Historian Dan Snow reveals the innovations and catastrophes behind Britain’s first tanks, and conditions endured by the crew of the Mark I
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Volunteer Nurses in World War 1: What Sort of Women Went to Serbia?
Sally White, author of Ordinary Heroes: The Story of Civilian Volunteers in the First World War, on the hardships faced by British volunteer nurses in Serbia
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Cold War and Colonial Origins of the Syrian Civil War
Discover the role of the USSR and French colonial rule in sowing the seeds for war in Syria
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Alfred the Great’s Viking Wars: Inside the Anglo-Saxon Fight to Save England
By 867, Wessex was the only kingdom left standing against the Vikings… how did Alfred the Great turn the tide to build a single England?
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Michael Wood on Athelstan’s ‘Great War’ to Unite Anglo-Saxon England
Historian and broadcaster Michael Wood reveals how Alfred the Great’s grandson won a huge war to unify England
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Battle of Worcester: Charles Spencer on Cromwell’s “Crowning Glory”
Historian Charles Spencer reveals Oliver Cromwell’s final military triumph that later inspired future American presidents
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The Jadotville Medal: Ireland Honours the “Valiant Defence” of 1961
The bravery of Irish UN peacekeepers during the 1961 siege has finally been commemorated with an official decoration
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8 Greatest British Commando Missions of World War 2
From St Nazaire to Colossus, discover 8 of the most daring British Commando operations of World War II
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The Real Siege of Jadotville Part III: Veteran Tony Dykes on the Fight for Elisabethville
Tony Dykes remembers surviving not just the heroic siege but also an intense battle in the capital of Katanga
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The Men Who Saved the SAS: Major Ralph Bagnold and the Long Range Desert Group
Gavin Mortimer on the untold story of the Long Range Desert Group and the role they played in success of the SAS
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Samuel Hodge, the West India Regiments & Britain’s Forgotten African-Caribbean Soldiers
Professor David Lambert talks about Fighting for Empire: From Slavery to Military Service in the West India Regiments at the Museum of London Docklands
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The Real Siege of Jadotville Part II: Lieutenant Noel Carey Recalls the Pressure of Command
Noel Carey remembers his experiences as the youngest Irish UN officer during the intense Cold War siege
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The Real Siege of Jadotville Part I: Teenage Peacekeeper John Gorman Remembers
John Gorman remembers a remarkable Cold War defence where Irish UN soldiers fought against the odds in the Congo
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Porsche & the Nazis: How the Supercar King Became Fascism’s Favourite Engineer
From the Volkswagon Beetle to the Panzerjäger Tiger (P), Ferdinand Porsche built in the name of National Socialism
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Saragarhi: The True Story Shows How Heroism Can Overcome Nationalism
Jay Singh-Sohal discusses identity, memory and empire on the 120th anniversary of the heroic Sikh defence of Saraghari
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British Malaya in Japanese Hands: Listening to the Forgotten Asian Voices of World War 2
When the Future Comes Too Soon author Selina Siak Chin Yok on her research into the Japanese occupation of Malaya
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The Eye of Desert Storm: Inside the Iraqi Army in the First Gulf War
From the Invasion of Kuwait to the Gulf War, discover the campaign of 1990 and 1991 from the Iraqi perspective
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The Sinking of HMS Fiji: World War 2 Survivor Recalls the Disastrous Naval Battle of Crete
Veteran and poet Norman Lewis describes his harrowing tale of survival in both prose and verse
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India’s Hindu Samurai: The British Empire’s Love Affair with the Rajputs
Despite the British Empire’s contempt for Hindus, the Rajputs earned their place in the “Martial Races” of India through victory and valour
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Battle of Cambrai’s Bloody Lesson Taught Britain How to Use Tanks and Win
When the British Army deployed tanks to change the pace of the First World War, it changed the face of it instead
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Brits vs Blitzkrieg: Dunkirk Veteran Recalls the “Chaos” of Evacuation
World War 2 veteran Garth Wright tells his dramatic story of escape during the Dunkirk ‘miracle’ in 1940
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Nazi Myths Debunked: Hitler, Wagner and the Spear of Destiny
How Richard Wagner’s romantic visions and Trevor Ravenscroft dubious research linked Hitler to the Hofburg Spear
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Syria Civil War at the Imperial War Museum: What Do Russia, Iran and the US Really Want?
To mark the centenary of its foundation IWM London explores and explains the tragedy of the Syrian Civil War
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Tiger Tanks vs Shermans: Tank Museum Joins the Debate with New Exhibition
The Tank Museum and World of Tanks present a new exhibition that unifies every Tank of the Tiger family