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Black colonial people volunteered for the British Army and Royal Navy during the First World War because they regarded themselves as Britons. However, many, including those white crowds which attacked black colonial war veterans during the seaport riots of 1919, did not. Similar racist attitudes ...
The force is due to shrink even further to 73,000 under current plans that will be implemented unless new money is found. Retired generals, admirals and air chief marshals have been sounding the alarm for years, finding their voices typically after choosing to stay quiet while...
Noor Khan may have been born royal, but she proved herself an invaluable asset to the Allies during World War II. Noor Khan in her army uniform. Noor Khan was a poet and children’s book author. She was also a princess and Britain’s first Muslim war heroine. The Shy, Quiet Child Wh...
Aboard British Battleship Location: Kiel, Germany, circa Nov 1918 Aboard British Battleship Hercules. 2 Naval officers in uniform on deck walk toward camera; one American; Rear Admiral Data Film ID:1902.26 Archive:British Pathé Group:OLD NEGATIVES ...
The Royal Navy, acting mostly of its own initiative, was able to largely maintain control of the Atlantic and its colonies. In the interests of security and restoring the Empire the British and French Caribbean and South American colonies continued to recognize the sovereignty of the British Monar...
They were not members of the first British units in action in Korea, yet they either perished or endured the longest period of incarceration of anyone captured wearing British uniform[5]. To understand why, a brief supplementary introduction to British military intervention in the Korean conflict ...
5-Ball Infantry Officer's Sword (Spadroon), 1780s-1800 Introduced in the 1780s this was considered the first attempt at a uniform pattern sword for the British Infantry. Called the 5-ball Spadroon because of the 5 ball decoration on the hilt, this pattern proved quite popular and even the...
Uniform da... £60.00 In stock Painted in Matt Buy T54 456 Private Infantry Bosnia Herzegovina Painted T54 456 Private Infantry Bosnia HerzegovinaThe Austro Hungarian Army c.1900, 54mm Model Soldiers... £60.00 In stock Painted in Matt Buy T54 333 Manfred Von Richtofen Painted T54...
United Kingdom (1942-1943) Semi-Amphibious Cargo Vehicle – 3 Prototypes Built The Hexonaut’s story began between 1942 and 1943. Operating in Burma (now Myanmar) during the Second World War, the British ‘Forgotten Army’ – the 14th Army – had as much of an enemy in the harsh ...