British troops led by an eccentric genius. With their distinctive slouch hats, the Chindits were the highly trained special ...

The famously hard-working Princess Anne’s role has become ever more vital during a challenging year for The King. Royal author Robert Hardman provides insight as she approaches a milestone birthday.

Did you know that the Purple Heart is America’s oldest military award? In 1782, although the Revolutionary War was basically ...

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I often used to wonder about the meaning of that old aphorism "Old soldiers never die, they just fade away." I now realise ...

Princess Anne's attempted kidnapping in March 1974 led to an overhaul of how the Royal Family handle their security ...

Princess Anne is widely known as the hardest-working royal, but she also proved she has nerves of steel during a 1974 kidnapping attempt. “I kept saying I didn’t want to get out of the car, and I was ...

The British 5000m record-holder tells AW that "it's a smart decision" to not double up in the Japanese capital George Mills has revealed that ...

Prince Edward beats Simon de Montfort the younger at the Battle of Evesham. 1306: Wenceslaus III of Bohemia is ...

Just before this year's women's Tour de France, Kimberley Le Court Pienaar was simply another young woman who could blend into the background on the streets of the Mauritian capital Port Louis.

Russell Crowe has knocked back a $10 million offer from a business heavyweight to buy his quarter share of the South Sydney ...