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https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0982/9410/4406/articles/Pegasus_Bridge_John_Howard_1.jpg?v=1788117229 Major John Howard DSO: Pegasus Bridge, Operation Deadstick & the D-Day Coup de Main Memorial to Major John Howard at Pegasus Bridge https://www.swgallus.co.uk/blogs/news/den-brotheridge-pegasus-bridge-biography 2026-09-28T21:25:49+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0982/9410/4406/articles/Grave_Den_Brotheridge.jpg?v=1788117235 Lieutenant Den Brotheridge: Pegasus Bridge, 25 Platoon & the First Minutes of D-Day Grave of Lieutenant Den Brotheridge at Ranville Churchyard https://www.swgallus.co.uk/blogs/news/terence-otway-merville-battery-biography 2026-09-28T21:25:40+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0982/9410/4406/articles/Batterie_de_Merville_Terence_Otway_19-08-2013_17-16-59.jpg?v=1788117381 Terence Otway: Merville Battery, 9 Para & the D-Day Decision to Attack Memorial bust of Lieutenant Colonel Terence Otway at Merville Battery https://www.swgallus.co.uk/blogs/news/matthew-ridgway-82nd-airborne-d-day-biography 2026-09-28T21:24:28+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0982/9410/4406/articles/Matthew_Ridgway.jpg?v=1788117583 Major General Matthew Ridgway: 82nd Airborne, D-Day & the Cotentin Mission Official US Army portrait of General Matthew Ridgway https://www.swgallus.co.uk/blogs/news/james-gavin-82nd-airborne-d-day-biography 2026-09-28T21:24:26+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0982/9410/4406/articles/James_M._Gavin.jpg?v=1788117586 Brigadier General James Gavin: 82nd Airborne, La Fière & D-Day in Normandy US Army portrait of James M Gavin https://www.swgallus.co.uk/blogs/news/maxwell-taylor-101st-airborne-d-day-biography 2026-09-28T21:24:23+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0982/9410/4406/articles/Maxwell_D_Taylor_official_portrait.jpg?v=1788117588 Major General Maxwell Taylor: 101st Airborne, Utah Beach Exits & the Road to Carentan Official US Army portrait of General Maxwell D Taylor https://www.swgallus.co.uk/blogs/news/roger-bushell-stalag-luft-iii-biography 2026-09-28T21:23:43+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0982/9410/4406/articles/Allied_Prisoners_of_War_in_Germany_2C_1939-1945__28IWM_HU_1605_29.jpg?v=1788119393 Squadron Leader Roger Bushell: Big X, Stalag Luft III & the Escape Organisation Robert Stanford Tuck and Roger Bushell in Stalag Luft III https://www.swgallus.co.uk/blogs/news/friedrich-von-lindeiner-stalag-luft-iii-biography 2026-09-28T21:23:40+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0982/9410/4406/articles/Vonlin.jpg?v=1788119394 Colonel Friedrich von Lindeiner-Wildau: Commandant of Stalag Luft III Colonel Friedrich Wilhelm von Lindeiner-Wildau https://www.swgallus.co.uk/blogs/news/julian-byng-vimy-ridge-biography 2026-09-28T21:26:50+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0982/9410/4406/articles/Julian_Byng__28April_1917_29.jpg?v=1788120291 Lieutenant-General Sir Julian Byng: Canadian Corps, Vimy Ridge, Third Army & Cambrai Lieutenant-General Sir Julian Byng in April 1917 https://www.swgallus.co.uk/blogs/news/arthur-currie-vimy-ridge-biography 2026-09-28T21:26:49+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0982/9410/4406/articles/ArthurCurrie.jpg?v=1788120295 Lieutenant-General Sir Arthur Currie: Vimy Ridge, Canadian Corps & Amiens 1918 General Arthur Currie in 1917 https://www.swgallus.co.uk/blogs/news/ludwig-von-falkenhausen-vimy-ridge-biography 2026-09-28T21:26:45+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0982/9410/4406/articles/Generaloberst_Ludwig_von_Falkenhausen_2C_1917.jpg?v=1788120296 Generaloberst Ludwig von Falkenhausen: German Sixth Army, Vimy Ridge & Arras 1917 Generaloberst Ludwig von Falkenhausen in 1917 https://www.swgallus.co.uk/blogs/news/hugh-elles-cambrai-biography 2026-09-28T21:26:39+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0982/9410/4406/articles/field-notes-hugh-elles-commons.jpg?v=1788673998 