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Can You Fight An Ethical War?

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Why Militaries Can't "Bypass and Avoid" Urban Warfare

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Voices Of Victory: The Brutal Battle For Germany 1945

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After The Army: Identity & Purpose In Civilian Life

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The Bayonet Is Obsolete

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Sweden's Cold War Stay-Behind Operations

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The Brutal Reality Of A Private Military Contractor's War In Syria

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Operation Market Garden: The Psychological Failures Behind Montgomery’s Biggest Gamble

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The Need For British Army Cold War Stay-Behind Patrols

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Fire Mission Falklands: A 148 Battery Commando's War

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Beyond PTSD: The Hidden Psychology Of Why Veterans Struggle

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Holland's Hidden Heroes: Dutch Resistance & Allied Airman In The Polders

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Commanding The SAS During The Malayan Emergency

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When Loyalty Goes Wrong: Inside Toxic Police & Military Culture

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Digital Fires Revolution: How Software Is Speeding Up The Battlespace

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A Bloody Siege: Musa Qal'eh - Afghanistan 2006

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The True Cost Of Combat Operations In Afghanistan & Iraq

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The Homeless Veteran Problem

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Into The Minefields: Navy Clearance Divers - Operation GRANBY

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Royal Engineers: Defeating The Taliban Bomb Makers

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Terry Powell DCM: SBS In The Falklands War - Part 5

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Terry Powell DCM: SBS Swimmer Delivery Vehicle Ops - Part 4

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Terry Powell DCM: Life In The SBS - Part 3

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Terry Powell DCM: SBS Selection - Part 2

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Terry Powell DCM: SBS & Clearance Diver- Part 1

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Richard Westley OBE MC: Operations In Northern Ireland, Bosnia & Afghanistan

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The Afghanistan Veterans Community

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Achtung Pig: Life In BAOR & Northern Ireland

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Helicopter Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) In The Falklands War

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Challenging Conventional Wisdom On Land Warfare

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Sustaining The War: Combat Logistic Patrols In Afghanistan

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Send It: Canadian Snipers In Afghanistan

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RUC: UN Policing Operations In Kosovo 1999

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A British Army Infantry Reservist’s War In Iraq

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Ukraine's Foreign Legion Volunteers

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The Troubles: The Army's Hardest Military Lessons

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The Battle of Danny Boy & The Iraqi Al - Sweady Inquiry

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Thunder Run Meiktila 1945 - War In Burma

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New Zealand's War In Vietnam: Fighting The VC & NVA

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Commanding 1 PWRR Battle Group: Operation TELIC 4 (Iraq 2004)

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Jungle Warrior: Britain's Greatest SOE Commander

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The Weight Of PTSD: 96 Miles With A Washing Machine

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John A Dailey: Force Recon, MARSOC, & Special Operations

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War In The South Atlantic: 3 Para's Battle For Mount Longdon

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Training Without War: Simulation, Data & The Future Battlefield

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The Provisional IRA Campaign Of Violence In Europe

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Sleeping In The Ditch With Slobodan Milosevic: Bosnia War Stories

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Reassessing The Performance Of The German Army In WW2

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Life in 2 PARA: Training, Operations & Aftermath

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SAS: Sea King Down: Falklands War 1982

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Jungle Warfare: From WW2 To Today

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Cold War Life & The East German Army

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The Dutch Recovery Of Stirling Bomber BK716

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On The Ground With BRIXMIS

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Back to the Troubles: Northern Ireland Then & Now

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Killing, Death & The Moral Application Of Violence In War

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Survival Course: The Rhodesian Bush War Continues

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Navigating the Transition: Army To Civvy Street

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The Rhodesian Light Infantry: Fighting the Bush War

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Veterans: War, Injury & Life After Service

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BRIXMIS & The Secret Cold War

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Andy McNab: SAS, War & Functioning Psychopaths

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MI9: Britain's Escape & Evasion Network In WW2

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Citizen Soldiers: The History Of The Army Reserves

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The IRA Attack On The Derryard Check Point: Northern Ireland 1989

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Drones Are Changing War: Is The British Army Ready?

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Korea: The Forgotten War

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Killing At Machine Speed: AI On The Battlespace

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Command On The Front Line: Infantry Officer In Iraq & Afghanistan

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Eyes on Target: NATO Cold War "Stay Behind" Operations

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Using Agents To Infiltrate The Provisional IRA

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Inside the SAS: Selection War & Survival

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Cold War Stand Off: The Berlin Airlift, Berlin Wall & Cuban Missile Crisis

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Artillery Gun Raids: Op GRANBY (Gulf War 1991)

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7 Minutes To Midnight: The Cold War Begins

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Catherine Leroy: Photographing Combat In The Vietnam War

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Learning From War: How Future Battles Will be Fought

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Mountain & Arctic Warfare Cadre: Return To Top Malo House

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No Zero Risk: From Commando Medic to Global Crisis Management

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Guns, Rockets & Training For War: Rethinking Artillery For The Modern Battlespace

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From Sandhurst To Brigade Command

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The International Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol School

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From NZ SAS To Private War In Iraq

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A Veteran's Humanitarian Work In Ukraine

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The Royal Marines Mountain & Arctic Warfare Cadre

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Stay-Behind OPs: Cold War Tactics In Ukraine Today

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Surveillance War: RUC Covert Operations During The Troubles

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Imprisoned In India: A Para's Fight For Freedom

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The Royal Marines Band That Went To War: Falklands 1982

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A British Officer On The Indian Army Staff College Course

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Tom Satterly: Inside Delta Force - From Somalia To Iraq & Afghanistan

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The Cognitive Marine: Leadership War & The Future Fight

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Licking The Taliban’s Flip Flop: Afghanistan & Kandahar

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Royal Engineers: Search Teams & Bomb Disposal

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Chinook Hele Operations: Iraq Afghanistan & MERT

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Direct Action: Inside The 75th Ranger Regiment

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Royal Navy Clearance Divers: Bomb Disposal Under Water

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After the War: Bosnia Trauma & Recovery

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22 SAS: Behind Enemy Lines In The Falklands War

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Marine Sniper & Door Gunner: War In Iraq & Afghanistan