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With unrivalled loyalty and a fierce fighting reputation, the Gurkhas
The USA’s standing army maintains traditions and remains prepared for the defence of the country in the 21st century
To commemorate 80 years since the Second World War, History of War will be taking a look at some of the key events taking place during each month of the conflict
On a muggy night in late August 1940, Hinnerk Waller’s fraying tether had finally snapped. Relentlessly deployed in the Battle of Britain as part of the Luftwaffe fighter wing JG 52, Waller was paying
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The German army is often depicted as an epic, unstoppable machine. There’s no doubt that, at the outbreak of the First World War, it was the most formidably organised military force on the planet – bu
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