The Special Air Service was formed by David Stirling in 1941. Its purpose was to act as a desert raiding airborne force unit ...

It's almost 80 years since the end of World War Two, during which Orkney became home to hundreds of Italian prisoners of war.

Outcome: Defeat of the Italian forces in East Africa ... In January 1941, British forces launched a counter offensive. From Sudan in the north, Platt advanced into Eritrea on 19 January.

They were ferrying supplies to Union of South Africa ... British empire”, says George Hay, the commission’s chief historian. Its mandate was subsequently expanded to include World War II ...

Russia, relying on North Korean reinforcements ... Trump, spent months on the campaign trail questioning American military assistance to Ukraine. He has said he wants to bring the war to a ...

The governments of Rwanda and South Africa must do everything possible to prevent any further escalation. Talks of war should ...

Lieutenant-Colonel Stirling founded the SAS alongside Lieutenant John Steel "Jock" Lewes in 1941 during the Allied forces' North Africa campaign. They worked as ... worked to establish the Colditz ...

As portrayed in the series SAS: Rogue Heroes, a catastrophic parachute accident left him reliant on crutches - he had initially believed this method would allow him to swiftly and stealthily ...

Lieutenant-Colonel Stirling founded the SAS alongside Lieutenant John Steel "Jock" Lewes in 1941 during the Allied forces' North Africa campaign ... the Colditz British Intelligence Unit.