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Members of 3 Para celebrate victory, 1982
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The British Army and the Falklands War

In April 1982, British soldiers joined a naval task force sent to re-take the Falkland Islands after their surprise capture by the Argentine military. They went on to play a key part in the land campaign that helped secure victory in the war.

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'Veiled Warriors' book cover
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Veiled Warriors

Buy a copy of Christine Hallett's compelling account of nurses' experiences during the First World War and their contribution to the allied cause.

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Field Marshal Viscount Slim, 1967
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William Slim: The soldiers’ soldier

Field Marshal William Slim led the Fourteenth Army in Burma during the Second World War. Despite inheriting a disastrous situation, he restored his men's morale and led them to victory against the Japanese.

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British Army Commandos in the snow, January 1945
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Endgame: January–April 1945

As the Second World War entered its final phase, the British Army and its allies were poised to make significant advances in Italy, Germany and Burma. Yet the complex challenges of the peace now came ever more sharply into focus.

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‘Souvenir of the Great War’, embroidered postcard, c1917
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Veterans, Families, Museums and Mementos

Dr Ann-Marie Foster will discuss the relationships between museums, their objects and war.

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Propaganda poster depicting a commando raid on a German-held port in Norway, 1940
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The Commandos

In 1940, the British established a new raiding and reconnaissance force. Well-trained and highly mobile, they were to carry on the war against the Axis after the evacuation from Dunkirk.

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3rd County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters) keeping fit on board HMT 'Orion' en route to Egypt, 1941
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The Sale Collection: Voyaging to war

In the third instalment, we explore the exploits of the 3rd County of London Yeomanry in 1941 as they travel around Africa en route to the desert war in Egypt and Libya.

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Welsh soldier's photos reveal the logistical problems of a desert war
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Welsh soldier's photos reveal the logistical problems of a desert war

The previously unseen personal photographs of a Welsh soldier who served in Egypt during the First World War are being published online by the National Army Museum.

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Japanese flag captured by 6th Battalion, 5th Mahratta Light Infantry, 1945
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Yosegaki Hinomaru: Japanese good-luck flags

A collection of flags captured during the Second World War sheds light on the tough close-quarter combat of the Burma campaign and provides some rare insights about soldiers of the Imperial Japanese Army.

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Tribesmen from Kohistan, a region north-east of Kabul, c1842
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First Afghan War

Between 1839 and 1842, British imperial forces fought a bitter war in Afghanistan. Initially successful, the British eventually withdrew having suffered one of the worst military disasters of the 19th century.

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Lieutenant Jimmy Sale, 1941
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The Sale Collection: Origins and early years

In the first instalment of this series, we learn about the origins of the 3rd County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters), its pre-war service and the outbreak of fighting in 1939.

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'Sounds of War' book cover
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Sounds of War

Buy a copy of Emma Hanna’s book which examines the vital role of military music in the British armed forces during the First World War.

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