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Win a thrilling flight in a Spitfire

Win a thrilling flight in a Spitfire

You could be there, arriving in style in a beautifully-restored Spitfire, if you enter this exclusive competition from The Sunday Times and the TV channel, HISTORY.

D-Day Hero Richard Todd back at Pegasus Bridge

D-Day Hero Richard Todd back at Pegasus Bridge

Film legend Richard Todd starred in two of the most famous films inspired by World War Two, The Longest Day and The Dam Busters. But it's his real war experience that makes him most proud.

D-Day snub to Queen

D-Day snub to Queen

Buckingham Palace voiced anger last night after the French snubbed the Queen over next week's D-Day commemorations.

A Sherman is THE Cobra King

A Sherman is THE Cobra King

The Sherman has been confirmed to be the “Cobra King,” the first tank to reach besieged American troops defending Bastogne from the Germans’ counterattack during the Battle of the Bulge.

Tearful war bride to see rare footage

Tearful war bride to see rare footage

He was part of a small group of men or, as she described them, "adventure seekers" who conducted elite-force missions in Libya..

Bank welcomes Adolf Burger, the forger who shortchanged the Nazis

Bank welcomes Adolf Burger, the forger who shortchanged the Nazis

The man who forged the equivalent of £3 billion in a Nazi plot to bring down the British economy...

 

SHOW REPORTS

C-47 Flight over Normandy by Jack Beckett

This is how memories are made....

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BOOKS

FAMOUS 1914-1918 BY Richard Van Emden and Victor Piuk

Britain lost one million souls during the war of 1914-18 and of the millions who came home to the ‘Land fit for heroes’ a number went on to achieve their version of stardom or notoriety...

 

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AN INTERVIEW WITH...

Belfast born Iain McHenry is a highly respected Great War battlefield guide

He took part in the Time Team special first broadcast by Channel 4 on the 10th of November 08

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QUICK QUESTION

Insurance - has yours gone up?
 

QUOTE OF THE DAY

I dream of giving birth to a child who will ask, "Mother, what was war?" 

Eve Merriam

Welcome to HMVF

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From the Great War to the Gulf War & beyond, visit the UK's fastest growing Historic Military Vehicle Forum - An ever changing online resource & meeting place for owners & enthusiasts of military vehicles from all eras.

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Winner of the Bart Vanderveen award 2008

Everyone is welcome. Enjoy.

Jack Beckett.

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