Brigadier-General Hugh Elles: Tank Corps Commander at 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1916 Vice-Admiral Franz Hipper https://www.swgallus.co.uk/blogs/news/john-mccrae-remembrance-biography 2026-09-23T08:50:22+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0982/9410/4406/articles/field-notes-john-mccrae-commons.jpg?v=1788674002 Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae: In Flanders Fields, Ypres & the Remembrance Poppy Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae https://www.swgallus.co.uk/blogs/news/fabian-ware-war-graves-biography 2026-09-23T08:44:32+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0982/9410/4406/articles/Fabian_Ware_and_King_George_V_at_Tyne_Cot__281922_29.jpg?v=1788159995 Sir Fabian Ware: Graves Registration, the IWGC & the Architecture of Remembrance Fabian Ware with King George V at Tyne Cot Cemetery in 1922 https://www.swgallus.co.uk/blogs/news/david-railton-unknown-warrior-biography 2026-09-20T17:51:50+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0982/9410/4406/articles/1Erquinghem-Lys_Churchyard_Extension._Monument_David_Railton.jpg?v=1788159999 Reverend David Railton 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remembrance context for Private Richard Hunt, not a portrait of him https://www.swgallus.co.uk/blogs/news/douglas-haig-somme-biography 2026-09-28T21:26:02+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0982/9410/4406/articles/Douglas_Haig.jpg?v=1788617828 Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig: The Somme, the BEF & the Hundred Days Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig https://www.swgallus.co.uk/blogs/news/ferdinand-foch-somme-biography 2026-09-28T21:25:59+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0982/9410/4406/articles/Marshall_Foch__2817010526601_29.jpg?v=1788674370 Marshal Ferdinand Foch: The Somme, Allied Coordination & Victory in 1918 Marshal Ferdinand Foch in London, 19 July 1919 https://www.swgallus.co.uk/blogs/news/fritz-von-below-somme-biography 2026-09-28T21:25:51+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0982/9410/4406/articles/The_Battle_of_the_Somme_2C_July-november_1916_Q928_01c60d99-e446-48e6-a817-0575d665a13d.jpg?v=1788620999 General Fritz von Below: German Second Army & the Defence of the Somme Night scene on the Somme battlefield at La Boisselle in 1916; 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https://www.swgallus.co.uk/blogs/news/battle-of-berlin-1945-field-guide 2026-09-28T21:21:07+02:00 weekly https://www.swgallus.co.uk/blogs/news/battle-of-el-alamein-1942-field-guide 2026-09-28T21:21:06+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0982/9410/4406/articles/El_Alamein_1942_-_British_tanks_a312beb4-ae32-4c72-b2f7-bfcf975a31c9.jpg?v=1790147810 El Alamein 1942: Complete Field Guide — Eighth Army, Axis Defence & Breakthrough British tanks moving up to engage German armour at El Alamein, 24 October 1942 https://www.swgallus.co.uk/blogs/news/dunkirk-1940-operation-dynamo-field-guide 2026-09-28T21:21:04+02:00 weekly https://www.swgallus.co.uk/blogs/news/battle-of-britain-1940-field-guide 2026-09-28T21:21:03+02:00 weekly https://www.swgallus.co.uk/blogs/news/arnhem-1944-operation-market-garden-field-guide 2026-09-28T21:21:01+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0982/9410/4406/articles/arnhem-oosterbeek-border-regiment-21-september-1944-public-domain.jpg?v=1789724638 Arnhem 1944: Complete Field Guide — Market Garden, The Bridge & Oosterbeek Men of C Company, 1st Battalion Border Regiment, in roadside positions at Oosterbeek during the Battle of Arnhem, 21 September 1944 https://www.swgallus.co.uk/blogs/news/battle-of-balaclava-1854-complete-field-guide 2026-09-28T21:20:55+02:00 weekly https://www.swgallus.co.uk/blogs/news/battle-of-kapyong-1951-complete-field-guide 2026-09-28T21:20:54+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0982/9410/4406/articles/kapyong-1951-sherman-3rar.jpg?v=1789910190 