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Heroes of the Victoria Cross
On 26 June 1944, a Gurkha company in Burma
IF YOU STROLL ACROSS THE GREEN SWATHE OF the Maidan in Kolkata (formerly Calcutta) – past the monumental marble Victoria Memorial built to honour that Empress of India – and keep heading south, the ci
The jungle warfare in the Far East was both a tactical and political challenge for British forces in WWII
This Parachute Regiment teenager lost his closest friend charging an Argentine machine gun post during the Falklands War
Cultural Crusader
ORTONA, ITALY 20-27 DECEMBER 1943
Reins in hands, three young sisters ride the coils of an enormous blue snake. Waving a rattle and smiling happily, the fourth, a baby, is held around her plump middle by its tail. Passers-by dive out