Remembering the Iraq War: Key facts and figures
The key data about the war, and the issues and controversies from which it emerged.
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Army Jungle Predators: Can You Find The Hidden British Soldiers?
The British Army is good at lots of things, not least hiding. So why not take on its challenge and see if you can spot the soldiers hidden ...
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Naval History How A Royal Navy Man Uncovered A Plot And Changed History
At the height of the First World War, Royal Naval intelligence intercepted a message containing the following code...
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Stories The Day The US Accidentally 'Nuked' Spain
It sounds like something dreamed up by Hollywood or conspiracy theorists, but it's completely true...
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Stories 7 Things You Didn't Know About Changing The Guard
Think you know all about the Changing of the Guard? Think again...
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WWI Verdun And The Story Of Modern France
History's longest battle ran from February 1916 to a few days after December 15, when the last Germans were driven out by the final attack.
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Sport 17 British Sports Stars You Didn't Know Served In The Military
There's more than you'd think...
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USA Seven Of America's Most Terrifying Weapons
With a defence budget of just under $600 billion (£475bn) last year - well over double that of China, the world's second largest military ...
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Stories 'Spy's Hysterical Wife Almost Blew D-Day'
A row between Britain’s most important double agent and his wife almost compromised D-Day operations.
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Stories Aircraft Tetris: How To Fit 13 F-22s In One Hangar
This large-scale game of Tetris came about as a result of then-tropical storm Hermine...
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Stories The Psychology Of Military Incompetence
When Norman Dixon came to write 'On the Psychology of Military Incompetence', he did so from an almost unique position...
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WWII Why The 'D-Day Dodgers' Were Anything But
The men behind the important task of striking at the Third Reich's 'soft underbelly'...
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Royal Marines How To Become The First Female Royal Marines Commando
The Royal Marines Commandos are one of the world's elite amphibious forces, and now women can rank amongst them...
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Stories IN PICTURES: A Day In The Life Of Wimbledon's Military Stewards
Take a look at how the military get involved in this most British of sporting events!
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Stories A Terrible Accident During The Vietnam War
Most people remember Vietnam for all the soldiers that died. Many sailors lost their lives too, though some of them, killed in a collision ...
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WWI Jutland: A Battle Lost And A War Won
The first and last major sea battle between the British and German navies during the First World War.