Battle of Kapyong 1951: Complete Field Guide — Hill 504, Hill 677 & the Commonwealth Defence American Sherman tank near Australian positions at Kapyong, 23 April 1951 https://www.swgallus.co.uk/blogs/news/suez-crisis-1956-complete-field-guide 2026-09-28T21:20:19+02:00 weekly https://www.swgallus.co.uk/blogs/news/battle-of-imjin-river-1951-complete-field-guide 2026-09-28T21:07:04+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0982/9410/4406/articles/imjin-river-1951-tactical-map.png?v=1789909889 Battle of the Imjin River 1951: Complete Field Guide — Gloster Hill, 29 Brigade & the Chinese Spring Offensive Battle of the Imjin River 1951 tactical map showing Gloster positions and Chinese advances https://www.swgallus.co.uk/blogs/news/korean-war-1950-1953-british-commonwealth-campaign-guide 2026-09-28T21:20:17+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0982/9410/4406/articles/korean-war-1950-1953-four-maps.jpg?v=1789909998 Korean War 1950–1953: Complete British & Commonwealth Campaign Guide The Korean War 1950–1953 shown in four campaign maps https://www.swgallus.co.uk/blogs/news/operation-black-buck-1982-complete-field-guide 2026-09-28T21:20:15+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0982/9410/4406/articles/xm607-vulcan-black-buck.jpg?v=1789913008 Operation Black Buck 1982: Complete Field Guide — Vulcan 607, Victor Tankers, Shrike & What the Raids Achieved Avro Vulcan XM607, Operation Black Buck 1982 https://www.swgallus.co.uk/blogs/news/hms-sheffield-4-may-1982-exocet-falklands-naval-war 2026-09-28T21:20:13+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0982/9410/4406/articles/hms-sheffield-d80-february-1982.jpg?v=1789914806 HMS Sheffield 4 May 1982: Complete Field Guide — Exocet, Early Warning & the Falklands Naval War HMS Sheffield D80 shortly before the Falklands War https://www.swgallus.co.uk/blogs/news/atlantic-conveyor-25-may-1982-complete-field-guide 2026-09-28T21:20:10+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0982/9410/4406/articles/atlantic-conveyor-falklands-may-1982.jpg?v=1789914892 Atlantic Conveyor 25 May 1982: Complete Field Guide — Exocet, Aircraft, Helicopters & the Falklands Logistics War Atlantic Conveyor approaching the Falklands in May 1982 https://www.swgallus.co.uk/blogs/news/fitzroy-bluff-cove-8-june-1982-sir-galahad-field-guide 2026-09-28T21:20:09+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0982/9410/4406/articles/rfa-sir-galahad-may-1982.jpg?v=1789914982 Fitzroy & Bluff Cove 8 June 1982: Complete Field Guide — RFA Sir Galahad, Sir Tristram & 5 Infantry Brigade RFA Sir Galahad proceeding south during the Falklands War https://www.swgallus.co.uk/blogs/news/hms-coventry-25-may-1982-complete-field-guide 2026-09-28T21:20:07+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0982/9410/4406/articles/hms-coventry-d118-1982.jpg?v=1789916205 HMS Coventry 25 May 1982: Complete Field Guide — Type 42/22 Missile Trap, Skyhawks & the Loss of D118 HMS Coventry D118 underway around 1982 https://www.swgallus.co.uk/blogs/news/hms-ardent-21-may-1982-complete-field-guide 2026-09-28T21:20:05+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0982/9410/4406/articles/hms-ardent-f184.jpg?v=1789916212 HMS Ardent 21 May 1982: Complete Field Guide — Bomb Alley, Naval Gunfire & the Type 21 Frigate HMS Ardent F184 https://www.swgallus.co.uk/blogs/news/hms-antelope-23-24-may-1982-complete-field-guide 2026-09-28T21:20:03+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0982/9410/4406/articles/hms-antelope-f170-san-carlos-23-may-1982.jpg?v=1789916219 HMS Antelope 23–24 May 1982: Complete Field Guide — Unexploded Bombs, EOD & the Loss of F170 HMS Antelope F170 returning to San Carlos Water on 23 May 1982 https://www.swgallus.co.uk/blogs/news/argentine-air-war-falklands-1982-complete-field-guide 2026-09-28T21:20:02+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0982/9410/4406/articles/argentine-a4c-skyhawk-falklands-1982.jpg?v=1789916225 