Chatham: ‘the wickedest place in the world’. But also the first UK town to appoint a Jewish High Constable. kent-maps.online/19c/19c-jewish…

A Royal Navy exercise in 1899. #royalnavy #britishnavy #victorianperiod #britishmilitary

HMS ‘Forward’ WW2 RN underground area HQ at South Heighton, Newhaven

British forces land at San Carlos during the Falklands Conflict, 21 May 1982.

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#OnThisDay 1814, the Peninsular War ended. In 1807 France occupied Portugal and Spain. Wellington was despatched to Iberia and utilised his intelligence network to great effect. His system involved communications interception, reconnaissance, and working with the local populace.

Introducing the most lethal tank in our history - the fully British built Challenger 3🪖 🇬🇧

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Scenes onboard HMS Scylla - escort to the PQ 18 Arctic convoy - during an attack by German aircraft, 1942.

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Left Caponier - Fort Burgoyne, Dover

Was amazed years back when I read that the M10 self-propelled anti-tank gun had an open turret. Typically, a British anti-tank regiment had two 17-pounder M10 batteries and two towed 17-pounder batteries. (Must refrain from calling it 'Achilles', the troops didn't.) #WW2 #HISTORY

Prince William's Casemated Barracks - Fort Amherst, Chatham

The original sound of Mosquito (the most versatile plane of #WW2 ) engines. #HISTORY (Enjoy!)

America built some of the world's greatest architecture... and then demolished it.

A thread of wonders that were lost (and why)... 🧵

1. Cincinnati Library: replaced by a parking garage

Counterscarp Gallery at Fort Borstal, Rochester

The Duke of Kent has attended the Scots Guards annual Black Sunday events in London - marking his last day as Colonel of the Regiment.

During Black Sunday, members of the Scots Guards gather to remember those who gave their lives in service to their regiment and country since

The 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group, often called The Boneyard, is a USAF aircraft and missile storage in Tucson, Arizona and is the largest aircraft storage and preservation facility in the world with nearly 4,000 aircraft.

Morbid Knowledge Adrian Carton de Wiart's life was truly remarkable. He was born into an aristocratic family in Brussels on May 5, 1880, and there were rumors that he might be an illegitimate son of King Leopold II of the Belgians. In 1899, he left his law studies at Oxford to join the British

Sir Adrian Carton de Wart was a British soldier who fought in both world wars. During his time at war, he was shot in the face, head, stomach, ankle, leg, hip, and ear, survived two plane crashes, tunneled out of a POW camp, bit off his own finger when a doctor refused to

Former RAF Wartling ROTOR Radar Station Control Bunker

One of the most brutal duels between medieval archers happened at the Battle of Shrewsbury in 1403 as two groups of English longbowmen faced each other.

Contemporary chroniclers talk about a devastating 'arrow storm' in which men fell 'as fast as leaves fall in autumn after the

Knights Templar was a large organization of devout Christians during the medieval era who carried out an important mission: to protect European travelers visiting sites in the Holy Land while also carrying out military operations. A wealthy, powerful and mysterious order that has