Not many veterans are still around that can claim they fought in North Africa during World War II, and even fewer can call themselves the oldest person in their country, but Norman Irwin can say he’s ...
In January 2024, British Chief of the General Staff Gen. Sir Patrick Sanders warned that British youth were now part of a “pre-war” generation. Pointing to the threat from Russia, he drew a direct ...
Here’s What You Need to Know: The British developed some unique weapons. To say that the British Army was unprepared for war in 1939 is a vast overstatement. While it was largely hoped that war could ...
After the so-called “miracle of Dunkirk,” in which the British military were able to successfully evacuate the majority of the British Expeditionary Force, along with a large number of French troops, ...
The death of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth marks the end of an extraordinary 70-year reign. The Queen not only served in the Armed Forces but was royal head of the British Army, Navy, and Air Force.