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In the summer of 1941 bored and eccentric young officer David Stirling came up with a plan that was ..

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In the dying months of World War I Spanish flu suddenly overwhelmed the world killing between 50 and..

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After getting shot down in the skies over France in the winter of 1939 airman Robert Bozdech stumble..

In April 2006 the elite 3 Para Battle Group was despatched to Helmand Province on a tour that has be..

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