Argentine Air War in the Falklands 1982: Complete Field Guide — Skyhawks, Daggers, Mirages, Super Étendards & San Carlos Argentine Air Force A-4C Skyhawk during the Falklands War https://www.swgallus.co.uk/blogs/news/the-cenotaph-whitehall-complete-remembrance-field-guide 2026-09-20T17:22:19+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0982/9410/4406/articles/cenotaph-whitehall-1920.jpg?v=1789917739 The Cenotaph: Complete Field Guide — Whitehall 1919, Lutyens, the Unknown Warrior & National Remembrance The permanent Cenotaph at Whitehall on 11 November 1920 https://www.swgallus.co.uk/blogs/news/the-last-post-british-military-remembrance-field-guide 2026-09-20T17:29:24+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0982/9410/4406/articles/last-post-bugler-camp-bastion-2010.jpg?v=1789917748 The Last Post: Complete Field Guide — From Military Bugle Call to Remembrance A British Army bugler sounding the Last Post during a Remembrance service at Camp Bastion in 2010 https://www.swgallus.co.uk/blogs/news/british-remembrance-armistice-to-remembrance-sunday-complete-guide 2026-09-20T17:22:37+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0982/9410/4406/articles/remembrance-sunday-cenotaph-2016.jpg?v=1789917757 British Remembrance: Complete Field Guide — From Armistice 1918 to Remembrance Sunday The National Service of Remembrance at the Cenotaph in Whitehall in 2016 https://www.swgallus.co.uk/blogs/news/lochnagar-crater-1-july-1916-complete-field-guide 2026-09-28T21:19:59+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0982/9410/4406/articles/lochnagar-crater-somme.jpg?v=1789917965 Lochnagar Crater 1 July 1916: Complete Field Guide — Tunnellers, the Mine & La Boisselle Lochnagar Crater at La Boisselle on the Somme battlefield https://www.swgallus.co.uk/blogs/news/batuk-british-army-training-kenya-complete-field-guide 2026-09-28T21:07:06+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0982/9410/4406/articles/batuk-askari-storm-kenya.jpg?v=1789917975 BATUK: Complete Field Guide — British Army Training in Kenya, Nanyuki, Laikipia & Archer’s Post British soldiers training on Exercise Askari Storm in Kenya https://www.swgallus.co.uk/blogs/news/batus-suffield-canada-complete-field-guide 2026-09-28T21:19:57+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0982/9410/4406/articles/batus-challenger-2-suffield.jpg?v=1789917985 BATUS: Complete Field Guide — Suffield, Alberta, Armoured Training & the British Army on the Prairie A Challenger 2 tank of the Royal Welsh Battle Group firing at BATUS in Canada https://www.swgallus.co.uk/blogs/news/mametz-wood-1916-38th-welsh-division-complete-field-guide 2026-09-28T21:18:50+02:00 weekly https://www.swgallus.co.uk/blogs/news/passchendaele-1917-third-ypres-complete-field-guide 2026-09-28T21:18:49+02:00 weekly https://www.swgallus.co.uk/blogs/news/operation-granby-gulf-war-1990-1991-complete-field-guide 2026-09-28T21:18:47+02:00 weekly https://www.swgallus.co.uk/blogs/news/bosnia-operation-grapple-british-army-unprofor-complete-field-guide 2026-09-28T21:18:45+02:00 weekly https://www.swgallus.co.uk/blogs/news/kosovo-1999-british-army-kfor-operation-agricola-complete-field-guide 2026-09-28T21:18:44+02:00 weekly https://www.swgallus.co.uk/blogs/news/kohima-imphal-1944-burma-campaign-complete-field-guide 2026-09-28T21:18:42+02:00 weekly https://www.swgallus.co.uk/blogs/news/monte-cassino-1944-italian-campaign-complete-field-guide 2026-09-28T21:18:40+02:00 weekly https://www.swgallus.co.uk/blogs/news/boer-war-1899-1902-south-africa-complete-field-guide 2026-09-28T21:18:39+02:00 weekly https://www.swgallus.co.uk/blogs/news/malayan-emergency-1948-1960-british-army-complete-field-guide 2026-09-28T21:18:37+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0982/9410/4406/articles/field-notes-malayan-emergency-kings-african-rifles.png?v=1790440470 Malayan Emergency 1948–1960: British Army, Jungle War & Complete Field Guide King's African Rifles troops searching an abandoned hut during