British infantry silhouetted against the skyline in Kuwait, as the troops prepare for operations in Iraq, 2003.
British infantry silhouetted against the skyline in Kuwait, as the troops prepare for operations in Iraq, 2003.
45 Royal Marine Commando marches towards Port Stanley during the Falklands War, 1982. Marine Peter Robinson carrys the Union Flag on his pack.
45 Royal Marine Commando marches towards Port Stanley during the Falklands War, 1982. Marine Peter Robinson carrys the Union Flag on his pack.
A British Army helicopter carries a load over a camp at sunset in Kuwait, during preparations for Operation 'TELIC', the invasion of Iraq, 2003.
A British Army helicopter carries a load over a camp at sunset in Kuwait, during preparations for Operation 'TELIC', the invasion of Iraq, 2003.
The crew of a Land Rover WMIK in Kuwait during preparations for Operation 'TELIC', the invasion of Iraq, 2003.
The crew of a Land Rover WMIK in Kuwait during preparations for Operation 'TELIC', the invasion of Iraq, 2003.
A soldier of 1st Battalion, The Irish Guards keeps a watch on enemy positions as Royal Engineers cap a burning oil well within the city of Basra in Iraq, 3 April 2003.
A soldier of 1st Battalion, The Irish Guards keeps a watch on enemy positions as Royal Engineers cap a burning oil well within the city of Basra in Iraq, 3 April 2003.
East German construction workers, supervised by East German border guards, build the Berlin Wall, 1961.
East German construction workers, supervised by East German border guards, build the Berlin Wall, 1961.
Soldiers of 3rd Parachute Regiment and 'D' Squadron, Household Cavalry, wait to board a Chinook helicopter during operations to secure the town of Nowzad in Helmand, Afghanistan, 31 July 2006.
Soldiers of 3rd Parachute Regiment and 'D' Squadron, Household Cavalry, wait to board a Chinook helicopter during operations to secure the town of Nowzad in Helmand, Afghanistan, 31 July 2006.
Two British soldiers in NBC [Nuclear Biological and Chemical] equipment, pose with their SA80 rifles during a training exercise in Saudi Arabia before the start of operations in Kuwait, 1990 - 1991.
Two British soldiers in NBC [Nuclear Biological and Chemical] equipment, pose with their SA80 rifles during a training exercise in Saudi Arabia before the start of operations in Kuwait, 1990 - 1991.
Crew from a Westland Sea King HC.4 of 'A' Flight, 846 Naval Air Squadron walking away from their helicopter wearing NBC [Nuclear Biological and Chemical] suits during the Gulf War, 1991
Crew from a Westland Sea King HC.4 of 'A' Flight, 846 Naval Air Squadron walking away from their helicopter wearing NBC [Nuclear Biological and Chemical] suits during the Gulf War, 1991
Silhouette of a British Challenger tank commander during the Gulf War, 1991.
Silhouette of a British Challenger tank commander during the Gulf War, 1991.
Two Tornado GR.1A aircraft of No. 31 Squadron RAF, based at Dhahran, bank low over the Saudi desert while flying in close formation during the Gulf War, 1990-91.
Two Tornado GR.1A aircraft of No. 31 Squadron RAF, based at Dhahran, bank low over the Saudi desert while flying in close formation during the Gulf War, 1990-91.
The mushroom cloud generated during Britain's first hydrogen bomb test over Malden Island in the Central Pacific, dropped by a Royal Air Force Valiant bomber, 15 May 1957.
The mushroom cloud generated during Britain's first hydrogen bomb test over Malden Island in the Central Pacific, dropped by a Royal Air Force Valiant bomber, 15 May 1957.