Why Are Military Uniforms Called Fatigues? Here's What It Means
While early American soldiers took inspiration from European armies for their uniforms — typically more formal — a wave of ...
Review: The Stiff Who Saved Europe, in ‘Operation Mincemeat’
Montagu (played by Colin Firth in the 2021 movie and before him Clifton Webb in “The Man Who Never Was”) really was a son of ...
Remarkable bravery of teacher who survived 1,600 parachute TEST jumps in WWII and even trained dogs to leap from planes is revealed 80 years later
Unsung hero Charles Agate taught PE in a Surrey school before choosing to sign up for the RAF , even though he was in a ...
Kenyan officer is missing in Haiti following gang attack
A Kenyan policeman deployed in Haiti has gone missing after violent gangs attacked a group of officers on a rescue mission, a U.N.-backed multinational security mission said on Wednesday.
Soldiers sail across the Rhine to mark 80th anniversary of the invasion of Germany
The March 1945 crossings, by Patton and Montgomery's forces, gave the Allies beachheads with which to invade Germany.
Military Digest | 80 years of action at Meiktila which won a Victoria Cross for Lt Karamjeet Singh Judge
The gallantry of Indian soldiers in World War 2 is slowly being forgotten amidst a concentrated effort to discard the ...
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Prince William in full military uniform and drives tank just 80 miles from Russia's border
The future king - Colonel-in-Chief of the Mercian Regiment - wore his full military uniform for the visit to Tapa Camp in ...
Excitement, boredom and duty - the reasons southern Protestants fought in second World War
The death of John Hemingway, the last of The Few who fought in the Battle of Britain, has brought a reminder of the southern ...
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Forgotten heroes: How African soldiers fought in World War II
When World War II started, Africa was (save for certain exceptions) a tapestry of colonies. A third of the continent’s ...
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Army officers to quit as they have to wait over a decade for promotion as 'bloated' top ranks block progression
The source said: “You can’t compare to the situation in Ukraine, because they are at war. The British Army is a ­meritocracy. You have to be the best in your cohort to move fast.” However, defence ...