the Malayan Emergency https://www.swgallus.co.uk/blogs/news/battle-of-jutland-1916-complete-field-guide 2026-09-28T21:18:35+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0982/9410/4406/articles/field-notes-jutland-1916-map.jpg?v=1790440466 Battle of Jutland 1916: Grand Fleet, High Seas Fleet, Ships & Complete Field Guide Map of fleet movements during the Battle of Jutland in 1916 https://www.swgallus.co.uk/blogs/news/gloster-hill-235-imjin-river-1951-complete-field-guide 2026-09-28T21:39:11+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0982/9410/4406/articles/The_British_29th_Brigade_Sector_during_the_Battle_of_the_Imjin_River_2C_25_April_1951.jpg?v=1790338911 Gloster Hill 235 at Imjin River 1951: Last Stand, Breakout & Captivity — Complete Field Guide Map of the British 29th Brigade sector during the Battle of the Imjin River, 25 April 1951 https://www.swgallus.co.uk/blogs/news/battle-of-the-hook-1952-1953-complete-field-guide 2026-09-28T21:39:15+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0982/9410/4406/articles/korea-battle-of-the-hook-map.png?v=1790339199 Battle of the Hook 1952–53: Black Watch, Duke of Wellington's Regiment & the Last Korean War Battles — Complete Field Guide Map showing positions during the Battle of the Hook in Korea, 28–29 May 1953 https://www.swgallus.co.uk/blogs/news/1st-commonwealth-division-korea-1951-1953-field-guide 2026-09-28T21:39:17+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0982/9410/4406/articles/The_Korean_War_1950_-_1953_BF11000.jpg?v=1790339201 1st Commonwealth Division in Korea 1951–53: British, Canadian, Australian & New Zealand Forces — Complete Field Guide British troops serving in Korea during the Korean War, 1950–1953 https://www.swgallus.co.uk/blogs/news/korea-1945-1950-political-road-to-war 2026-09-28T21:39:19+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0982/9410/4406/articles/Locator_map_of_South_Korea_1945-50.png?v=1790339401 Korea 1945–1950: The Political Road to War — Partition, Occupation, Rival States & the June 1950 Invasion Map showing the southern occupation zone in Korea between 1945 and 1950 before the Korean War https://www.swgallus.co.uk/blogs/news/korean-war-remembrance-british-dead-prisoners-veterans 2026-09-28T21:39:21+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0982/9410/4406/articles/KoreanWarPOWcapture.jpg?v=1790339204 Korean War Remembrance: British Dead, Prisoners, Veterans & the 'Forgotten War' Prisoners of war captured during the Korean War, illustrating the captivity experienced by servicemen in the conflict https://www.swgallus.co.uk/blogs/news/central-bosnia-1993-vitez-unprofor-british-army-field-guide 2026-09-28T21:39:23+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0982/9410/4406/articles/Bosnia_and_Herzegovina-CIA_WFB_Map.png?v=1790339206 Central Bosnia 1993: Vitez, Convoys, UNPROFOR & the British Army — Complete Field Guide Map of Bosnia and Herzegovina showing the terrain and cities of the UNPROFOR operating area https://www.swgallus.co.uk/blogs/news/siege-of-sarajevo-1992-1995-unprofor-british-role-field-guide 2026-09-28T21:39:25+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0982/9410/4406/articles/sarajevo-siege-city.jpg?v=1790339207 Siege of Sarajevo 1992–95: UNPROFOR, Aid, Snipers & the British Role — Complete Field Guide Sarajevo during the 1992–1995 siege https://www.swgallus.co.uk/blogs/news/dayton-1995-ifor-bosnia-unprofor-nato-peace-enforcement 2026-09-28T21:39:27+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0982/9410/4406/articles/Bosnia_and_Herzegovina-CIA_WFB_Map_bebb5a6a-1ae6-4d45-925c-a60e56a13d5b.png?v=1790339403 Dayton 1995 to IFOR: How Bosnia Moved from UNPROFOR to NATO Peace Enforcement Map of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where IFOR deployed after the 1995 Dayton Peace Agreement https://www.swgallus.co.uk/blogs/news/kosovo-1989-1999-political-road-to-intervention 2026-09-28T21:39:29+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0982/9410/4406/articles/SerbiaKosovoMap.jpg?v=1790339212 