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Black British service personnel in world war 2

Lives that mattered – the black experience of WW2

A new book examines the black lives involved in Britain’s Second World War effort

Illustration of Gurkha soldiers in Burma during World War 2

Welcome To The Jungle - Exploits Of The Gurkhas In Wartime Burma

French knights attack English knights and archers at Agincourt in 1415

Did Agincourt archers really invent swearing with a two-fingered salute V-sign?

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Bull your boots: The art of polishing for a military shine

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Gin and tonic: Its military history and the origins of Dutch courage

SAS Iranian Embassy Siege

The Day The SAS Became Famous: Operation Nimrod And The Iranian Embassy

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GPMG: The world's deadliest machine gun

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British Military Slang Or Phrases You Need To Know 2

Avro Lancaster PA474 from the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight takes flight over RAF Brize Norton - the war ended before PA474 was deployed and she did not see combat

Avro Lancaster: Celebrating 85th anniversary of iconic heavy bomber's first flight

Royal Marines: Photo Copyright Rhys O'Leary/Crown Copyright

Do military commandos really 'go commando' or is it just an Armed Forces myth?

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Why poems are still recited at Remembrance as Britain honours sacrifice and service

Major General Jeff Broadwater, the deputy commanding general of V Corps, talks to Jake Larson during the D-Day 79 commemorations in France

Papa Jake: TikTok star who fought from Normandy beaches to the Bulge dies aged 102

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Military career gave Day of the Jackal author Frederick Forsyth a unique perspective

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The F-35B: What you need to know about the UK's fifth-generation Lightning

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Ten things you may not know about Operation Neptune and D-Day

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The disappearance of Katrice Lee: How the investigation has unfolded

Buckingham's Richard III Half Angel was discovered by veteran Dave Bethell and is on display at the Buckingham Gaol Museum CREDIT Dave Bethell

Ultra-rare gold coin worth £40,000 found by British Army veteran-turned-detectorist

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Michael 'Bronco' Lane: The SAS veteran who cheated death and lost 15 digits on Everest