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The history of war and how it was waged - the tactics, the technology and the impact armed forces have played in world events throughout history.

Soldiers sitting under a canopy. Installation of the American Vietnam war near the ku Chi tunnels. 15 November 2017. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Viet Cong attack U.S. Embassy

Military History

Hannah Snell (1723–1792) was an Englishwoman who entered military service under the name "James Gray"

Women who went to war by pretending to be men

Military History

A portrait of Horatio Nelson

How Nelson lost his arm and other facts about Britain’s greatest naval commander

Military History

Al Murray: Why Do the Brits Win Every War?

Brand new series: 'Al Murray: Why Do the Brits Win Every War?' Coming this autumn 2021

Al Murray: Why Do The Brits Win Every War

The 'singing' swords of Saladin

The 'singing' swords of Saladin

Forged In Fire

Mametz, Western Front, a winter scene, painting by Frank Crozier | Public Domain

Lesser known facts about The Battle of the Somme

WW1

Squadron Leader Douglas Bader, CO of No. 242 Squadron, seated on his Hawker Hurricane at Duxford, September 1940 | Public Domain

Douglas Bader: The double-amputee flying ace of the Battle of Britain

Battles

28 dogs have received the PDSA Dickin Award since it began in 1943 (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images)

PDSA Dickin Medal: Meet the Heroes of the Animal Kingdom

Military History

Man's Best Friend

Military History

Little Helpers

Military History

Experimental Weapons

Military History

Equidae Family

Military History

Beasts of Burden

Military History

Wernher von Braun and the V2 rocket

The death of the doodlebug: The rise and fall of Hitler’s V-weapons

WW1

Drawing by R Griffiths, held by Ceredigion Museum showing several people in traditional Welsh fashions of the period

The ladies of Fishguard: Britain's unlikeliest protectors

Military History

The battle of Towton: The largest and bloodiest battle ever fought on English soil

Military History

 Italy Detachment 2nd SAS Regiment - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Italy_Detachment_2nd_SAS_Regiment.jpg

How did the SAS carry out its first postwar covert operations?

Military History

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