Kosovo 1989–1999: The Political Road to Intervention — Autonomy, Repression, KLA, Rambouillet & NATO CIA map showing Serbia and Kosovo, the setting for the political crisis that led to the 1999 intervention https://www.swgallus.co.uk/blogs/news/operation-allied-force-1999-kosovo-nato-air-war-field-guide 2026-09-28T21:39:31+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0982/9410/4406/articles/NATO_27s_Allied_Force_Kosovo_Engagement_Zone_20-04-1999.svg?v=1790339214 Operation Allied Force 1999: NATO Air War over Kosovo & Yugoslavia — Complete Field Guide Map of NATO's Kosovo engagement zone during Operation Allied Force on 20 April 1999 https://www.swgallus.co.uk/blogs/news/kfor-enters-kosovo-1999-pristina-airport-standoff-field-guide 2026-09-28T21:39:33+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0982/9410/4406/articles/Defense.gov_News_Photo_990720-A-9985E-004.jpg?v=1790339217 KFOR Enters Kosovo 12–13 June 1999: Kačanik Gorge, Pristina & the Airport Standoff — Complete Field Guide KFOR troops in Kosovo in 1999 during the international security deployment after the air campaign https://www.swgallus.co.uk/blogs/news/gulf-crisis-1990-1991-political-road-to-operation-granby 2026-09-28T21:39:35+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0982/9410/4406/articles/Kuwait-CIA_WFB_Map.png?v=1790339248 Gulf Crisis 1990–91: The Political Road to Operation GRANBY — Kuwait, Sanctions, Coalition & War CIA map of Kuwait, invaded by Iraqi forces in August 1990 before Operation GRANBY https://www.swgallus.co.uk/blogs/news/1st-uk-armoured-division-gulf-war-1991-desert-sabre-field-guide 2026-09-28T21:39:37+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0982/9410/4406/articles/Challenger-ODS-1.jpg?v=1790339405 1st (UK) Armoured Division in the Gulf War 1991: Desert Sabre, Challenger 1 & the Ground Offensive British Challenger 1 main battle tank deployed during Operation Desert Storm in 1991 https://www.swgallus.co.uk/blogs/news/raf-operation-granby-1991-gulf-air-war-field-guide 2026-09-28T21:39:39+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0982/9410/4406/articles/JaguarGR1_41Sqn_Gulf1991.jpg?v=1790339257 RAF Operation GRANBY 1991: Tornado, Jaguar, Buccaneer & the Gulf Air War — Complete Field Guide Royal Air Force Jaguar GR1 of No. 41 Squadron during Operation GRANBY in January 1991 https://www.swgallus.co.uk/blogs/news/cyprus-emergency-1955-1959-eoka-british-counter-insurgency-field-guide 2026-09-28T21:40:03+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0982/9410/4406/articles/Cyprus-CIA_WFB_Map.png?v=1790339258 Cyprus Emergency 1955–59: EOKA, Enosis & the British Counter-Insurgency — Complete Field Guide Map of Cyprus showing the island where the 1955–1959 Emergency was fought https://www.swgallus.co.uk/blogs/news/aden-emergency-radfan-1963-1967-british-army-field-guide 2026-09-28T21:40:05+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0982/9410/4406/articles/British_soldiers_in_gas_masks_2C_Aden_emergency.jpg?v=1790339259 Aden Emergency & Radfan 1963–67: British Army, Mountain War & Withdrawal — Complete Field Guide British soldiers wearing respirators during the Aden Emergency https://www.swgallus.co.uk/blogs/news/operation-palliser-2000-sierra-leone-british-intervention-field-guide 2026-09-28T21:40:07+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0982/9410/4406/articles/Sierra_Leone-Mappa.gif?v=1790339260 Operation PALLISER 2000: Sierra Leone, 1 PARA, Lungi & the British Intervention — Complete Field Guide Map of Sierra Leone showing the setting for Operation PALLISER in 2000 https://www.swgallus.co.uk/blogs/news/operation-tangham-somalia-british-army-training-security-transition 2026-09-28T21:40:09+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0982/9410/4406/articles/Somalia-CIA_WFB_Map.png?v=1790339406 Operation TANGHAM in Somalia: British Army Training, Somali Forces & the Security Transition Map of Somalia showing major towns