Coastal Command personnel, known as the 'Cinderalla Service', lost during the Second ...
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WWII Sherman to Stryker: Vehicles old and new help commemorate liberation of Mons
The annual Tanks in Town event, now celebrating its 25th anniversary, marks 82 years since the Battle of the Mons pocket
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Feature The saviour of the SAS: The man who once asked for an axe and four balloons
Lt Col Brian Franks helped shape the SAS during and after the Second World War and Tim Spicer is now shining a light on his story
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WWII From Buckingham butcher's to the Normandy beaches: D-Day veteran dies at 105
Don Howkins defended England's coastline before going over to Normandy in June 1944