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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

Hero animals - PDSA Dickin Medal

From Simon The Cat to Princess The Pigeon - Who Are The Animal War Heroes?

Prince Harry, Remembrance Sunday 2017

Remembrance Sunday: Should Prince Harry Have Worn A Beard?

Illustration of Mogadishu, October 1993

Somalia And The Scramble For Africa

Cassidy Little Afghanistan

'Being blown up changed how I view Remembrance'

Grey lady ghost

Aldershot's 'haunted' military hospital: Who is the Grey Lady?

Cambridge Military Hospital CREDIT BFBS

Aldershot's abandoned military hospital: From past to present

Cambridge Military Hospital, Aldershot

The proud history of Aldershot's forgotten military hospital

Cambridge Military Hospital, Aldershot

Ghost Town: Aldershot's abandoned military hospital

War in Afghanistan

Remembering The Afghan War: A History

Passchendaele

War Poem Of The Week: Wilfred Owen's 'Dulce Et Decorum Est'