and the setting for the British training mission https://www.swgallus.co.uk/blogs/news/sangin-helmand-2006-2010-british-army-field-guide 2026-09-28T21:40:12+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0982/9410/4406/articles/US-UK-Sangin2007.jpg?v=1790339266 Sangin, Helmand 2006–10: District Centre, Green Zone & the British Fight — Complete Field Guide British and American soldiers operating in Sangin, Helmand Province, in April 2007 https://www.swgallus.co.uk/blogs/news/kajaki-helmand-dam-british-army-operation-herrick-field-guide 2026-09-28T21:40:15+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0982/9410/4406/articles/Kajaki_Dam.jpg?v=1790339269 Kajaki, Helmand: Dam, Observation Posts & Operation HERRICK — Complete Field Guide Kajaki Dam on the Helmand River in Afghanistan, a key infrastructure site during Operation HERRICK https://www.swgallus.co.uk/blogs/news/now-zad-helmand-british-marines-herrick-field-guide 2026-09-28T21:40:17+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0982/9410/4406/articles/Nowzad.jpg?v=1790339273 Now Zad, Helmand: Desert Town, Marine Battles & the Northern HERRICK Front — Complete Field Guide View of Now Zad in Helmand Province during coalition operations in 2009 https://www.swgallus.co.uk/blogs/news/patrol-bases-fobs-helmand-british-troops-herrick 2026-09-28T21:40:20+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0982/9410/4406/articles/British_prime_minister_speaks_to_troops_DVIDS168552.jpg?v=1790339314 Patrol Bases & FOBs in Helmand: How British Troops Lived, Fought & Supplied the HERRICK Front British and coalition troops gathered at Camp Bastion in Helmand Province in April 2009 https://www.swgallus.co.uk/blogs/news/casevac-afghanistan-mert-chinook-medical-chain-operation-herrick 2026-09-28T21:40:22+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0982/9410/4406/articles/1st_MLG_Corpsmen_team_up_to_save_lives_at_British_hospital_in_Afghanistan_DVIDS286464.jpg?v=1790339317 CASEVAC in Afghanistan: MERT, Chinooks & the British Medical Chain on Operation HERRICK Medical personnel working at the British field hospital at Camp Bastion in Afghanistan https://www.swgallus.co.uk/blogs/news/bowman-afghanistan-radios-command-posts-communications-helmand 2026-09-28T21:40:24+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0982/9410/4406/articles/HMH-462_Supports_2-8_2C_ATF-444_and_British_Soldiers_in_Qal_27ah-ye_Badam_130831-M-SA716-197.jpg?v=1790339321 Bowman in Afghanistan: Radios, Command Posts & the Communications Battle in Helmand British, Afghan and US troops deploying from Camp Bastion during a joint operation in Helmand in 2013 https://www.swgallus.co.uk/blogs/news/supplying-helmand-camp-bastion-convoys-logistics-operation-herrick 2026-09-28T21:40:26+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0982/9410/4406/articles/Camp_Bastion_runway_officially_becomes_operational_DVIDS365500.jpg?v=1790339324 Supplying Helmand: Camp Bastion, Convoys, Fuel, Water & the Logistics of Operation HERRICK Camp Bastion flight line in Helmand Province, the main British logistics hub during Operation HERRICK https://www.swgallus.co.uk/blogs/news/afghan-security-forces-transition-helmand-ana-police-british-mentoring 2026-09-28T21:40:28+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0982/9410/4406/articles/An_Afghan_National_Army_soldier_searches_a_civilian_for_contraband_in_Sangin_2C_Helmand_province_2C_Afghanistan_2C_June_6_2C_2012_2C_during_a_partnered_security_patrol_with_U.S._Marin.jpg?v=1790339327 From Partnering to Afghan Lead: ANA, Police & the Security Transition in Helmand Afghan National Army soldier on a partnered security patrol in Sangin, Helmand Province, in June 2012 https://www.swgallus.co.uk/blogs/news/al-amarah-maysan-2003-2006-british-army-field-guide 2026-09-28T21:40:29+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0982/9410/4406/articles/Brits_soldiers_in_Basra_03.jpg?v=1790339329 Al Amarah & Maysan 2003–06: Camp Abu Naji, Patrols, IEDs & the