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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

Chloe Toussaint Royal Navy Veteran Civvy Street Brownies Cookies Shop Chloe's Brownies

Former Navy chef bakes her way to success with brownies

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'This is for my mummy': Seven-year-old 'Jacob the Pilot' scoops charity award

Andy Ormod of Flying Colours Flagmakers

How is The Queen’s Union Flag made?

Royal Navy Flagship HMS Queen Elizabeth Cheer Ship

Cheer ship: How a Royal Navy custom historically meant 'we come in peace'

Destroyed Palace and other buildings in Stone Town, Zanzibar City after Anglo-Zanzibar War

Was this the shortest ever war in military history?

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HMS Queen Elizabeth: Flight Deck Light Show Marks World Pride

James Wilthew Royal Air Force Veteran Owner Afghan Rug Shop In Andkhoy Weavers Market Afghanistan in 2004 Credit James Wilthew

Afghanistan: 'It's a devastating betrayal of anyone that's served in a British uniform' says Afghan veteran

HMS Queen Elizabeth conducts a night Replenishment At Sea with RFA Tidespring. Picture: UK MOD / Crown Copyright.

Why The RFA Del Boy Run Has Nothing To Do With Only Fools And Horses

HMS Conqueror submarine Returns to Faslane Holy Loch after sinking Argentinean battleship General Belgrano South Atlantic Falklands War July 1982. Picture: Trinity Mirror / Mirrorpix / Alamy

The rebellious reason British submarines fly the Jolly Roger after missions

A flamethrower at the Knob Creek Machine Gun Shoot. Picture: Kristoffer Tripplaar / Alamy

Flamethrowers – From The British Ack Pack To The Napalm-Fuelled American M9