British Fight — Complete Field Guide British soldiers operating in Basra, southern Iraq, during Operation TELIC https://www.swgallus.co.uk/blogs/news/basra-palace-2003-2007-british-headquarters-withdrawal-field-guide 2026-09-28T21:40:31+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0982/9410/4406/articles/Basrah_2003.jpg?v=1790339333 Basra Palace 2003–07: British Headquarters, Patrol Base & the Withdrawal to Basra Airport — Complete Field Guide Map of Basra in 2003 showing the urban area around British positions including Basra Palace https://www.swgallus.co.uk/blogs/news/cimic-southern-iraq-aid-councils-reconstruction-operation-telic 2026-09-28T21:40:40+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0982/9410/4406/articles/Basrah_2003_ff864dee-bf0a-4263-ab7e-9b4894fb77bf.jpg?v=1790339335 CIMIC in Southern Iraq: Aid, Councils, Reconstruction & the Limits of Stabilisation Map of Basra in 2003, the centre of British stabilisation and reconstruction activity in southern Iraq https://www.swgallus.co.uk/blogs/news/operation-charge-of-the-knights-2008-basra-british-overwatch-field-guide 2026-09-28T21:40:41+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0982/9410/4406/articles/Basrah_2003_9de4155f-c830-4d9c-8f49-1acbf438ca10.jpg?v=1790339337 Operation Charge of the Knights 2008: Basra, Iraqi Forces & the British Overwatch Role — Complete Field Guide Map of Basra showing the city where Iraqi forces launched Operation Charge of the Knights in 2008 https://www.swgallus.co.uk/blogs/news/supplying-operation-telic-shaibah-convoys-logistics-southern-iraq 2026-09-28T21:40:54+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0982/9410/4406/articles/Brits_soldiers_in_Basra_03_25944e0a-d1ec-488a-9270-c74f1478c8eb.jpg?v=1790339338 Supplying Operation TELIC: Shaibah, Convoys, Equipment & Logistics in Southern Iraq British soldiers in Basra during Operation TELIC, illustrating the forces sustained by the southern Iraq logistics network https://www.swgallus.co.uk/blogs/news/operation-telic-evolution-invasion-occupation-overwatch-2003-2009 2026-09-28T21:40:56+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0982/9410/4406/articles/Brits_soldiers_in_Basra_03_c7147ed9-97cd-4b28-b501-0e7e5d58ae3a.jpg?v=1790339361 Operation TELIC 2003–09: From Invasion to Occupation, Counter-Insurgency & Overwatch British soldiers in Basra during Operation TELIC, the campaign that evolved from invasion to overwatch https://www.swgallus.co.uk/blogs/news/battle-of-loos-1915-complete-field-guide 2026-09-28T21:40:58+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0982/9410/4406/articles/Battle_of_Loos_2C_1915.jpg?v=1790339363 Battle of Loos 1915: Gas, Kitchener’s Army & the Failed Breakthrough — Complete Field Guide Map of the Battle of Loos in 1915 showing the British and German positions https://www.swgallus.co.uk/blogs/news/battle-of-arras-1917-complete-field-guide 2026-09-28T21:41:00+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0982/9410/4406/articles/The_Battle_of_Arras_2C_April-may_1917_Q5144.jpg?v=1790339365 Battle of Arras 1917: Tunnels, Artillery, Monchy & the British Offensive — Complete Field Guide British troops during the Battle of Arras in April–May 1917 https://www.swgallus.co.uk/blogs/news/battle-of-messines-1917-complete-field-guide 2026-09-28T21:41:02+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0982/9410/4406/articles/The_Battle_of_Messines_2C_June_1917_Q5485_cropped.jpg?v=1790339367 Battle of Messines 1917: Mines, Ridge & Plumer’s Set-Piece Attack — Complete Field Guide British troops during the Battle of Messines in June 1917 https://www.swgallus.co.uk/blogs/news/german-spring-offensive-1918-complete-field-guide 2026-09-28T21:41:04+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0982/9410/4406/articles/The_German_Spring_Offensive_2C_March-july_1918_Q8632.jpg?v=1790339369 German Spring Offensive 1918: Michael, Georgette & the Crisis of the BEF — Complete 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